Manager, Internal Audit

Department:

Internal Audit

We are Walker & Dunlop.  We are one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where people live, work, shop, and play — to life. We are committed to creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.

Department Overview

The mission of Walker and Dunlop’s Internal Audit (“IA”) department is to protect and enhance organizational value by providing our stakeholders with risk‐based, independent, objective, and reliable assurance, advice, and insight designed to mitigate risk, add value, and improve W&D’s operations. IA acts as a valuable business partner to senior management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors by providing assurance, information, analyses, and advice to assist management in fulfilling its responsibilities for ensuring operations are managed ethically, effectively, and efficiently within an environment of strong internal controls.

The Impact You Will Have

The Internal Audit Manager is a key member of the team who will assist in the planning and execution of operational audits, reviews, and risk assessments under the direction of the SVP-Internal Audit.   

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and execute audit procedures to assess the operating effectiveness of internal controls 

• Develop recommendations for improving internal controls, operating efficiency, and the adequacy of company records and recordkeeping 

• Report audit findings and recommendations based on audit results 

• Conduct follow-up reviews of financial, operational, or regulatory compliance deficiencies noted during audits 

• Assist in the creation of the annual audit plan to be presented to the Audit Committee 

• Perform annual testing of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (SOX) 

• Assist external auditors in their completion of the financial statement audit, HUD/GNMA and USAP compliance audits 

• Establish budgets and control project hours to meet deadlines 

• Communicate audit plan and status with management

• Perform other duties as assigned

• Attendance is generally required from 8:30 am – 5:30 pm local time, Tuesday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting or Finance  

• 4+ years’ experience in finance/accounting/audit 

• CPA or CIA preferred 

• Financial services and public accounting experience preferred  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Preferred working knowledge and understanding of multifamily lending and servicing and experience in leading audits of operations, regulatory compliance, and financial statements of a SEC registrant 

• Must be a critical thinker with a keen interest in improving the Company’s internal control structure 

• Strong accounting, finance and analytical skills 

• Excellent business judgment and strong critical thinking skills 

• Exceptional communication skills, written and oral, as well as relationship building skills 

• Strong time management and organizational skills 

• Detail-oriented, works accurately and efficiently 

• Energetic, flexible collaborator with the ability to adapt in a changing environment 

• Identifies new ways to approach existing processes and maintains an ownership approach to problem-solving 

• Ability to show ownership of your work, take on challenges and acknowledge growth  
  opportunities, and demonstrate patience when learning new processes

• Courtesy, respect, and thoughtfulness in teaming with colleagues and other stakeholders 

This position has an estimated base salary of $85,000 - $95,000 plus discretionary bonus. An employment offer is based on the applicant’s relevant work experience, applicable knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

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What We Offer  

• The opportunity to join one of Fortune Magazine’s Great Places to Work winners from 2015-2023 

• Comprehensive benefit options* that have earned Walker & Dunlop the silver level of the 2022 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™, some of