Senior Auditor - Compliance

Job Summary:
A Senior Internal Auditor should demonstrate commitment to delivering distinctive service. A Senior Internal Auditor should exhibit exemplary standards of professional and social ethics and accept responsibility for the quality and effectiveness of the Department's Annual Audit Plan and related internal audit programs. This position will be responsible for providing input in the development of the 3rd Line of Defense for Pinnacle. In addition, this position will be expected to interact effectively with the Pinnacle's Audit Committee, executive management, regulators and, where appropriate, the external independent auditors, as well as co-source providers used by the Department in executing its Annual Audit Plan, as encountered.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide distinctive service to clients and prospects, in person and over the telephone. Respond to client inquiries and satisfactorily resolve client issues. Support firm-wide achievement of the three-ring standard (all phones answered by a live person within three rings). Assist the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) in developing the Internal Audit Department's Annual Audit Plan, including related audit entity risk profiles and audit programs. Assist in maintaining the relevance of the audit universe and related risk assessments. Assist the internal audit team and co-source partners in the execution of audits and other related departmental duties. Prepare work as Internal Audit staff and/or for the benefit of co-source providers in compliance with the Department's Internal Audit Operations Manual and professional and regulatory standards. Assist with management's documentation of Internal Audit and regulatory findings and team memberd remediation plans and participate in the timely validation of issues remediated by management. Provide value added, effective advice to management when documenting internal audit areas as it relates to operational risk or other business issues and provide input as how to address such matters. Provide input to the Internal Audit Department's continuous monitoring and QAIP programs. Assist the Internal Audit Department, including the CAE, in meeting its responsibilities set forth in the Internal Audit Charter, including its reporting obligations to the Audit Committee. Meet all the client's financial needs, both business and personal, and refer clients to other specialty areas such as Trust, Investments, Insurance, Treasury Management, etc. as appropriate. Assist other team members as needed to ensure delivery of distinctive service. Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree is required -- finance or business-related field. Minimum of 10 years' experience in financial services, with a minimum of 5 years' experience in internal audit or regulatory compliance. 

Minimum Experience: Minimum of 10 years' experience in financial services, with a minimum of 5 years' experience in internal audit or regulatory compliance. 

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) or related software. CPA, CIA, CISA, CFSA, or other relevant professional certification, or progress toward certification -- preferred. Effective interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication skills. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Effective analytical and problem-solving ability. Ability to work independently and prioritize daily tasks. Ability to adapt to a changing environment and handle multiple priorities. Excellent client service skills. Tact and diplomacy in dealing with both clients and team members. The physical activities of this job include but are not limited to the ability to stand and sit for prolonged periods of time, use of manual dexterity, verbal communication, visual acuity, repetitive motion, and the ability to hear. Often long periods of mental concentration are required. Other activities are the ability to bend, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push, pull, lift, and grasp.