AML Audit Issue Validation – Vice President

Company: MUFG
Location: New York, NY 10020 (Midtown area)

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Job Summary:
The Vice President, Audit Manager Position is a line management role within the Internal Audit for the Americas function. The position reports to a Director. You are primarily responsible for validation of BSA/AML & Sanction issues including regulatory (i.e. Consent Order) related items. This includes testing remediation efforts, providing effective challenge and drafting and reporting closure validation templates. You are responsible for internal partner management and the supervision of and accountability for the quality of and judgment calls on issue validation matters.

This position generally does not manage staff in a reporting line relationship, but does lead staff on an engagement-by-engagement assignment basis. There is an estimated range of 5% to 10% travel varying on your location as well as the location of key staff and stakeholders.


Major Responsibilities:

Structure and execute efficient and effective issue validation to:

  • You understand risks identified by the issue being remediated and develop test plans to properly test the updated control environment
  • You create test plans to validate remediated issues and present results to management
  • You review audit team members Issue validation and Consent Order related work
  • You assess the state of the governance, risk management, and control environment aspects to determine if the issue has been properly remediated.
  • You report results in an effective and timely basis including the completion of the closure validation template
  • You maintain compliance with audit methodology, while also operating within industry standard methodologies, applicable regulations, and internal and external professional practice expectations
  • You effectively manage partner relationships to a mutually accountable, productive, respectful, and trusted level
  • You remediate issues raised by regulatory authorities including the OCC and FRB
  • You act as a leader and role model and continuously improve self and department.

Are you ready to demonstrate your financial crimes knowledge?

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree Required – Accounting or Finance Preferred
  • Ten or more years of internal or external audit or risk management experience, including management responsibility
  • Experience within Financial Crimes (BSA/AML/OFAC) compliance audit
  • CAMS certification preferred
  • Experience with the financial industry and related markets, related regulatory bodies, and current industry events and trends
  • Experience working with the financial industry regulators, including OCC, FRB, and FINRA and responding to regulatory requests
    Deep knowledge of risk assessment, audit methodology, and audit execution
  • Demonstrated knowledge in technology as required for assigned areas (MS Office, audit data analytics, etc.)
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

OTHER:

  • Aligned with MUFG Union Bank Code of Conduct, exhibits strong ethical behavior, and adheres to other similar professional requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.