Lead Internal Auditor, Methodology

About the position

At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork, and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers, and which is consistently awarded for both. We're all about people and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career. Discover's Internal Audit Department (IAD) is committed to providing insightful perspectives, leveraging specialized talent, and delivering a refreshing experience to all of our stakeholders. These commitments are met through technically skilled professionals who are collaborative, hard-working, and highly motivated to consistently deliver high-quality work in a challenging and fast-paced environment. IAD is viewed as an integral part of Discover's risk management framework and is valued by management as a trusted partner. The Professional Practices Internal Audit team ensures accurate and compliant audit methodology processes for the internal audit function. The team completes a variety of activities focused on monitoring emerging practices in the industry and the application within the audit process. Effective challenge is utilized by the team as audit delivery teams execute on the methodology. Focus Areas include Internal Audit Concepts and Processes, Internal Audit Professional Standards, Risk Governance and Oversight, Risk Assessments, Monitoring and Testing, Advisory and Programs, Regulatory Change Management, Issue Management, and Regulatory Program/Office of Remediation. As a Lead Internal Auditor, you will be responsible for understanding how to perform audit reviews. You must possess working knowledge of audit activities such as performing client interviews, reviewing business processes, identifying and assessing controls, and communicating results with clients, and developing action plans. You will actively manage and escalate risk and customer-impacting issues within your day-to-day role to management.

Responsibilities
• Establish and update methodology relating to performing audit reviews, client reviews, and reviewing business processes.
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• Communicate results with clients and develop action plans.
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• Develop risk assessment standards and establish audit fieldwork and testing methodology.
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• Identify potential findings for discussion with audit management and discuss findings with clients.
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• Complete review of audit work of assigned staff.
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• Partner with clients to develop solutions to identified findings.
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• Interact effectively with technology, operations, and financial auditors to ensure coverage of audit entity.
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• Apply knowledge of internal audit processes to the development and updating of methodology focused on professional standards and regulatory guidance.
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• Develop and educate team members, defining expectations with audit staff.
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• Identify opportunities to build and leverage available data and analytical tools during planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases of audit engagements.
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• Design and execute audit testing and validations.
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• Provide input into the annual audit plan.

Requirements
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
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• Working knowledge of audit activities such as performing client interviews, reviewing business processes, identifying and assessing controls, and communicating results with clients.
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• Experience in developing risk assessment standards and establishing audit fieldwork and testing methodology.
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• Ability to communicate statuses of audits and findings to clients effectively.
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• Experience in partnering with clients to develop solutions to identified findings.

Nice-to-haves
• Experience in regulatory change management and issue management.
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• Familiarity with internal audit professional standards and risk governance.

Benefits
• Work from home option available.
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• Diversity and inclusion programs.
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• Employee-focused culture with a focus on teamwork and collaboration.

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