Senior Audit Manager- Compliance

Why USAA?

Let’s do something that really matters.

At USAA, we have an important mission: facilitating the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. Not all of our employees served in our nation’s military, but we all share in the mission to give back to those who did. We’re working as one to build a great experience and make a real impact for our members.

We believe in our core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty and service. They’re what guides everything we do – from how we treat our members to how we treat each other. Come be a part of what makes us so special!

The Opportunity

As a dedicated Senior Audit Manager- Compliance, you'll manage audit engagements, varying in complexity, and often participates in complex, cross-functional risk-based assurance and advisory engagements driving quality of audit work. May lead engagements as Auditor-In-Charge (AIC) and/or oversee engagements with a dedicated AIC. Maintains knowledge of financial services regulations. Provides oversight to multiple audit engagements and participates in review of engagement planning, fieldwork and reporting. May provide oversight to multiple audit engagements simultaneously. Manages strategic initiatives and assists with the development and implementation of a risk-based audit plan. Serves, and/or partners with subject matter expert(s) within audit or the business to analyze issues, establish collaborative client relationships, and proactively work with client management to assess risk and improve internal controls. Adheres to the Institute of Internal Auditors' International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards) and Code of Ethics.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in one of the following locations: San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Charlotte, NC, or Tampa, FL. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Influences business and clients across the enterprise regarding effective internal controls and mitigating risks across the full Enterprise taxonomy and challenges business management to adopt appropriate policies and procedures and effective controls designed to mitigate risks.
• Manages audit engagement-related efforts and assignments of staff with varying degrees of expertise and experience when conducting engagements, specialized audits or business audits recognizing the cross-matrixing and cross-functionality within the specialized functions/business areas.
• Independently prepares, reviews, and leads continuous monitoring and advisory activities, special reviews and investigations.
• Ensures assigned audit engagements are completed objectively, professionally, timely and in accordance with corporate and industry audit standards.
• Approves the engagement risk and control matrix and scope of the audit for final review and approval by Audit Leadership.
• Proactively identifies control weaknesses and opportunities for improvement in the current operating environment providing recommendations for corrective action. Drafts the related audit issues and audit reports for issuance to respective client leadership conducting follow-up activities.
• Responsible for quality of audit reviews with final signoff of work papers; proposes and/or recommends updates to the universe risk assessment of the entity based on audit results.
• Leads team activities and provides feedback to the team on audit activities related to planning and scoping, testing and sampling methodology and testing conclusions that demonstrate critical thinking ability.
• Builds and enhances client relationships across the organization for areas of responsibility helping to drive strategic objectives with the business.
• Communicates effectively with business/clients to include delivering both risk-based and difficult messages.  May be asked to communicate with regulators and executive leaders.
• Provides recommendations on staffing assignments to audit leadership and guidance to staff members.
• Provides coaching and guidance to other auditors ensuring timeliness and quality of audit engagement deliverables.    May deliver audit team end of engagement evaluations.
• Provides input into the creation of the internal audit universe and audit entities risk profile. Updates universe risk assessment information with current and applicable research and industry feedback.
• Participates in development of the Audit annual plan for assigned areas of responsibility including proper assessment and coverage of risks and emerging risks and
• assists with execution of the annual plan.