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Stride Bank, N.A. · 6 hours ago

Internal Audit Manager

Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Stride Bank Na is seeking an Internal Audit Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Bank’s internal audit program. The role involves developing risk assessments, executing audit plans, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure compliance and effective risk management.

BankingFinancial ServicesPayments

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains an enterprise risk assessment to drive the risk-based audit plan

Executes the Internal Audit Plan through risk-based audits and partnering with third party audit firms

Performs quality assurance on audit work papers to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the internal audit work, including documentation to support audit scope and conclusions

Collaborates with stakeholders to define clear expectations for each audit project, establishing objectives, scope, timing, key contacts, and deliverables

Ensures audit reports are clear, concise, actionable, and include the identification of root cause

Oversees the enterprise issues log to ensure management responses and remediation activities are completed on a timely basis according to risk. Escalates issues as necessary

Oversees third-party audits to ensure internal audit engagements are delivered timely in accordance with the internal audit schedule

Performs follow up, including an appropriate level of validation testing, on the state of outstanding audit and enterprise risk issues

Facilitates discussion with the management and operating personnel of both the Bank and its third-party partners to verify and obtain explanations of identified issues

Cultivates and maintains strong relationships with external auditors and regulatory bodies to ensure compliance and alignment with industry best practices

Coordinates the collection of audit and regulatory examination request items

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Internal AuditRisk ManagementProfessional CertificationData AnalysisBanking Industry KnowledgeCritical ThinkingCommunication SkillsRelationship BuildingAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree, preferred

7+ years experience in internal audit, risk management, or banking required

Ability to identify and analyze business processes, key risks, and critical controls

Evaluate control design adequacy in meeting established objectives

Collaborate, form relationships, build trust, and partner with business units and third party auditors and examiners to identify process improvements and solutions for risk mitigation

Understand and apply risk assessment methodology and internal audit techniques

Critical thinking and knowledge of data analysis tools, techniques and decision-making abilities, to effectively make data-driven decisions

Strong investigative, written and oral communication skills

Strong commitment to ethics, and the ability to understand a variety of issues and perspectives

Understanding of the banking industry, including bank partnerships with fintech companies

Ability to adapt to changing regulatory environments and industry practices