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At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
About the Internal Audit Group at American Express
Our Internal Audit Group is a worldwide function with 300+ team members and offices across nine countries within American Express. Our mission is to protect and enhance organizational value by providing independent, objective, risk-based assurance, advisory services and to influence the way the company manages risk.
We are committed to growing our audit staff significantly as we continue to expand and enhance the Internal Audit Group. Our assurance and risk professionals have diverse backgrounds including internal controls, consumer compliance, technology, operational risk, financial accounting, data analytics, and banking operations. Our audit teams align to key risk areas and business units to ensure IAG can provide comprehensive and risk-based audit coverage. In addition, IAG has a Professional Practices group responsible for managing audit operations, quality, and standards; regulatory relations; reporting; training and professional development; and key internal capabilities and technologies.
About the Role:
Our Internal Audit group is seeking an Audit Manager to assess compliance, operational, data, and technology risks, ensure compliance with regulations, and improve internal controls. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to communicate audit results effectively.
About the Team:
The Internal Audit Group is responsible for evaluating American Expresses’ financial records, internal controls, and operational processes to ensure accuracy, compliance, and mitigation of risks. As the third line of defense within American Express, the Internal Audit Group is responsible for conducting risk-based assurance and advisory reviews to help manage risks to the organization. As a key member of the of the audit team, you will provide independent and objective assurance on the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls, and governance processes, while also building relationships across the 1st and 2nd lines of defense.
Key Responsibilities:
Execute audit lifecycle responsibilities in accordance with American Express’ Internal Audit Methodology, internal policies and standards, and regulatory expectations, while consistently delivering with quality and professionalism.
Evaluate processes under review utilizing professional skepticism; execute audit tests and clearly document test results in accordance with internal policies and procedures.
Hold walkthroughs with process / control owners to understand, assess, evaluate, and document relevant risks and controls.
Present audit overviews and results to senior management, supported by sound awareness of portfolio risks, dependencies, potential control gap impacts and emerging risks in a highly professional and proficient manner.
Execute multiple simultaneous global audit projects of all sizes and complexity across multiple business areas including integrated audits that consider compliance, operational, data, technology, and financial risks.
Effectively coach, teach, mentor, and develop junior colleagues and co-source resources in geographically diverse locations.
Validate management’s corrective action plans to address regulatory remediations, audit findings, and business-identified issues.
Contribute to the development and periodic reviews of analytic control testing and ad hoc analytics, to drive timely risk insights, testing efficiencies, and increased audit coverage.
Develop a strong understanding of American Express' business model, products, services, and organizational units.
Maintain audit proficiency through ongoing professional development including regulatory expectations, banking leading practices, and data analytics and technology literacy skills.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
3+ years of experience in first or second line consumer and/or enterprise regulatory compliance, internal/external audit, regulatory examinations / remediation or similar roles in banking, credit card, payments or financial services industries.
Knowledge of U.S. Consumer and/or Enterprise Compliance regulatory requirements applicable to banks.
Knowledge of Compliance risk management processes including compliance risk assessment, testing and monitoring, training, reporting, complaints management, governance, and regulatory change management.
Knowledge of control theory and professional internal auditing practices throughout the internal audit lifecycle.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver audit assignments with high quality, and actionable value-add feedback to management on potential control issues and opportunity areas.
Effectively works independently, within the team and across various teams in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, utilizing sound project management skills, employing creative and critical thinking, and the ability to simultaneously work on competing priorities.
Ability to break-down complex problems into components, utilizing risk/control knowledge, and communicate results and control recommendations with transparency and integrity.
Ability to effectively integrate business, compliance, operational, data, and technology components in audit work.
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
About the Internal Audit Group at American Express
Our Internal Audit Group is a worldwide function with 300+ team members and offices across nine countries within American Express. Our mission is to protect and enhance organizational value by providing independent, objective, risk-based assurance, advisory services and to influence the way the company manages risk.
We are committed to growing our audit staff significantly as we continue to expand and enhance the Internal Audit Group. Our assurance and risk professionals have diverse backgrounds including internal controls, consumer compliance, technology, operational risk, financial accounting, data analytics, and banking operations. Our audit teams align to key risk areas and business units to ensure IAG can provide comprehensive and risk-based audit coverage. In addition, IAG has a Professional Practices group responsible for managing audit operations, quality, and standards; regulatory relations; reporting; training and professional development; and key internal capabilities and technologies.
About the Role:
Our Internal Audit group is seeking an Audit Manager to assess compliance, operational, data, and technology risks, ensure compliance with regulations, and improve internal controls. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to communicate audit results effectively.
About the Team:
The Internal Audit Group is responsible for evaluating American Expresses’ financial records, internal controls, and operational processes to ensure accuracy, compliance, and mitigation of risks. As the third line of defense within American Express, the Internal Audit Group is responsible for conducting risk-based assurance and advisory reviews to help manage risks to the organization. As a key member of the of the audit team, you will provide independent and objective assurance on the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls, and governance processes, while also building relationships across the 1st and 2nd lines of defense.
Key Responsibilities:
Execute audit lifecycle responsibilities in accordance with American Express’ Internal Audit Methodology, internal policies and standards, and regulatory expectations, while consistently delivering with quality and professionalism.
Evaluate processes under review utilizing professional skepticism; execute audit tests and clearly document test results in accordance with internal policies and procedures.
Hold walkthroughs with process / control owners to understand, assess, evaluate, and document relevant risks and controls.
Present audit overviews and results to senior management, supported by sound awareness of portfolio risks, dependencies, potential control gap impacts and emerging risks in a highly professional and proficient manner.
Execute multiple simultaneous global audit projects of all sizes and complexity across multiple business areas including integrated audits that consider compliance, operational, data, technology, and financial risks.
Effectively coach, teach, mentor, and develop junior colleagues and co-source resources in geographically diverse locations.
Validate management’s corrective action plans to address regulatory remediations, audit findings, and business-identified issues.
Contribute to the development and periodic reviews of analytic control testing and ad hoc analytics, to drive timely risk insights, testing efficiencies, and increased audit coverage.
Develop a strong understanding of American Express' business model, products, services, and organizational units.
Maintain audit proficiency through ongoing professional development including regulatory expectations, banking leading practices, and data analytics and technology literacy skills.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
3+ years of experience in first or second line consumer and/or enterprise regulatory compliance, internal/external audit, regulatory examinations / remediation or similar roles in banking, credit card, payments or financial services industries.
Knowledge of U.S. Consumer and/or Enterprise Compliance regulatory requirements applicable to banks.
Knowledge of Compliance risk management processes including compliance risk assessment, testing and monitoring, training, reporting, complaints management, governance, and regulatory change management.
Knowledge of control theory and professional internal auditing practices throughout the internal audit lifecycle.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver audit assignments with high quality, and actionable value-add feedback to management on potential control issues and opportunity areas.
Effectively works independently, within the team and across various teams in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, utilizing sound project management skills, employing creative and critical thinking, and the ability to simultaneously work on competing priorities.
Ability to break-down complex problems into components, utilizing risk/control knowledge, and communicate results and control recommendations with transparency and integrity.
Ability to effectively integrate business, compliance, operational, data, and technology components in audit work.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Audit Manager - Compliance position is now open for candidates interested in the Accountant Jobs sector. This role in New York City offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Accountant Jobs is a plus.
