Internal Audit Director (Downers Grove, Atlanta or NYC)

Our Customer is an independent investment management firm dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. They manage $1,198.7 billion in assets on behalf of clients worldwide with the help of over 8,000 highly engaged and motivated employees focused on client needs. They actively encourage their people to collaborate to find the best ideas and solutions for clients, leveraging the tremendous diversity of thought that exists across their global organization.

We are seeking a Internal Audit Director on a contract basis to help support our customer’s business needs. This will be 5x/week on-site. Our customer's preferences is to find someone for the Downers Grove office, but they will also consider qualified candidates in Atlanta (Midtown) or NYC (Battery Park).

Job Description

The Department

• The Client Internal Audit function provides assurance, advisory, and forensic investigative services for the organization. IA serves as valued business advisors that provide meaningful solutions and insights. Our team continuously seeks creative solutions to maximize value to the organization by leveraging technology, data, and agile principles.

Role details:

• Reporting to the Head of Audit – Americas and Global Technology, the Internal Audit Director is responsible for leading, managing and developing a talented team of experienced audit professionals with responsibility for all aspects of assigned internal audit engagements, as well as management of relationships with executive management and other key stakeholders across Client.
• This is an opportunity for a candidate with strong internal audit skills and knowledge of asset management to make a real impact in a dynamic firm across its front to back operations.
• The Internal Audit Director drives key strategic initiatives of the Audit function as part of a global, collaborative team of business and technology auditors.
• The Director partners closely with business leaders, focusing on the most critical risks and issues facing the organization to deliver strategic, innovative, and data-driven results.

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Providing thought leadership in the maintenance of a dynamic audit universe, providing updates to the risk assessment and keeping it evergreen by identifying emerging risks, divestitures, and significant changes to the businesses.
• Planning and conducting formal audits across the full spectrum of the audit cycle of planning, fieldwork and reporting.
• This includes- Identification and evaluation of key processes, risks and controls; Preparation of audit programs and other procedures to test controls; Preparation and communication of recommendations to remediate control deficiencies.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders, at all levels, within the business lines and control functions.
• Monitoring and reporting on the disposition and status of action plans and conducting substantive tests of compliance, as necessary.
• Performing pre-implementation and post-mortem type reviews, as necessary.
• Keeping abreast of industry and product specific developments and raising any risk and control related topics of interest to Internal Audit management.
• Promoting the department’s value proposition.
• Advising and collaborating with staff to create and deliver innovative approaches that meet the objectives of both audit and advisory engagements. Fostering a culture of agility, innovation, and continuous improvement within the Internal Audit function.
• Working with the Internal Audit leadership team to prepare and deliver regular updates to stakeholders, including senior executives, management committees, audit committees, board of directors, and external auditors and/or regulators.
• Assisting in training and development of team members by providing on the job coaching, delivering constructive and motivating feedback, and participation in the performance management process.
• Actively contributing to developing a culture of risk and control awareness throughout the organization.
• Collaborating across Internal Audit to design techniques and solutions to improve the organization’s control environment.

The Experience You Bring:

• An undergraduate degree, with solid financial management and auditing training. A CPA or CIA certification (or pursuing) is preferred.
• 8+ years of experience working as an auditor covering complex and highly regulated asset management firms.
• Proven experience in managing and developing high-performing audit teams.
• Ability to lead, drive and coach a senior team of audit professionals.
• Excellent relationship, project and team management skills.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong understanding of risk management principles and practices.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Solid understanding of Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access and comon internal audit work paper tools (i.e., automated work papers).
• Ability to adapt to a changing regulatory environments and business needs.

Please note there may be a need for up to 10% domestic travel.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements) Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.