Director of Internal Audit

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. 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.