Lead Internal Auditor

At Emprise Bank, everything we do is focused on empowering people to thrive. We proudly work to provide an extraordinary customer experience to help our customers achieve their goals. The Lead Internal Auditor is responsible for audit reporting, compliance review, audit support, and leadership.

A successful candidate will have:

• Exemplary customer service experience
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• Confident and articulate communication skills
• Initiative and strong work ethic
• Ability to effectively build and maintain relationships with Emprise associates, vendors, and professional contacts
• An understanding of and commitment to our values

Essential functions of the role:

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  Audit Reporting

  
  
  
  
  • Plan and perform risk-based audits and financial audits across areas such as lending, deposits, treasury, branch operations, other core banking processes, and embedded banking processes and products
  • Review and validate internal audit workpapers and documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to internal audit standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Conduct entrance and exit meetings with all levels of management to communicate audit scope, findings, and recommendations and draft audit reports that clearly articulate issues, risks, and management action plans
  • Supervise and train team members on internal controls, risk, and other audit issues
  
  
  
  

  Compliance Review

  
  
  
  
  • Evaluate and test controls and regulatory compliance within the Bank's day-to-day operations, including consumer and commercial banking services and embedded banking activities, to ensure alignment with internal policy and regulatory requirements
  
  
  
  
  • Partner with Compliance and Risk teams to proactively identify control weaknesses and regulatory gaps
  • Monitor regulatory changes and assess their potential impact on existing control environments and audit plans
  
  
  
  
  • Ensure compliance is not just a standalone function, but included within operational workflows and risk ownership across business lines
  
  
  
  

  Audit Support

  
  
  
  
  • Stay current on emerging regulatory guidance, FDIC Financial Institution Letters, accounting pronouncements, and banking audit best practices and update audit programs when necessary
  • Participate in relevant industry and professional groups to maintain awareness of peer strategies and compliance enforcement trends
  • Participate in special assignments as determined by senior management and/or the Audit Committee
  
  
  
  

  Leadership

  
  
  
  
  • Serve as a mentor and technical resource to audit team members, particularly in areas of embedded banking and bank compliance, regulatory interpretation, and control evaluation
  • Assist in developing the team's knowledge of integrated control testing and cross-functional auditing techniques
  • Help refine audit methodologies to ensure they effectively test controls embedded in front, middle, and back-office functions
  
  
  
  
  

Other duties as assigned within the scope and responsibility of the job.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business or Finance with emphasis in accounting, auditing or finance required
• Professional certification or willingness to obtain within 2 years required
• Previous audit and or examination required
• Previous banking experience and Embedded experience preferred
• Proficiency with large server-based applications and typical desktop software including Excel and OneNote

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits, Emprise offers professional growth, a rewarding and challenging environment, opportunities to be involved in our communities, and a culture of integrity, passion, and success. We also offer shift differential pay for bilingual candidates!

At Emprise Bank, empowering people to thrive means having an all-inclusive culture that honors our commitment to all dimensions of diversity in our workforce and embraces inclusion of all people. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

To learn more, please visit our website at www.emprisebank.com.

Emprise Bank is an EEO/AA/ADA/Veteran Employer/Member FDIC/Drug Free Workplace.

Emprise Bank participates in E-Verify and will provide your Form-I 9 to the federal government to confirm authorization to work in the United States.