Sr. Supervisor, Internal Audit

Sr. Supervisor, Internal Audit

Country: United States of America

Your Journey Starts Here:

Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry. We believe that our employees are our greatest asset. Our focus is on fostering an enriching journey that empowers you to explore diverse career opportunities while nurturing your personal growth. We are committed to creating an environment where continuous learning and development are prioritized, enabling you to thrive both professionally and personally. Here, you will find ample opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented colleagues from around the world, sharing insights and driving innovation together. Join us at Santander, where you are supported by a culture of engagement and a commitment to your success.

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The Difference You Make:

The primary function of the Sr. Supervisor, Audit is to oversee and provide coaching and assistance to audit staff as part of internal audit reviews and activities, provided the position's solid understanding of the business. In addition, the Sr. Supervisor executes part of the testing that requires a deeper understanding of the area under review. The Sr. Supervisor leads the audit and ensures fieldwork is performed in a timely manner, ensuring all audit quality and client relation standards are met, and courteous and professional behavior is observed in all situations.

Serve as the third line of defense, providing the Board Audit & Board Risk Committees and senior management with independent assurance on the quality and effectiveness of internal controls, risk management (current or emerging), governance processes and systems, and lending units (overall asset quality, risk and compliance processes, underwriting policies, procedures, limits, concentrations), thereby helping to protect the company’s value, solvency and reputation. To such ends, Internal Audit evaluates: the effectiveness and efficiency of these processes and systems; compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and with the requirements from supervisors; the reliability and integrity of financial and operational information; and, asset integrity. Financial Risk as well as Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) across Santander US and its entities are the primary areas of focus for this position. This includes knowledge of Risk Governance, Risk Appetite Statement (RAS) metrics, General Ledger (GL) Reconciliations, Financial Reporting  and SOX controls.

Provide assurance on the quality and effectiveness of internal control, risk management (current or emerging) and governance processes and systems in the Other (non-IT) Risks space.

• Develops a solid understanding of the business.
• Examines business records and collects information, exercises independent judgment in identifying issues and assessing risk as well as formulates findings and presents the results to the Audit Manager.
• Executes control design and operating effectiveness testing over areas that require a deeper understanding of the business or function under review as part of internal audit reviews and activities.
• Conducts post-audit follow-up to appraise adequacy of corrective action taken to address audit recommendations.
• Documents audit testing and follow-up tasks in accordance to relevant audit standards.
• Demonstrates proactivity in professional development activities.
• Attends professional training actions provided by the company.
• Provides consistent quality service to both internal and external stakeholders that meets the company’s standards.
• Participates with the Audit Manager in the planning of audit reviews and activities and designs test steps and audit procedures as part of internal audit reviews and activities.
• Supervises and coaches audit staff as part of internal audit reviews and activities. As such, oversees field work and reviews and challenges the testing and work papers prepared by audit staff as part of internal audit reviews and activities, including post-audit follow-up.
• Prepares a draft of the recommendations to be presented to the Audit Manager.
• Assists the Audit Manager in assigning staff to complete specific audit tests and procedures.
• Ensures fieldwork is completed within the budgeted timeframe.
• Starts participating in the drafting of sections of the audit report/ conclusion document.
• Communicates findings to business management and assists the Audit Manager in discussing the draft of recommendations with business management.

What You Bring:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the kn