Senior Auditor I

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.”

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 11 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)

• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few

• Promote from within culture

Why join this team?

• This position has the opportunity to interface with and have a positive impact on multiple areas of Wintrust's business

• We hold ourselves accountable to high standards, share wins, operate ethically, and have fun

Position Overview

Internal Audit at Wintrust Financial Corporation independently and objectively assesses processes to evaluate the adequacy of the design and effectiveness of internal controls. Internal Audit is responsible for providing assurance and guidance across all lines of business (i.e. core banking – deposits / lending, mortgage lending, wealth management – broker dealer / advisory / trust, leasing, insurance premium finance, payroll financing) and corporate functions (i.e. accounting / finance, compliance, risk management, information technology, information security). Team members are encouraged to think creatively, challenge current processes, build relationships, identify and evaluate emerging risks, and hold themselves and teammates accountable in a flexible and delivery driven environment.

The Senior Auditor I will be primarily responsible for assisting with the planning and completion of consumer compliance program audit activities; however, will also assist in other audit engagements as assigned by audit management. The role will work in a collaborative environment to execute the audits while occasionally working independently with supervision. This role may also be an “Audit-In-Charge” position and will be responsible for leading audit engagements, assisting in the development / refinement of the scope of the audit, devise an appropriate testing approach, ensure workpaper quality, and audit completion timeliness. Further, must possess strong communication skills to effectively communicate with team members throughout the audit process and to communicate audit results to internal audit clients.

What You’ll Do

• Perform various roles on audit engagements based on the needs of the team, including leading and/or staffing audits

• Work closely with audit manager and team members to develop and execute audit planning and fieldwork

• Execute testing in accordance with department and IIA standards producing clear and concise documentation that aligns with test objectives.

• Apply analytical skills to review information, assess audit results, and evaluate adequacy of controls

• Maintain professional standards as defined by IIA, Internal Audit Charter, and company policies

• Obtain and maintain an awareness of organizational, procedural, and technological changes that have occurred / planned to occur within responsible areas

• Develop positive working relationship and maintain effective communication with audit leadership team, audit team members, audit clients, and key stakeholders

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or related field of study

• Prefers a candidate with an audit or accounting related certification or working toward a related certification, but not yet completed, will also be considered (CIA, CIA, CFE, etc.)

• Minimum of 4+ years of relevant audit experience in in public accounting and/or internal auditing

• Strong knowledge of internal audit processes (i