Our esteemed client is currently seeking a Director of Audit AML BSA to join their team in Jersey City, NJ. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the validation of Financial-Crimes-related regulatory issues, as well as supporting CNB’s overall Financial Crimes audit program. They will also provide support in responding to US regulators to meet the evolving demands of the US regulatory environment and heightened expectations of Internal Audit.

As the Director of Audit AML BSA, the selected candidate will:

• Lead the validation of BSA/AML and OFAC/sanctions-related regulatory issues, including designing interim and final validation approaches, and overseeing/managing an audit team to plan and execute the validation work.
• Assist in preparing and overseeing the execution of the annual audit plan for CNB regulatory validations to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control environment.
• Leverage data analysis and insights across the enterprise and across all stages of the audit lifecycle to apply to the audit portfolio.
• Direct, counsel, and manage a staff of internal auditors assigned to engagements and review audit plan, findings, and reports for sufficient scope, accuracy, appropriateness of conclusions and compliance with requirements.
• Coordinate and manage regulatory requests and examinations with bank regulators and external auditor.
• Work with efficiency and effectiveness, maintaining Internal Audit methodology and standards, in the planning, execution and reporting of audit deliverables.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience within a top tier financial services organization or Big “4” public accounting firm.
• Minimum of 5 years experience managing staff.
• Professional Designation (CIA, CPA, CISA, CISSP, CISM) preferred.
• Demonstrated successful building of inclusive and diverse teams or committees.
• Demonstrated experience in working in a matrixed organization with proven ability to multitask and prioritize activities.
• Experience leading, coaching and mentoring direct reports.
• Audit, Assurance and Advisory experience.
• Risk Management experience including any one of operational risk, credit risk, ERM/corporate governance, etc., in either 1st or 2nd line of defense.
• Strong understanding of AML/BSA compliance risk across 1st and 2nd lines of defense.
• Experience working with external US regulators such as OCC, Federal Reserve, etc.
• Strong experience in use of data analytics, visualization and reporting – e.g. Tableau.
• Experience planning integrated business audits with technology auditors.
• Understanding of core technology (applications and infrastructure).
• Experience in data analytics (data gathering, transformation, analytics, and reporting).
• Strong leadership skills. Excellent communication skills, oral and written. Ability to interact effectively with management and staff at all levels.

If you are a highly motivated individual with a passion for audit and risk management, our client would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply now to take the next step in your career.