Audit Director - Financial Crime

We are committed to growing our audit staff significantly as we continue to expand and enhance the Internal Audit Group. Our assurance and risk professionals have diverse backgrounds including internal controls, consumer compliance, technology, operational risk, financial accounting, data analytics, and banking operations. Our audit teams align to key risk areas and business units to ensure IAG can provide comprehensive and risk-based audit coverage. 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., This role is based in London and will be supporting the Vice President of Global Head of Financial Crime Audit and Vice President of International Financial Crime & Compliance. This is a senior role in the department and will be responsible for providing global leadership in IAG and American Express more broadly.,

• Support the development of the American Express IAG Financial Crime Coverage Strategy.
• Support the oversight of Financial Crime across IAG through effective oversight of the Portfolio.
• Develop and maintain collaborative senior stakeholder relationships across the enterprise to perform effective business monitoring.
• Execute and oversee audits of international based Financial Crime audits and issues validations ensuring adequate workpaper quality and effective stakeholder challenge or escalation where necessary.
• Effectively coach, mentor and develop colleagues and co-sourced across all aspects of their role, the audit and analytic lifecycle, and audit methodology.
• Maintain the team's resource calendar, training program and recruiting pipeline, and execute the screening and selection process.
  
  Significant amount of relevant experience
• Fluent understanding and experience with Audit methodology within internal/external audit, including independently leading audit work streams.
• Financial services industry experience and an understanding of related products, services, features, economics and key regulations
• Understanding of regulatory, accounting, and financial industry best practices relevant to the business, including technology and data implications
• Experience and understanding of Financial Crime risk - in particular, the core tenants of an effective Financial Crime framework as well as expected key controls
• BA, BS, or equivalent degree in accounting or finance related field
• Ability to break-down a complex problem into components, process knowledge and risk/control knowledge, and communicate issues and control recommendations with transparency, integrity and impact
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver quality, actionable and beneficial feedback to management on potential control issues and solutions to close gaps
• Knowledge and experience in the application of control theory and professional auditing practices including the audit lifecycle
• Effectively works independently, within a team and across teams in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, utilizing related project management skills, employing creative thinking, and the ability to work on competing priorities
• Proven ability to lead and manage multiple projects and provide developmental feedback across deliverables
• Proven ability lead team members in a way that encourages, develops, and delivers results
Preferred Qualifications
• Background in Compliance would be a plus
  
  With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you'll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that's unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.
At American Express, you'll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact-every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company's success. Together, we'll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world's best customer experience every day. And we'll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong. Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together. About the Internal Audit Group at American Express Our Internal Audit Group is a worldwide function with 300 team members and offices across nine countries within American Express. Our mission is to protect and enhance organizational value by providing independent, objective, risk-based assurance, advisory services and to influence the way the company manages risk.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities