Internal Audit Associate (Hybrid- 3 Days in Office)

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you'll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation. Position Overview Freddie Mac's Internal Audit division is searching for collaborative and creative individuals to join our organization. The position is full‑time and is located within the internal audit function. Your Impact The Internal Audit Associate will develop and execute procedures to extract, transform, load, analyze, and visualize data for audit activities. Responsibilities include audit planning, fieldwork such as substantive control testing, reporting, continuous auditing, business monitoring, and issue follow‑ups. This role will help brainstorm, develop, and implement analytics use cases to test management’s risk management activities (e.g., controls) or to build automated tools using computer science techniques to increase assurance and reduce the audit footprint. The analyst will develop descriptive analytics on large samples or populations and perform advanced data quality assessments, such as outlier detection and assessment of distributional shifts, using tools such as R, Python, SAS, and Tableau to visualize data and provide audit insight. Qualifications The Internal Audit Associate typically has a degree in economics, statistics, data science, analytics, IT, computer science, mathematics, finance, or a related STEM discipline and demonstrates intermediate to advanced programming skills in at least one programming language. Keys to Success Applies critical thinking when drafting analytics procedures and executing audit activities. Advanced coding skills in Python, R, SAS, or other programming languages. Intermediate knowledge of data analytics approaches and demonstrates use of analytics to evaluate management’s controls. Proactively informs others of progress and results of projects and analytics. Experiences in communicating and conveying analytics insights to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Solid oral and written communication skills. Good quantitative, empirical analysis, and research skills. Willingness to pursue certifications or a graduate degree in business analytics, data science, computer science, IT, or a STEM field. Compensation and Benefits This position has an annualized market‑based salary range of $55,000-$83,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity, and other relevant qualifications of the applicant. Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market‑leading benefit programs. More information is available on the Careers site. Equal Opportunity Freddie Mac is an equal‑opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. California applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. #J-18808-Ljbffr