Internal Controls Auditor

Description:

🚀 Hiring: Internal Controls Auditor II – NYC, NY (Hybrid)
📍 Location: New York, NY – 3 Days Hybrid (Local Candidates Only)
🛂 Visa: All visas accepted except OPT
🎯 Experience: 5–7 Years
📜 Certification: CAMS Certified (Mandatory)
🎤 Interview: Final Round Might Be Face-to-Face

Key Responsibilities:
Support audit planning, process walkthroughs, risk assessments, and audit test plans.
Review AML/BSA policies, procedures, risk assessments, governance documents, and prior audit findings.
Conduct control testing covering:
Customer Identification, KYC, CDD & EDD.
Beneficial Ownership and Customer Risk Rating.
Periodic Reviews and Event-Driven Updates.
Sanctions Screening and Transaction Monitoring.
Suspicious Activity Escalation and Alert Disposition.
Correspondent Banking and Cross-Border Transactions.
Trade Finance, Lending, Payments, Treasury, and Securities.
Watchlist Governance, Screening Systems, and Model Oversight.
Select samples, evaluate supporting evidence, and maintain audit workpapers.
Identify control gaps, process weaknesses, and compliance risks.
Prepare audit test results, observations, and reporting documentation.
Coordinate with audit and business stakeholders to complete fieldwork on time.

Required Skills & Qualifications:
Mandatory CAMS Certification.
5–7 years of relevant experience.
Experience in Internal Audit, AML Compliance, Financial Crime Risk, or Compliance Testing.
Strong knowledge of BSA/AML and Sanctions Compliance.
Experience with control walkthroughs, sample-based testing, and audit documentation.
Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
Ability to handle confidential information and manage competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB).
Exposure to multiple banking products, legal entities, or jurisdictions.
Familiarity with KYC, Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, and Case Management systems.
Internal Audit certifications or relevant training.
Experience using data analytics for audit testing and scoping.