Location: New York,NY, USA
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About the Internal Audit Group at American Express
Our Internal Audit Group is a worldwide function with 300+ team members and offices across nine countries within American Express. Our mission is to protect and enhance organizational value by providing independent, objective, risk-based assurance, advisory services and to influence the way the company manages risk.
We are committed to growing our audit staff significantly as we continue to expand and enhance the Internal Audit Group. Our assurance and risk professionals have diverse backgrounds including internal controls, consumer compliance, technology, operational risk, financial accounting, data analytics, and banking operations. Our audit teams align to key risk areas and business units to ensure IAG can provide comprehensive and risk-based audit coverage. In addition, IAG has a Professional Practices group responsible for managing audit operations, quality, and standards; regulatory relations; reporting; training and professional development; and key internal capabilities and technologies.
About the Role:
Execute the Internal Audit Group's (IAG) established audit methodology with focus on people, legal, brand/ reputation, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks. This will include testing of operational, technology and application, and regulatory compliance processes and controls primarily within corporate functions such as Colleague Experience Group (formerly Human Resources), General Counsel's Office, Corporate Affairs & Communication, and Global Advertising & Brand Management.
* Assist team leaders and Senior Managers/Managers in the execution of assigned audit tasks in line with IAG methodology, budgets and deadlines for all phases of the audit including planning, fieldwork, reporting and wrap-up;
* Document processes under review, execute audit tests (including technology control tests) competently in accordance with policies and procedures;
* Collaborate with audit teams to understand the data behind key processes, risk and controls to develop analytic control tests and analyze and interpret their results;
* As a self-starter, leverage passion for continuous innovation to drive organizational improvements and impacts;
* Work with unstructured tasks / risks and provide a structured output;
* Interview client personnel of all levels to document, understand, and assess relevant risks and controls;
* Assist audit management with routine client status meetings, audit requests, and other administrative tasks;
* Assist in documentation and evaluation of audit observations, findings, and subsequent validation of actions taken by management to address such findings;
* Utilize department and company tools in a proficient manner; and
* Maintain internal audit competency through ongoing professional development.
Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor of Art/Science or equivalent degree;
* 2+ years demonstrated experience and competency in the assessment of risks and controls;
* Strong written and verbal communication skills;
* Demonstrated integrity, innovation, teamwork, and excellence;
* Ability to break-down a complex problem into components, including process, risk, and control knowledge;
* Ability to communicate data analysis, issues, and control recommendations with transparency, integrity, storytelling, and visualization skills;
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, to execute deliverables; and
Preferred Qualifications
* 3+ years of relevant experience
* Experience with technology control testing including automated processing, interface inputs, reports, application security, business continuity and third parties;
* Advanced degree in Accounting, Analytics, or another related field
* Relevant audit and risk professional certification(s) (CIA, CRMC, CISA, CISM, CISSP)
* Interest in working with data, interpreting results, analytic best practices and experience with data analytics tools and data visualization
* Familiarity with Tableau, Microsoft Access, SQL, Power BI, Python, SAS, Hive and/or Spark.
Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
* Competitive base salaries
* Bonus incentives
* 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
* Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
* Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
* Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
* 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
* Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
* Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
* Career development and training opportunities
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
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