Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual

Lead Technical Audit

Milwaukee, WI Corporate

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 42 days ago
Data AnalysisData VisualizationProject ManagementAccountingExcelAuditingProcess ImprovementLeadershipCommunicationMentoringMicrosoft OfficeInternal Audit

About the role

  • Experience executing audit engagement and/or assurance reviews; knowledge of internal audit methodology, procedures & tools.
  • Strong analytical and decision making skills.

Responsibilities

  • Technical expert in Retail Investments and Compliance, Institutional Investments, or Insurance Business Operations and serves as a resource for Internal Audit staff and business partners on risks and controls in area of expertise.
  • Leads audits and consultations by scanning for and assessing risks of a given area, documenting controls, developing testing plans to address the risks, executing on high risk testing, reviewing testing performed by staff, and drafting issues and reports.
  • Manages audits and projects to ensure budgets and timelines are established and adhered to and monitors staff assigned to project to ensure objectives are met.
  • Communicates the audit process, objectives, timing, and outcome to business partners, senior management and where appropriate to entity audit committees and boards.
  • Contributes to continuous improvement efforts, leads change management efforts, and supports new and on-going training efforts.
  • Supports the department's executive level reporting, including developing presentation material and regular updates to the Chief Audit Executive on the status of audit issue resolution.
  • Demonstrates or develops an appropriate level of organizational, regulatory, and business knowledge.
  • Establishes and maintains strong, collaborative relationships within the department and with our business contacts.
  • Performs special projects in the department that arise.
  • Strong analytical and decision making skills. Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to lead others without direct authority, influencing a broad audience to adopt a particular strategy or direction.

Requirements

  • Undergraduate degree (accounting, economics, business, or other relevant)
  • Minimum of eight years of experience in audit, compliance, data analysis, or related business operations.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to lead or manage corporate wide audit projects or process improvement initiatives with a high degree of self-motivation and initiative.
  • Experience executing audit engagement and/or assurance reviews
  • knowledge of internal audit methodology, procedures & tools.
  • Ability to adapt to change, deal with ambiguity, and adjust (his/her) work to meet changing needs and information.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of industry and regulatory practices within internal audit departments, financial services preferred.
  • CPA, CIA, CIDA, CFE preferred or willingness to obtain.
  • Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills, PowerBI, Tableau or other data visualizations experience a plus.

Skills

  • Demonstrated interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

Compensation

  • Pay Range - Start:
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  • Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
  • Structure 110:
  • $118,960.00 USD - $178,440.00 USD
  • Structure 115:

Company info

  • As a member of the Corporate Audit Department, this position supports the operations of the company's internal audit department including leading audits, supporting efforts that mature audit operations procedures, supporting regulatory exam requests and interviews, providing department training, and supporting the department's reporting to various internal stakeholders and external parties, including senior management, corporate committees, Board audit committees, and external industry groups.
  • Proven ability to build rapport and exercise tact, diplomacy, and understanding of internal customers.

Equal opportunity

  • Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds.
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