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Job Description

The Finance Chief Risk Office has an opening for a Business Line Quality Assurance (BLQA) Auditor.  The BLQA Auditor plays an important role in risk management by ensuring controls executed in Finance have been appropriately designed and executed to mitigate the identified risks. The BLQA Auditor will report to either the BLQA Manager or the BLQA Team Leader.

In meeting this objective, the BLQA Auditor will be responsible for performing the following key activities for a portfolio of controls, which include:

- Leading process walkthroughs with control owners & key stakeholders

- Scheduling testing in alignment with the BLQA audit testing plan

- Drafting and submitting entrance exam and exit results memos to impacted stakeholders

- Designing test scripts, test steps & testing templates

- Selecting and verifying populations/samples for testing

- Requesting and collecting testing evidence and support

- Control testing

- Coordinating reviews of test workpapers with the BLQA Manager including peer review of completed testing workpapers including test step preparation

- Communicating results to key stakeholders

- Updating BLQA policies & procedures, creating process job aids and team training materials

- Recommending solutions to mitigate control gaps

- Identifying and executing process improvements in the BLQA function

- Leading issue validation remediation for Finance issues

In the execution of these responsibilities the BLQA Auditor will need excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work well with and influence others and be detailed, curious and diligent in the execution of testing.  This role will also interact heavily with Finance processes and control owners and other internal Risk and Audit professionals.

Location Expectations 

The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week.

Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Typically more than five years of applicable experience

Preferred Skills/Experience

- Prior internal audit, risk, compliance, or quality assurance testing experience

- Knowledge and experience related to Finance operations, systems, and associated risks and controls

- Strong analytical, process facilitation and project management skills

- Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

- Proficient computer navigation skills using a variety of software packages, including Archer and Microsoft Office applications including Excel spreadsheets, databases, and presentations

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national or