Audit Director - Financial Crime

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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:

This role is based in New York and will be supporting the Global Head of Financial Crime audit. This is a senior role in the department and will be responsible for providing global leadership in IAG and American Express more broadly. 

Key Responsibilities

Support the development of the American Express IAG Financial Crime Coverage Strategy. 
Support the oversight of Financial Crime across IAG through effective oversight of the Portfolio. 
Develop and maintain collaborative senior stakeholder relationships across the enterprise to perform effective business monitoring. 
Execute and oversee audits of international based Financial Crime audits and issues validations ensuring adequate workpaper quality and effective stakeholder challenge or escalation where necessary. 
Effectively coach, mentor and develop colleagues and co-sourced across all aspects of their role, the audit and analytic lifecycle, and audit methodology.
Maintain the team's resource calendar, training program and recruiting pipeline, and execute the screening and selection process.

Minimum Qualifications

7+ years of relevant experience
Fluent understanding and experience with Audit methodology within internal/external audit, including independently leading audit work streams.
Financial services industry experience and an understanding of related products, services, features, economics and key regulations
Understanding of regulatory, accounting, and financial industry best practices relevant to the business, including technology and data implications
Experience and understanding of Financial Crime risk – in particular, the core tenants of an effective Financial Crime framework as well as expected key controls
BA, BS, or equivalent degree in accounting or finance related field
Ability to break-down a complex problem into components, process knowledge and risk/control knowledge, and communicate issues and control recommendations with transparency, integrity and impact
Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver quality, actionable and beneficial feedback to management on potential control issues and solutions to close gaps
Knowledge and experience in the application of control theory and professional auditing practices including the audit lifecycle
Effectively works independently, within a team and across teams in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, utilizing related project management skills, employing creative thinking, and the ability to work on competing priorities
Proven ability to lead and manage multiple projects and provide developmental feedback across deliverables
Proven ability lead team members in a way that encourages, develops, and delivers results

Preferred Qualifications

Background in Compliance would be a plus

Salary Range: $130,000.00 to $205,000.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + 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 our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
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 .
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