Senior Auditor, Consumer Compliance

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 a Senior Auditor to assess compliance, operational, financial, and technological risks, ensure compliance with regulations, and improve internal controls. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to utilize effective challenge when conducting audit work.

Key Responsibilities:

* Assist team leaders and Senior Managers/Managers in the execution of assigned audit tasks in line with American Express' Internal Audit Methodology, internal policies and standards, and regulatory expectations throughout the audit lifecycle.

* Evaluate processes under review utilizing professional skepticism; execute audit tests and clearly document test results in accordance with internal policies and procedures.

* Hold walkthroughs with client personnel to understand, assess, evaluate, and document relevant risks and controls.

* Assist team leaders and Senior Managers/Managers with routine client status meetings, audit requests, and other administrative tasks.

* Assist team leaders and Senior Managers/Managers in documentation and evaluation of audit observations, findings.

* Validate management's corrective action plans to address business-identified issues, audit findings and regulatory remediations.

* Contribute to the development and periodic reviews of analytic control testing and ad hoc analytics, to drive timely risk insights, testing efficiencies and increased audit coverage.

* Develop a strong understanding of American Express' business model, products, services, and organizational units.

* Maintain audit proficiency through ongoing professional development, including data analytics literacy skills, technology, banking best practices and regulatory expectations.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or another related field.

* 2 to 3 years of relevant audit experience, preferably within a highly regulated environment at a large bank or financial services institution or Big 4 accounting firm.

* Knowledge and experience in applying control theory and professional auditing practices throughout the audit lifecycle and special reviews.

* Understanding of regulatory, accounting, and financial industry leading practices relevant to the business, including technology and data implications.

* Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver audit deliverables with quality.

* Effectively works independently, within the team and across various teams in a fast-paced environment to drive business results.

* Ability to break-down complex problems into components and solve utilizing complex thought, process and risk/control knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Relevant compliance audit, compliance, risk management, and/or regulatory experience within the financial services industry.

* Relevant audit and professional certifications (e.g., Certified Public Accountant, (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), etc.).

* Knowledge of key consumer compliance regulations including, but not limited to, Regulation B, Unfair Deceptive Abusive Acts & Practices (UDAAP / UDAP), Regulation Z, etc.

* Experience with researching and identifying applicable regulatory requirements based on specific business unit functions.

* Experience with performing audits related to second-line Compliance Risk…