Audit Project Manager

U.S. Bancorp Corporate Audit Services (CAS) is seeking a strong candidate to join our growing team of audit professionals within the Digital, Technology and Operations team. This position will support audit coverage of Corporate and Commercial Banking back-office functions, focusing on commercial loan processing, foreign transaction processing, and global trade operations within the Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking Operations (WCIBO) business line. WCIBO provides operational support to all Wealth, Corporate, commercial and Institutional Banking units, as well as select Consumer and Business Banking (CBB) business groups, with a focus on service, a reduced risk profile, innovative operational solutions, and client support.

The CAS Audit Project Manager is primarily responsible for supervising staff in the completion of audit engagements with minimal supervision from managers, however there are no direct reports. The Audit Project Manager is expected to monitor progress of audit engagements against plan and schedule, assess work performed by the audit engagement team, and provide coaching and on-the-job training for team members to ensure engagements are completed in conformance with internal audit policies and procedures.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Supervising audit staff in the completion of audit engagements, ensuring the highest quality work delivered timely. Supervision includes:

• Assessing work performed by staff by providing coaching notes that are relevant to the scope, accuracy and completeness of work performed.
• Performing sufficient reviews to ensure work contains relevant facts to support audit scope and conclusions and adhere to internal audit policies and procedures.
• Reviewing issues to ensure potential exposures and significance are included, root causes are identified, and operationally effective and cost-effective actions to address those causes are developed into appropriate recommendations.

2. Completing or assisting managers in planning audit engagements. Includes identifying and analyzing business processes, key risks, and critical controls; interviewing auditees; determining audit scope; evaluating control design adequacy; and developing audit programs which provide sufficient guidance for testing control performance effectiveness and making evaluations which effectively achieve audit objectives.

3. Assisting the managers in reporting and wrap up phases of audits. Includes appropriate disposition of issues and drafting audit reports which include issues.

4. Monitoring progress of audit engagements against plan and schedule. Includes making necessary adjustments and promptly completing work paper reviews on a timely basis to ensure all issues are identified and dispositioned prior to report draft issuance.

5. Providing on-the-job training for staff. Includes business knowledge of products, services, and delivery systems; company policies and procedures; applicable laws and regulations; and formal/informal control frameworks.

6. Collaborating across the three lines of defense regarding business processes, risks, and controls. Coordinating audit activities by integrating other internal audit subject matter teams (product/service, technology, compliance, financial crimes, etc.) to ensure appropriate and efficient coverage of the business products, services, and processes. Managing the team's workload to assist other audit teams when resources are needed for areas of higher risk.

7. Expand use of data analytics by the Operations audit team

8. Performing other duties as requested by management.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Typically more than eight years of applicable experience

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Typically has 8 or more years of applicable experience working with Corporate and Commercial Banking loans and various capital markets products
• Considerable knowledge of commercial banking operations, products/services, systems, and associated risks/controls, including Syndicated Loans, Equipment Finance, Commercial Real Estate, Asset Based Finance, and capital markets products (e.g. foreign exchange, derivatives, international remittance, and letters of credit).
• Considerable knowledge of Risk/Compliance/Audit competencies
• Considerable knowledge of applicable laws, regulations (Swap Dealer Reporting, Volker Rule, Dodd-Frank), financial services, and regulatory trends that impact bank operations
• Strong process facilitation, project management, and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously
• Must possess business acumen and credibility to help business line(s) proactively identify and address changing workforce needs
• Strong presentation, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Proficient computer navigation skills using a variety of software packages, including Microsoft Office applications and word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations
• Experience with Archer and TeamMate+
• CIA, CISA, CPA, or other relevant professional designations or advanced degree