Internal Auditor (Remote/Flexible)

Auditor II
Salary Range: $78,300.00 - $97,850.00 Exact compensation may vary based on skill and experience. Exclusive sign-on bonus opportunity. We're offering a $4,000.00 sign-on bonus for the candidate selected for this role. The bonus will be paid after the successful completion of 90 days of continuous employment. This is a unique incentive for this position, and our way of showing how excited we are to welcome the right person into our team. A fully remote work arrangement is available for this position for candidates who reside in the following states: California, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
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Professional Development Opportunities: Offering training programs, workshops, and mentorship.
Recognition and Appreciation: Regularly acknowledging employee achievements and contributions.
Flexible Work Arrangements: Providing options for remote work and flexible scheduling.
Positive Company Culture: Fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and supportive work environment.
Career Growth: Clear paths for career advancement and internal promotions.
Work-Life Balance: Encouraging a healthy balance between professional and personal life.
Employee Empowerment: Allowing employees to make decisions and have autonomy in their roles.
Space of Belonging: ERGs, YOUnity Council and a focus around diversity, equity inclusion and belonging.
Wellness Programs: Promoting physical and mental health through wellness initiatives and resources.
Strong Leadership: Having leaders who inspire, support, and guide their teams effectively.
Sense of Purpose: Creating a sense of mission and aligning company goals with employees' personal values.
POSITION PURPOSE The Auditor II is responsible for performing internal audits, evaluating control effectiveness, analyzing operational processes, and supporting the credit union's risk management framework. This role independently conducts audit work, validates corrective actions, leads portions of audit engagements, and collaborates with business units and external auditors to ensure strong governance and regulatory compliance. The Auditor II also supports investigations, annual examination, continuous monitoring activities, and process improvement initiatives that strengthen operational efficiency and internal control maturity.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

Independently plans and executes audit procedures, including walk throughs, control testing, data analysis, and documentation of results.
Prepares clear, accurate, and well-supported workpapers in alignment with Internal Audit Standards.
Develops draft audit observations and recommendations that address root causes and promote operational improvement.
Presents audit results to leadership, providing objective insights and actionable recommendations.
Performs ongoing control and compliance testing as part of the continuous monitoring program and recommends enhancements to increase program effectiveness.
Utilizes data analytics tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI) to identify trends, anomalies, and emerging risks.
Contributes to the annual risk assessment by identifying key operational, financial, regulatory, and technology risks.
Collaborates with business units to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of remediation plans.
Validates completion of corrective actions and ensures audit findings are appropriately resolved prior to closure.
Manages and enhances the audit findings tracking system and reporting dashboards to provide accurate status updates to management.
Serves as a primary liaison with third party audit firms and regulators (NCUA/DFPI), coordinating audit/examination activities, document requests, timelines, and communications.
Reviews draft audit reports from external vendors, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment with internal expectations.
Assists in validating audit findings raised by third parties and coordinates timely responses from business units.
Assists with investigations involving suspected fraud, misconduct, losses, or control breakdowns; prepares Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) when required.
Supports the investigation and resolution of member complaints assigned to Internal Audit, identifying root causes and recommending process improvements.
Supports enhancements to audit methodologies, templates, and workflows to improve audit efficiency and overall department maturity.
Stays current on professional auditing standards, regulatory changes, industry trends, and emerging risks through ongoing education.
Performs special projects and operational analyses as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS Education/Certification:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field; or three to four years of relevant experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Prior auditing experience preferred, ideally within the financial services industry.
Professional certification such as Certified Public Accounting (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) is preferred but not required; progress toward certification is a plus. Bachelor's degree, preferably in risk management, IT security, or a legal-related field.
Skills/Abilities:

Solid understanding of internal controls, risk management, and internal audit methodologies.
Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication abilities.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and capable of learning data analytics tools.
Ability to work effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.
Must have reliable transportation to perform audits at various locations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS SUMMARY LANGUAGE SKILLS

Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, listening skills, and empathy).
Expert ability to build relationships with other leaders, business partners, and stakeholders.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded. Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.