Lead Auditor (Los Angeles)

Lead Auditor

We are the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco public servants with a mission to advance the nation's monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. As part of the nation's central bank, we are committed to understanding and serving the vibrant, expansive communities of the Twelfth District, which covers the nine western states of the U.S. That means we seek and appreciate new perspectives and build opportunities to learn and grow. At the SF Fed, we approach our work with integrity and a commitment to service. As the largest District by geography and size of economy, the importance of our success cannot be understated. Internal Audit reports to the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the San Francisco Board of Directors. This promotes comprehensive audit coverage within the Bank, access to all Bank activities, information, records, property, and employees relevant to our audit work, and ensures adequate resources and appropriate consideration and awareness of audit recommendations. We do our work in partnership with leaders across the Bank by building our relationships and reputation with every interaction.

We have a phenomenal and rare opportunity for a Lead Auditor for our San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank Internal Audit Team. You will join the Reserve Bank Operations Audit Team which audits large scale Cash Operations, Federal Law Enforcement, Facilities Management, and other Administrative Services. The lead auditor is responsible for leading District-focused internal audit related assurance and consulting work. This includes planning, conducting, documenting, and reporting of audit results to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of controls. This includes controls over financial reporting, operations, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Our ideal candidate has a long-term interest in an internal audit career and wants to plant roots in an organization that will support that goal with education, mentorship, and career pathing. You are a highly conscientious, analytical, data driven individual who understands the importance of relationship building and communication. You are persuasive by building credibility and relationships through humility and earned trust. The Reserve Bank Operations Audit Team travels to our branches to perform on-site audit work. These include San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City. Travel assignments are typically five days and occur on average two times each quarter. Occasionally shorter business trips of 1-2 days per month might also be required in some months. We ask that you live in commutable distance to our downtown San Francisco headquarters (Embarcadero), Los Angeles (downtown), or Salt Lake City.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Supervise and review moderate to moderately high-risk audit work performed by audit team members in accordance with established internal and external policies and audit standards. With guidance, evaluate audit team members' performance after each assignment. With limited supervision, guide the work of auditors to ensure quality expectations. This position may typically supervise 1-4 employees on an assignment basis.
• Define appropriate risk-based audit scope and objectives for District focused audits, establish and commit to assignment time frames and budgets, develop new or revise existing audit programs.
• Execute the approved audit program in accordance with established policies and standards under general supervision with a greater degree of independence. This includes the evaluation of governance and risks and determine the effectiveness of controls regarding the reliability and integrity of financial and operational information, the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, safeguarding of assets and compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
• Identify, assess, and challenge the impact of audit exceptions, make appropriate recommendations and present clear and convincing explanations of the issues with audit management and operating personnel.
• Prepare written audit reports, requiring reasonable edits from internal reviews to business management at the conclusion of audit reviews.
• Appraise the adequacy of corrective action taken to address previously reported audit findings or findings identified by other assurance providers. Review follow-up work performed by other auditors.
• Obtain and maintain a detailed knowledge base and awareness of activities in moderate to moderately high-risk areas of assigned liaison coverage, review and analyze pertinent data, and learn how to assess the impact of changes. Develop or maintain audit programs and perform risk assessments for assigned areas of liaison coverage.

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