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The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for leading Data Analyst team to identify, design and develop data analytic routines to support audit activities performed by the Internal Audit Team. Responsible for creating repeatable data analytics to support continuous audit monitoring programs.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Required Skills:
The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for leading Data Analyst team to identify, design and develop data analytic routines to support audit activities performed by the Internal Audit Team. Responsible for creating repeatable data analytics to support continuous audit monitoring programs.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Drive the Data Analytic Advancement Plan for the department.
- Generate ideas for the use of data analytics and encourages others to achieve their audit objectives by proactively brainstorming and engaging in their planning activities.
- Mentors junior team members by providing guidance and knowledge to develop their skills.Provides feedback on the team's performance to management.
- Partner with management and business partners to identify appropriate data sources and data elements required for analytics, applying professional skepticism when assessing data sources and validating the completeness and accuracy of data received.
- Train and develop staff to utilize analytics wherever possible, working with Audit Managers and Audit Seniors to identify, design, and develop data analytics extract routines to support audit assignments.
- Manage requests from the CAE to assist in pending reporting for the Audit Committee and management related to the audit department activities.
- Manage data extraction, storage, transformation, and processing through data analytics, and generate output for visualization/analysis by the Internal Audit Team.
- Use data analysis tools to automate audit testing and develop techniques for continuous auditing and analyzing large volumes of data.
- Support requests from external auditors related to data extracts for customer confirmations, completeness and accuracy assertions of financial reports, etc.
- Periodically perform audit tests of controls by obtaining and analyzing audit evidence, preparing audit workpapers, evaluating test results, and drawing conclusions on the adequacy and effectiveness of controls.
Required Skills:
- Strong quantitative, analytical, data-intuition, and problem-solving skills, and proficiency in data analytics techniques.
- Strong knowledge and proficiency in extraction and analysis of data from financial systems, leveraging data analysis tools (Excel, Access, ACH, Power BI and/or Microsoft SQL) and developing and running scripts.
- Advanced aptitude in data analytics.
- Strong knowledge of business units, Valley and applicable industries, i.e. Banking.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills - includes ability to interact with peers and clients with ease and to participate as part of the team. Effective in a variety of presentation settings such as face-to-face and in small groups with peers and In-charge.
- Knowledge of latest trends in data analytics.
- Strong knowledge of internal controls and auditing techniques.
- Strong knowledge of general IT Controls.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, data-intuition, and problem-solving skills, and proficiency in data analytics techniques.
- Strong PC skills (Excel and Word).
- Ability to train less experienced staff.
- Performance management skills - includes ability to provide timely and valuable feedback to team members (interns/Data Analysts).
- Bachelor's degree in business, mathematics, computer science, or management information systems.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant/recent data analytics experience in audit, financial, risk management or technology functions.
- Experience building and supporting continuous audit monitoring programs preferred.
