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Description

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

About the Internal Audit Group at American Express

Our Internal Audit Group is a worldwide function with 300 team members and offices across nine countries within American Express. Our mission is to protect and enhance organizational value by providing independent, objective, risk-based assurance, advisory services and to influence the way the company manages risk.

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. Our audit teams align to key risk areas and business units to ensure IAG can provide comprehensive and risk-based audit coverage. In addition, IAG has a Professional Practices group responsible for managing audit operations, quality, and standards; regulatory relations; reporting; training and professional development; and key internal capabilities and technologies.

About the Role

Our Internal Audit group is seeking an eager Senior Technology Auditor in New York City, Phoenix, or Sandy. The Senior Technology Auditor role will audit technology risk and governance controls integrated into first-line and second-line business processes.. The ideal candidate will have strong problem- solving skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to communicate audit results effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate as a key team member on audit projects, independently owning audit tasks such as documenting processes under review, developing workpapers, and executing audit tests in accordance with policies and procedures

• Assist Senior Managers / Managers in the execution of assigned audit tasks in line with American Express' Internal Audit procedures, internal policies and standards, and regulatory expectations throughout the audit lifecycle with guidance; maintain audit proficiency through ongoing professional development, including data analytics literacy skills, technology, and banking best practices

• Review prior audit results and relevant business monitoring materials to support Audit Planning activities; executes and actively participates in walkthroughs by asking thoughtful questions, leveraging effective challenge and critical thinking

• Execute audit tests (e.g., process, governance, oversight testing) and clearly document test results in accordance with internal policies and procedures to evaluate the control design and effectiveness; draft work papers, demonstrating the ability to use automated work papers and other department and company tools

• Identify and escalate issues as appropriate throughout testing and audit execution; draft audit issue documentation

• Develop an understanding of American Express' business model, products, services, and organizational units

• Document and evaluate audit observations and findings; support routine client status meetings, audit request, and other administrative tasks

• Understand how corrective actions / Management Action Plans (MAPs) are impactful and sustainable; execute validation of MAPs

• Communicate task status, roadblocks, challenges, and potential solutions to Senior Managers/Managers and leadership as appropriate

• Demonstrate ability to work proactively and take initiative on next steps

• Provide guidance to staff auditors and review and provide feedback on work as appropriate

• Understand how to draft test steps, audit findings, and the audit report and drafts as needed with guidance

• Participate as a team member on IT audits, developing knowledge and understanding of technology structures, technology related business processes, IT general controls, and cyber-risk considerations / applications

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years of audit experience

• Prior experience working at a Big Four / G-SIB

• BA or BS in or equivalent in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field

• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver deliverables with quality

• Works independently, within the team and across various teams in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, employing creative thinking, and the ability to work on competing priorities

• Learns how to break-down problems into components, and solve using data analysis, process, risk control knowledge, and experience to drive risk-based conclusions and decisions

• Develops knowledge and experience in applying control theory and professional auditing practices throughout the audit lifecycle

• Develops understanding of regulations, regulatory risks, accounting, and financial industry best practices, including technology and data implications

• Experience with technology control testing including automated processing, interface inputs, reports, application security, business continuity and third parties

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), information systems / technology, and scorecards / dashboards, etc.

• Interest in working with data, interpreting results, analytic best practices and experience with data analytics tools and data visualization

• Professional certification: CISA, CPA, CIA, CISM, CISSP or other technology-focused certification

Qualifications

Salary Range: $78,000.00 to $124,750.00 annually bonus benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries

• Bonus incentives

• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan

• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits

• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need

• 20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy

• 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 opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

American 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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Job: Internal Audit

Primary Location: US-New York-New York

Other Locations: US-Arizona-Phoenix, US-Utah-Sandy

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25019839