Senior Internal Auditor

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

The Shared Assurance Services Team is responsible for organizing and deploying skilled, experienced leaders and audit professionals to partner with Internal Audit senior and executive leaders, as well as enterprise-wide business management, Business Risk, Compliance, and Regulatory Relations partners, to: 

Conduct centralized, consistent, and comprehensive validations of non-Consent Order regulatory validations, as well as validations of Internal Audit-issued issues and action plans, and 

Conduct comprehensive and timely Internal Audits to ensure the enterprise is mitigating risk, identifying gaps, and remediating issues in a timely and comprehensive manner. 

Assess the risk management framework, controls, and governance that support the achievement of business outcomes across the enterprise.  

Uses operational and technical skills to support the department objectives. Assigned to a schedule of reviews where they will follow the audit methodology, interview clients, create process flows and narratives, review business processes, identify and assess controls, test key controls, develop findings and communicate with clients to develop and follow up on action plans. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

Responsibilities:

• Help design or tailor work programs

• Audit major components of business units

• Autonomously execute testing

• Perform risk assessments of business activities, potential exposures, and the materiality of loss

• Leverage available data and analytical tools during planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases of audit engagements

Working independently:

• Build and maintain strong client relationships by demonstrating knowledge of the client’s business environment and provide audit insight on the company’s strategic initiatives.

• Complete assigned audits/audit tasks using department tools pursuant to department guidelines and within established timetables, with high-quality results. Discusses findings and solutions with client and audit lead.

• Educate fellow audit staff to identify and assess risks, design controls, and implement audit methodology.

• Continue to develop your skill set by meeting required training and obtaining advanced degrees and/or certification pursuant to department guidelines.

• Develop detailed risk assessments and identify and assess controls against best practices.

Qualifications You’ll Need 

The Basics:  

• Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Engineering, Business, Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Analytics or related field

• 2+ years experience in Applied Sciences, Engineering, Operations, Accounting, Finance, Business or related field, Computer Science, Data Science, or related experience

Bonus Points If You Have: 

• 1+ year of experience leading public accounting or consulting firm, highly regulated environment, payment network and related technology services, or related field 

• Experience in financial services, banking, or public accounting

• Master's degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance

• Professional certification such as CIA, CAMS, CPA, CISA, CRCM, ABA Certifications (Products and/or Compliance), SHRM, PHP, STEM, Six Sigma, or other relevant certification (can be in the process of achieving certification)

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on May-18-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $65,000.00 to $109,800.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental L