Senior Lead Auditor

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Job Summary

KeyBank's Risk Review Group (Internal Audit) is the third line of defense. The Enterprise Projects Risk Review (EPRR) team within RRG tracks and evaluates ongoing programs, projects, and initiatives across the bank. The team focuses on initiatives that are complex, strategically significant, internally, and externally visible, and high risk. Day-to-day activities of the EPRR team include: Project risk monitoring activities, including attendance of project team meetings and review of project status documentation; Evaluations of future-state technology controls introduced by the projects under review; Generation of independent status documentation to report on the health, activities, and risks/issues of each project under review; Escalation of concerns to project leadership and subsequent tracking of remediation efforts; Testing of project lifecycle control adherence; Coordination of cross-functional RRG engagement teams. EPRR's engagements may relate to numerous lines of business, products, processes, and risk categories, so engagement teams are integrated and include RRG resources with expertise in all impacted areas.

The Senior Lead Auditor will be responsible for the coordination and completion of the three phases of a risk review: Planning, Fieldwork and Reporting. This will include completion of walkthroughs, interacting with line of business personnel, performing and documenting testing of internal controls, ensuring adherence to required laws and regulations, drafting of findings, reporting deliverables, as well as identifying risks and controls associated with the various business functions. During the course of a risk review, the Senior Lead Auditor will be asked to serve as the lead on complex reviews, manage assigned staff and provide feedback where applicable. The Senior Lead Auditor may also participate on ad-hoc projects, ongoing risk intelligence activities and risk review related trainings.

The Risk Review Group has career path planning and supports professional growth by supporting the pursuit of relevant certifications.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate intermediate knowledge of audit concepts as well as workpaper documentation, audit findings and audit reports.
• Consistently demonstrate intermediate business writing skills and cohesively present information effectively to others.
• Prioritize and execute multiple assignments; identifies obstacles within the scope of assignments; proactively communicate delays in assigned deliverables or additional capacity availability; effectively delegate work when necessary.
• Exhibit intermediate leadership skills by leading or providing oversight on stand-alone and integrated reviews or ad-hoc projects while managing staff and deliver feedback on performance.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implementation of strategies to drive team and/or division change; demonstrate ability to draw insight from risk intelligence and regulatory bulletins.
• Communicate audit findings and other audit matters to senior management.
• Develop relationships with clients; thoughtfully engage in networking with members of your team, within the RRG and across Key, to build lasting relationships.
• Exhibit an intermediate understanding of banking products and business, industry and regulatory concepts.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform in an organizational culture of respect and personal accountability regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
• Master's Degree - (preferred)

Experience Qualifications

• 3+ years of audit or related experience

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (preferred)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) (preferred)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)(preferred)
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)(preferred)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)(preferred)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)(preferred)

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $70,000 to $90,000 annually depending on job-related factors such as level of experience. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for short-term incentive compensation and deferred incentive compensation subject to individual and company performance.

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Key has implemented a role-based Mobile by Design approach to our employee workspaces, dedicating space to those whose roles require specific workspaces, while providing flexible options for roles which are less dependent on assigned workspaces and can be performed effectively in a mobile environment. As a result, this role may be Mobile or Home-based, which means you may work primarily either at a home office or in a Key facility to perform your job duties.

KeyCorp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.

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