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SVP, Chief Audit Executive

Voya Financial
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 May 2026
💰 $324,744/yr($259,800/yr$324,744/yr)

About the role

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future.  We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action.  We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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🔷 Senior Vice President, Chief Audit Executive (CAE)

📍 Location: New York, NY | Windsor, CT | Boston, MA | Atlanta, GA
✈️ Travel: Periodic domestic travel required

The Senior Vice President, Chief Audit Executive (CAE) plays a pivotal role in delivering on that mission—serving as the enterprise’s independent assurance leader and a trusted advisor to the Board and executive leadership.

The Opportunity

The SVP, Chief Audit Executive will lead Internal Audit and Financial Controls & Reporting (FCR) with enterprise accountability for ensuring confidence in:

  • The integrity of financial reporting
  • The effectiveness of internal controls (ICFR & SOX)
  • Regulatory compliance across a complex, highly regulated environment
  • The strength of governance and enterprise risk management

This is a highly visible leadership role, directly supporting the Audit Committee and executive team with objective, forward-looking insights that protect Voya’s reputation, financial integrity, and long-term success.

What You’ll Do

Enterprise Audit & Controls Leadership

  • Lead Voya’s enterprise-wide Internal Audit and FCR functions, delivering coordinated, risk-based assurance across financial, operational, and regulatory domains
  • Oversee the design, execution, and continuous improvement of ICFR, SOX, and financial controls frameworks
  • Drive end-to-end visibility into control effectiveness, systemic risks, and remediation outcomes

Board & Executive Engagement

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the Audit Committee and executive leadership, delivering clear, credible perspectives on risk, controls, and governance
  • Translate audit findings into forward-looking insights that inform business decisions and enterprise strategy
  • Partner closely with external auditors and regulators, ensuring confidence in governance and audit processes

Risk, Governance & Compliance Integration

  • Provide independent assurance over financial reporting integrity and control effectiveness, while maintaining clear separation from control ownership
  • Partner across Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Legal to align audit coverage with enterprise priorities
  • Monitor and challenge management on the timely and effective remediation of audit findings

Modernization & Continuous Improvement

  • Advance the audit function through automation, data analytics, and continuous controls monitoring
  • Strengthen reporting and insights to be more proactive, risk-aware, and decision-oriented
  • Identify opportunities to simplify, streamline, and enhance control environments across the enterprise

Talent & Leadership

  • Build and lead a high-performing Internal Audit and FCR organization with strong technical depth and enterprise mindset
  • Establish clear governance, decision rights, and operating models that balance independence with execution excellence

Your Impact in the First Year

You will:

  • Establish credibility and trust with the Audit Committee, CFO, and executive leadership
  • Deliver a risk-based audit and controls plan aligned to strategy and regulatory expecta

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