About this role
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
Our Internal Audit group is seeking an eager Director in New York City, Phoenix, AZ, Charlotte, NC or Sandy, UT. This role will audit technology and application controls integrated into first-line and second-line business processes within an integrated audit with other audit disciplines. The ideal candidate will have strong problem- solving skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to communicate audit results effectively.
Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years of audit experience
- Prior experience working at a Big Four / G-SIB
- Has strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver high quality, actionable and value-added feedback to management on potential issues and potential solutions to close gaps
- Effectively oversees multiple audits, projects and portfolio, setting direction, and developing team capabilities
- Guides the team in applying critical thinking to evaluate potential risks and how to translate these considerations into evidence and risk-based insights
- Guides team in applying control theory and professional auditing practices across the full audit lifecycle, including design and evaluation of control frameworks
- Stays abreast and cascades in-depth knowledge of current trends, new developments, regulations, technologies, and best practices in the auditing profession, banking industry, and area of specialization to teams, peers, and leaders
- Experience with technology control testing including automated processing, interface inputs, reports, application security, business continuity and third parties
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), information systems / technology, and scorecards / dashboards, etc.
- Interest in working with data, interpreting results, analytic best practices and experience with data analytics tools and data visualization
- Professional certification: CISA, CPA, CIA, CISM, CISSP or other technology-focused certification
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.