Job Description:

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business or equivalent related field and 3+ years in audit, financial services or related field; In lieu of relevant Bachelor’s degree, 7 years’ experience in audit, financial services, or related field
• Currently holds, or is actively pursuing CPA, CIA, or other relevant professional designation/association.
• Must be willing to travel up to 20% of the time

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• You must be 18 years or older
• You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
• You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
• New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post. All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).
  Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

ROLE SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

This position reports into the VP, Senior Audit Manager – Operations that is responsible for executing on the audit plan covering Synchrony’s Operations functions and team. The incumbent is primarily responsible for the execution of audit engagements that entail the review, testing, analysis, and conclusion over the design and effectiveness of the bank’s control environment, as well as validation of corrective actions.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contribute and execute as part of a team on scheduled audits, executing audit projects from start to finish
• Support detailed process walkthroughs with management, including the identification of process risks and controls
• Document clear audit work papers that succinctly articulate purpose, scope, procedures and conclusions of test work performed
• Identify control gaps or control deficiencies and assess the impact to the business
• With support from the Senior Audit Manager, present audit results to internal audit management, as well as the business organization
• Prepare draft written audit reports and other presentations for review and approval by the Senior Audit Manager
• Maintain internal audit competency through ongoing professional development
• Maintain understanding of current and emerging risks within the subject area
• Track and validate findings/issues to ensure they are appropriately addressed
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned