Auditor, Senior or Audit Manager

Auditor, Senior or Audit Manager

Original Posting date:
Job Title: Auditor, Senior or Audit Manager
Area of Interest: Finance

Requisition Number: 3599
Company: Synovus

Location: Riverfront Building, Floor 2

City: Columbus

State: Georgia

Country: U.S.

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full Time

Shift: First

Minimum Requirements: ¦ Required Education: Bachelor's Degree
¦ Required Experience: 3+ years of job specific experience
¦ Required Skills:
-Experience performing audits independently
-Demonstrated knowledge of accounting principles, auditing standards,laws and regulations.
-Working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software programs.
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
-Be at ease working with various levels of client management, including members of senior and executive management.
Additional Job information: Please note position can be filled as an Auditor Senior or Audit Manager based on candidate experience level.

Preferred Skills/Education:
-Certification(CPA, CIA)
-Bachelor's Degree Accounting discipline
-Financial Services experience preferred
In addition to the above the requirements for Audit Manager include:
¦ Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related discipline.
¦ Required Experience: 4-6 years of job specific experience
¦ Required Skills:
- Experience performing audits independently
- Demonstrated knowledge of accounting principles, auditing standards, laws and regulations.
- Working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software programs.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Be at ease working with various levels of client management, including members of senior and executive management.
- Certification preferred (CPA, CIA)
- Financial Services experience preferred

Job Description: Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Audit Manager, assists in planning and designing of audit programs, communicating results and performing major assurance and consulting activities for the organization. The incumbent is a more experienced auditor who possesses and has demonstrated a competent knowledge of accounting principles, auditing standards and techniques, laws and regulations governing the corporation's business and operations of the corporation's business entities. The Senior Auditor must have sufficient experience to perform audits independently with minimal direct supervision on routine matters/general instruction on new assignments. Incumbent uses professional knowledge, experience and analytical criteria to make decisions. The audit scopes will encompass financial and operational areas.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

¦ Performs risk evaluations of assigned business operations to assess potential risks or control weaknesses.
¦ Assists in determining audit priorities, audit scope and audit objectives. Identifies and assists in designing audit tests, selecting samples and developing other techniques needed to verify/evaluate controls.
¦ Communicates logistical requirements (i.e. scheduling, workspace needs) to client management and requests documentation required for fieldwork.
¦ Conducts the opening conference with client management. Schedules the closing meeting. Monitors audit progress to ensure timely completion. Facilitates closing meeting.
¦ Conducts audits as assigned. Examines accounting and financial records, analyzes risk management, control and governance processes and determines their effectiveness and degree of compliance with company policies and procedures. This involves reviewing operations across the company to ensure adherence to policies, objectives and external regulations. When deficiencies are noted, effective solutions must be developed and recommended to management.
¦ Assures that work papers provide adequate support for conclusions and comply with established standards.
¦ Prepares draft reports and provides to Audit Manager/Audit Supervisor for review; ensures appropriate corrective action is taken to reduce unacceptable or undesirable risk; evaluates the adequacy of recommendations offered.
¦ Ensures audit reports contain practical, actionable and effective recommendations which are consistent with current policies and procedures and current operating practices.
¦ Develops and maintains relationships with clients. Develops a network of resources to promote free flow of information within the department and across assigned lines of business. Participates in exit conferences to discuss audit findings and recommendations.
¦ Performs other related duties as assigned.
In order to become a team member, all candidates must pass several background checks to include Credit, Criminal Background, Drug Screen, Reference Checks, Finger Print Checks, and others.

Synovus Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer supporting Diversity in the workplace. M/F/D/V. Synovus Bank is a tobacco-free company. In order to be considered for this position, candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. and will not need sponsorship from the employer now or in the future, in order to obtain, extend or renew authorization to work in the United States.