Internal Audit: Quality Assurance / Professional Practices Consultant

Hybrid Role in Internal Audit

This role will be hybrid onsite four days/week (one day remote) base out of Buffalo, NY, Wilmington, DE, Bridgeport, CT, or Iselin, NJ. Must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate.

This role provides senior level expertise in quality assurance within the professional practice of internal audit that span multiple facets of the profession which require in-depth internal audit, talent management and risk knowledge to properly assess, support, and promote internal audit quality.

Primary Responsibilities:

Effective Internal Audit Practices

• Design, maintain, and/or execute an effective quality assurance program that assesses IA's conformance to professional auditing standards and IA's methodology while aligning to regulatory expectations. Demonstrate the ability to effectively challenge audit teams on scope, approach, and results.
• Stay abreast of best practices, industry developments, and changing or emerging risks and consult with the audit teams to ensure their coverage as appropriate in assigned audits.
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of Internal Audit's methodology, provide sound advice to audit teams in their execution of audit procedures, and identify opportunities to enhance IA's methodology. Performs thorough industry research and analyzes the current environment to drive methodology changes in coordination with the Professional Practices Director and Chief Auditor.
• Design, maintain, and/or execute an effective quality assurance program that assesses IA's conformance to professional auditing standards and IA's methodology while aligning to regulatory expectations. Demonstrate the ability to effectively challenge audit teams on scope, approach, and results.
• Design, maintain, and/or execute effective internal audit processes and reporting to support the operations of the division on a daily basis. This includes operational processes performed within the Professional Practices as well as the entire division and reporting provided to internal and external stakeholders.
• Successfully contributes to the success of the Division through partnership with peers and others in the execution of activities beyond those of primary ownership.
• Organize and complete work within established budgets and timeframes with minimal direction from audit management.
• Incorporate the use of data analytics and automation throughout all aspects of the Professional Practices program.
• Inform and clearly demonstrate support for the department's strategic objectives.

Leadership, Decision Making, and Communication

• Possess strong management and interpersonal skills, make sound decisions independently, exhibiting initiative and intuitive thinking.
• Proactively communicate with senior management members of the audit team and other key stakeholders throughout the organization.
• Build strong partnerships with stakeholders and audit team members.
• Demonstrates strong judgment, political astuteness, and sensitivity to cultural commitment.

Developing Others

• Coach and mentor junior audit team members through knowledge sharing, tailoring the approach based upon their skills and experience.
• Adhere to applicable compliance/operational risk controls in accordance with Company or regulatory standards and policies.
• Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Scope of Responsibilities:

• This role operates independently within a matrix reporting environment and is responsible for ownership of one or more programs within the Professional Practices team of the Internal Audit Division. Programs of direct ownership may include one or more of the following: Audit Methodology, Operations and Reporting, Quality Assurance, and Talent Management. Deliverables are of high-quality, add value to the Division and the organization, which meet professional auditing standards and regulatory expectations.
• This position directly communicates with Senior, Middle and Line Management and External Auditors. Builds strong partnerships with business stakeholders and other audit team members.
• This role also requires periodic interaction with external regulatory agencies.

Managerial/Supervisory Responsibilities:

• May provide coaching opportunities for certain audit professionals with limited responsibility for performance management, compensation planning, or other similar duties

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Accounting, Business, Finance, Technology, Cyber security, Mathematics, Statistics or other related technical field and 7 years' of relevant experience, including 2 years' of leadership experience, or in lieu of degree, 11 years' higher education and/or work experience including 2 years' managerial experience
• This individual must be an articulate and effective communicator, both orally and in writing, with an energetic, charismatic, and approachable style
• Demonstrates strong judgment, political astuteness, and sensitivity to cultural commitment.
• Possesses strong project management and interpersonal skills, makes sound decisions, exhibiting initiative, and critical thinking
• Ability to collaborate with senior management both within the Audit Division and throughout the organization to implement change effectively
• Specific subject matter expertise regarding internal audit methodology, talent management, and/or applicable regulatory expectations

Education and Experience Preferred:

• MBA or Master's degree in an appropriate field
• Related certifications (CPA, CIA, CISA or similar)
• Financial Services Industry experience

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $107,500.00 - $179,100.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location: Buffalo, New York, United States of America