American Express India | Senior Auditor

Key responsibilities

• In addition, IAG has a Professional Practices group responsible for managing audit operations, quality, and standards; regulatory relations; reporting; training and professional development; and key internal capabilities and technologies.
• In this role, the ideal candidate will be responsible for assisting on multiple audit portfolios across IAG.
• This is an exceptional opportunity for you to showcase and further expand your audit skills, and knowledge!
• Review prior audit results and relevant business monitoring materials to support Audit Planning activities such as the planning checklist; attend walkthroughs, taking diligent notes, asking questions as appropriate.
• Identify and escalate issues as appropriate throughout testing and audit execution; draft audit issue documentation.
• Develop a foundational understanding of American Express' business model, products, services, and organizational units.
• Assist in documenting and evaluating audit observations and findings; support routine client status meetings, audit request, and other administrative tasks.
• Serve as an IAG Champion (e.g., Management Action Plan Champion, Business Monitoring Champion).
• Communicate task status, roadblocks, challenges, and potential solutions to B35s and leadership as appropriate.
• Participate as a key team member on audit projects, independently owning audit tasks such as documenting processes under review, developing workpapers, and executing audit tests in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Provide guidance to staff auditors and review and provide feedback on work as appropriate.

Requirements

• BA, BS, or equivalent degree in accounting or finance related field.
• Knowledge and experience in the application of control theory and professional auditing practices including the audit lifecycle.
• Understanding of regulatory, accounting, and financial industry best practices relevant to the business, including technology and data implications.
• Ability to break-down a complex problem into components, solve them using data analysis, process knowledge and risk/control knowledge, and communicate results and control recommendations with transparency and integrity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver quality, actionable and beneficial feedback to management on potential control issues and solutions to close gaps.
• Experience with technology control testing including interface inputs, reports, application security, business continuity and third parties.
• Experience with using data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and scorecards / dashboards.
• Background in information systems, data analytics or information technology.
• Professional Certification (CIA, CPA, CISA or equivalent).
• Experience from big accounting firms or global internal audit functions.

American Express

American Express is a global payments company known for its card products, merchant network and travel services. It was founded in New York in 1850.

Its Indian teams work on finance, risk, analytics, operations and technology for markets around the world. Chartered accountants typically join financial analysis, controllership and reporting teams.

• Industry: Payments and financial services
• Headquarters: New York, USA
• In India: Large teams in Gurugram and Bengaluru