Staff Auditor- Bank

Your Opportunity

Your opportunity

We believe that, when done right, investing liberates people to create their own destiny. We are driven by our purpose to champion every client’s goals with passion and integrity. We respect and appreciate the diversity of our employees, our clients, and the communities we serve. We challenge conventions strategically to create value for our clients, our firm and the world. We live and bring to life the concept of ‘own your tomorrow’ every day. We champion our employee strengths, guide their development, and invest in their long-term success. We hire optimistic, results-oriented, curious, innovative, and adaptable people with the desire to help our clients and one another succeed.

As a company, we were established by Chuck over 40 years ago to champion Main Street over Wall Street, and to help Americans transform themselves from earners to owners. Through advocacy and innovation, we work to make investing more affordable, accessible and understandable for all. As we enter our fifth decade, we are looking for talented, innovative and driven people who believe they can help themselves, and our clients, create a better future.

The Internal Audit Department (IAD) of The Charles Schwab Corporation provides independent and objective assessments to figure out whether all significant risks are identified and appropriately reported by management and risk functions to the Board and Executive Management, to evaluate whether risks are adequately controlled, and to challenge Executive Management to improve the efficiency of governance processes, risk management, and internal controls.

We have a full-time position available for an entry level audit execution positions within our Bank Audit team. The Bank Internal Audit team is focused on the execution of Bank and Trust audits that target internal controls and regulatory compliance. Charles Schwab has four chartered banks that service clients. Bank audits cover areas such as corporate governance and risk management programs, as well as deposit and lending products that are offered to our clients. Trust audits focus on trust and custody services for employee benefit plans, and personal trust services.

What you will do:

· You will assist in planning and executing audits within various business divisions.

· You will participate in internal team meetings, as well as meetings with the business.

· You will perform internal audit controls testing and issue follow-up testing.

· You will assist with Internal Audit operational tasks such as management of audit status, issue status, audit file preparation and implementation.

· You will be responsible for handling your own tasks and letting teams know of your availability for work.

What you have

· A degree in Accountancy, Finance or Internal Audit.

· 3 years or less of job experience.

· Strong interpersonal skills (written and verbal).

· Self-starter with strong organizational skills.

· Ability to track multiple projects (2-3) going on at the same time, demonstrating an ability to analyze and prioritize to meet multiple deadlines.

· Ability to work as a member of a project team and cultivate a strong working relationship with external co-sourcing providers and internal lines of businesses.

· Demonstrates willingness to learn and grow.

· Initiative to research, understand and analyze a variety of situations or processes.

· Ability to travel occasionally.

What you will learn:

· How to analyze and understand highly complex business problems that are part of operating in the financial industry.

· To execute and examine various audit plans and learn control testing strategies.

· To execute internal audits in accordance with department procedures.

· To identify and assess inherent risk and controls to mitigate those risks.

· To perform audit issue follow-up and how document results of that testing.

· How Internal Audit operates in a highly regulated environment.

· How Internal Audit operates within the enterprise risk management framework as the third line of defense.

What you are good at

What you have

· A degree in Accountancy, Finance or Internal Audit.

· 3 years or less of job experience.

· Strong interpersonal skills (written and verbal).

· Self-starter with strong organizational skills.

· Ability to track multiple projects (2-3) going on at the same time, demonstrating an ability to analyze and prioritize to meet multiple deadlines.

· Ability to work as a member of a project team and cultivate a strong working relationship with external co-sourcing providers and internal lines of businesses.

· Demonstrates willingness to learn and grow.

· Initiative to research, understand and analyze a variety of situations or processes.

· Ability to travel occasionally.

What you will learn:

· How to analyze and understand highly complex business problems that are part of operating in the financial industry.

· To execute and examine various audit plans and learn control testing strategies.

· To execute internal audits in accordance with department procedures.

· To identify and assess inherent risk and controls to mitigate those risks.

· To perform audit issue follow-up and how document results of that testing.

· How Internal Audit operates in a highly regulated environment.

· How Internal Audit operates within the enterprise risk management framework as the third line of defense.