Senior Internal Auditor - Finance (Open To Remote)

At Fannie Mae, futures are made. The inspiring work we do helps make a home a possibility for millions of homeowners and renters. Every day offers compelling opportunities to impact the future of the housing industry while being part of an inclusive team thriving in an energizing, flexible environment. Here, you will grow your career and help create access to fair, affordable housing finance.

As a valued colleague on our team, you will contribute to assessments of design adequacy and operating effectiveness of controls within the Finance division. Your work will help strengthen and improve the risk and control environment of the Finance division. Specifically, this role will support Finance audits, including audits of key operational processes such as accounting, treasury and capital management and financial reporting.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

The Senior Internal Auditor - Finance role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

• Assist with audit planning and drafting initial audit scope. Document details of planning and walkthrough meetings. Assist in identifying controls to mitigate potential risk factors within assigned process/areas. Contribute to the development and maintenance of risk-based audit plans. Develop, document and execute audit test steps in partnership with more senior team members.
• Evaluate controls and identify control gaps. Conduct substantive testing, such as tests of detailed activities and transactions or analytical review tests.
• Document and maintain sufficient supporting information and facilitate the presentation of findings and conclusions in accordance with work paper standards. Identify and discuss audit findings with audit team and document exceptions. Assist with drafting audit reports and other key deliverables.
• Evaluate audit issue remediation and validate management’s corrective action implementation.
• Assist in coaching more junior team members on projects to help with their development.

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experience

• 2 years relevant experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must be knowledgeable of the audit life cycle, including planning, design assessment, operating effectiveness testing, reporting, and issue monitoring

Desired Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• CPA, CIA, and/or CISA certification strongly preferred or in the process of obtaining
• Internal or external audit experience in financial services is highly preferred
• Skilled in information retrieval, including fact gathering, conducting focus groups and interviews with the goal to arrive at conclusions, explain concepts and answer critical questions
• Skilled in creating visual concepts, creating content, and editing content by hand or with the help of computer software to communicate ideas
• Relationship management skills including managing and engaging stakeholders, customers, and building relationship networks
• Influencing skills including negotiating, persuading others, facilitating meetings, and resolving conflict
• Experience in the process of analyzing data to identify trends or relationships to inform conclusions about the data
• Must be able to present information and/or ideas to an audience in a way that is engaging and easy to understand
• Must be able to work with individuals having a different functional expertise respectfully and cooperatively while working toward a common goal
• Skilled in the Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with data analytic tools, including: Power BI, Tableau, and/or Alteryx, preferred but not necessary

Finance - Internal Audit - Senior Associate/ REF12755H

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Fannie Mae is primarily a hybrid company. We embrace flexibility for our employees while providing office space for in-person work and collaboration. This role is classified as Open to Remote. If you speak with a Recruiter, they will provide you with more information about the definition of this classification.

Fannie Mae is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, personal appearance, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the application process, email us at careers_mailbox@fanniemae.com.

The hiring range for this role is set forth on each of our job postings located on Fannie Mae's Career Site. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee’s physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.