You Lead the Way. We've Got Your Back.With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you'll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that's unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.At American Express, you'll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company's success. Together, we'll win as a team, striving to uphold ourcompany values and powerful backing promise to provide the world's best customer experience every day. And we'll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.American Express' Internal Audit Group (IAG) has reinvented our audit process and is leading the financial services industry with our Audit NextGen, Data-Driven Continuous Auditing, and Auditor of the Future initiatives. Each uniquely support our Winning Aspiration to be a world class internal audit function that:· Provides data-driven and technology-enabled assurance· Delivers timely risk insights that are business-aware and forward-looking· Supports our colleagues with experiences that prepare them to be enterprise leadersCollectively, IAG's pivotal initiatives, combined with our greatest asset – our people – enable IAG to use advanced data analysis capabilities, provide greater and continuous assurance, and help ensure quality products and services are provided to American Express customers.IAG's innovative Data-Driven Continuous Auditing approach has led to patent-pending technology assets over our uniquely developed audit methodology and technology enablers.We are looking for those who share our mission and aspirations and are passionate about the use of data and technology in a collaborative, people-focused environment.Where are these roles located within American Express?You could be recruited for a role to serve as a key member in our Internal Audit Group. We seek data and technology literate risk & assurance professionals to deliver impactful audit conclusions and insight.IAG is a worldwide function with 200+ team members and offices across nine countries within American Express. 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. Most IAG team members hold at least one professional certification. Our audit teams align to key risk areas and business units to ensure IAG can provide comprehensive and risk-based audit coverage.This role of Audit Manager, Enterprise Digital & Data Solutions within the Internal Audit Group (IAG) will be an integral part of a focused team of experienced audit professionals that audit company level platforms and processes.How will you make an impact in this role?Responsible for contacting clients with overdue accounts to secure the settlement of the account. Also they do preventive work to avoid future overdues with accounts that have a high exposure.Participate as a critical team member on audit projects responsible for assisting with annual planning and owning core audit tasks, more sophisticated areas and challenging workloads on successive assignmentsProficient use of automated work papers and other department and company toolsEnsure effective and efficient execution of audits in conformance with professional and department standards, budgets, and timelinesPresent audit objectives, planned coverage, and results to senior management, clearly articulating the potential impact of control gaps in a highly professional and proficient mannerEvaluate results, synthesize audit findings across the project, draft audit reports, and ensure effective and efficient audit executionValidate that actions taken by management to address findings are appropriate and document the resultsMaintain audit proficiency through ongoing professional development including data literacy skillsProactively lead audit execution including supervise and mentor junior staff, review their workpapers, and advance issuesMonitor a portfolio of audit analytics, assess analytic results, use the analytic data to tell the potential business story, and work with audit and business colleagues to validate that storyCollaborate with audit teams to understand the data behind key processes, risk and controls to develop analytic control tests and analyze and interpret their resultsAssist team leaders, senior auditors and staff auditors in accomplishing team objectives and producing resultsEffectively coach, teach, mentor and develop junior colleagues and co-sourced resources in geographically diverse locations across all aspects of their role, the audit and analytic lifecycle, and audit methodologyObtain a CISA, CISM, CAP or other technology-focused certificationMinimum Qualifications5+ years of relevant experiencePreferred financial services industry experience and an understanding of related products, services, features, economics and key regulationsUnderstanding of regulatory, accounting, and financial industry accepted practices relevant to the business, including technology and data implicationsExperience with technology control testing including interface inputs, reports, application security, business continuity and third partiesBA, BS, or equivalent degree in accounting or finance related field; background in information systems, data analytics or information technology would be a plusAptitude for working with data, interpreting results, business intelligence and analytic accepted practicesAbility to break-down sophisticated problems into components, solve them using data analysis, process knowledge and risk/control knowledge, and communicate data analysis, issues and control recommendations with transparency and integrityStrong written and verbal communication skills that deliver quality, actionable and beneficial feedback to management on potential control issues and solutions to close gapsKnowledge and experience in the application of control theory and professional auditing practices including the end to end of an auditAbility to effectively integrate business, operational, technological, data, and financial components in audit workEffectively works independently, within a team and across teams in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, applying related project management skills, employing creative thinking, and the ability to work on competing prioritiesPreferred Qualifications7+ years of relevant experienceAdvanced degree in accounting, finance, business, or management information systems (or equivalent)Professional certification: CISA, CISM, CAP or other technology-focused certificationAnalytics experience in internal audit, risk management, and/or financial servicesProven ability to lead and manage multiple projects and provide developmental feedback across deliverablesExperience with data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators, and scorecards / dashboardsProven ability lead team members in a way that encourages, develops, and delivers results.We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:Competitive base salaries Bonus incentives Support for financial-well-being and retirement Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program Career development and training opportunitiesAmerican Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
