Lead Auditor

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

While the SF Fed is a Reserve Bank, we’re not what you might expect.

We’re unreserved here.

That means we seek new and diverse perspectives.

We fuel conversations and encourage debate.

We build opportunity.

We pursue careers that are true to ourselves.

We are looking for people who want to help our country reach its full economic potential.

When you join the SF Fed, you join a team of people working together to promote an inclusive economy that works for everyone.

As a Lead Auditor, you will be part of the San Francisco Fed Internal Team Audit team which audits all areas of the business.

This role will focus largely on auditing large scale Reserve Bank Cash Operations at the District or nationwide level.

There might be occasional travel to our branches within the district to perform on-site audit work.

These offices include Los Angeles, Seattle, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City.

Travel assignments are typically 3-5 days and occur on average 1-2 times each quarter.

Responsibilities:



* Supervise and review moderate to moderately high-risk audit work performed by audit team members in accordance with established internal and external policies and audit standards.

With mentorship, evaluate audit team members performance after each assignment.

With limited supervision, guide the work of auditors to ensure quality expectations.

This position may typically supervise 1-4 employees on an assignment basis.


* Define appropriate risk-based audit scope and objectives for District focused audits, establish and commit to assignment time frames and budgets, develop new or revise existing audit programs.


* Execute the approved audit program in accordance with established policies and standards under general supervision with a greater degree of independence.

This includes the evaluation of governance and risks and determine the efficiency of controls regarding the reliability and integrity of financial and operational information, the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, safeguarding of assets and compliance with applicable rules and regulations.


* Identify, assess, and challenge the impact of audit exceptions, make appropriate recommendations and present clear and convincing explanations of the issues with audit management and operating personnel.


* Prepare written audit reports, requiring reasonable edits from internal reviews to business management at the conclusion of audit reviews.


* Appraise the adequacy of corrective action taken to address previously reported audit findings or findings identified by other assurance providers.

Review follow-up work performed by other auditors.


* Acquire and maintain a detailed knowledge base and awareness of activities in moderate to moderately high-risk areas of assigned liaison coverage, review and analyze pertinent data, and learn how to assess the impact of changes.

Develop or maintain audit programs and perform risk assessme...