Senior Auditor

About the Internal Audit Group at American Express

Our Internal Audit Group is a worldwide function with 400+ 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 (IAG) is seeking an eager Staff Auditor to be part of the IAG’s Resource Centre of Excellence in India. In this role, the ideal candidate will be responsible for assisting on multiple audit portfolios across IAG. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to showcase and further expand your audit skills, and knowledge!

Minimum Qualifications

- 5+ years of relevant audit experience within the financial Services Industry
- BA, BS, or equivalent degree in accounting or finance related field
- Knowledge and experience in the application of control theory and professional auditing practices including the audit lifecycle
- Understanding of regulatory, accounting, and financial industry best practices relevant to the business, including technology and data implications
- Ability to break-down a complex problem into components, solve them using data analysis, process knowledge and risk/control knowledge, and communicate results and control recommendations with transparency and integrity
- Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver quality, actionable and beneficial feedback to management on potential control issues and solutions to close gaps.
- Effectively works independently, within a team and across teams in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, utilizing related project management skills, employing creative thinking, and the ability to work on competing priorities

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with technology control testing including interface inputs, reports, application security, business continuity and third parties
- Experience with using data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and scorecards / dashboards
- Background in information systems, data analytics or information technology
- Professional Certification (CIA, CPA, CISA or equivalent)
- Experience from big accounting firms or global internal audit functions