Why USAA?

Let’s do something that really matters.

At USAA, we have an important mission: facilitating the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. Not all of our employees served in our nation’s military, but we all share in the mission to give back to those who did. We’re working as one to build a great experience and make a real impact for our members.

We believe in our core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty and service. They’re what guides everything we do – from how we treat our members to how we treat each other. Come be a part of what makes us so special!

The Opportunity

• Accountable for timely delivery and quality execution of audit plan/reports, issue validation, driving continuous monitoring activities, and ensuring appropriate risks are covered for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Accountable for quality and providing technical engagement oversight, and approval of engagement risk assessment and audit scope.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with key stakeholders across the enterprise to ensure audit objectives are effectively met and contribute to the overall mission of USAA. 
• Oversees the preparation of key reports and communications and may present to governance committees, senior leaders, regulatory bodies and the USAA Board of Directors.
• Provides effective challenge and approval of audit engagement scoping, planning, fieldwork and reporting.  Provides insight in reviewing audit issues and identified root cause.  Recognizes and communicates impact of related issues, MRIAs, MRAs and Enterprise issues on audit engagements and risk profile.
• Engages in multiple continuous monitoring and on-going risk routines.  Prepares, reviews, and leads continuous monitoring and guides staff in advisory activities, special reviews and investigations.
• Leads the implementation and monitoring of audit process and performance standards; identifies and recommends internal audit process improvements. Proactively identifies potential process concerns and follows-up to resolve issues with Audit Leadership.  
• Communicates effectively with key stakeholders across the enterprise and external regulators to ensure audit objectives are effectively met and contribute to the overall mission of USAA and risk-based and difficult messages are delivered timely.
• Responsible for building, directly managing and developing diverse teams with the requisite knowledge and skillsets necessary to execute the audit plan through recruitment, training, coaching, skills assessment results review, performance management and related managerial activities.
• Responsible for reviewing results of the annual risk assessment and providing input into the creation of the risk profile.
• Updates universe risk assessment information with current and applicable research, industry feedback and audit results. Reviews audit universe for completeness for area of responsibility.
• Responsible for the development of the annual Audit plan for assigned areas of responsibility including proper assessment and coverage of risks and emerging risks.
• Responsible for providing oversight of issue severity and impact to business processes and the control environment. Escalates broad and systemic themes to Audit and business leaders.
•  Effectively challenges business management to adopt appropriate policies and procedures and effective controls designed to mitigate risks.
• Meets with and provides responses/requested information to regulators.

What you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or relevant field such as Finance, Accounting, Business, or Information Technology; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• 8 years of audit, financial, insurance, banking, information technology or related business and/or leadership experience.
• 3 years of direct team lead or management experience leading and directing work with both internal and external partners in a highly collaborative environment.
• Experience performing internal audits, external audits, or applying audit, risk, or compliance acumen in a complex operational and regulatory environment.
• Experience directly leading or managing work of both internal and external partners.
• Broad and comprehensive experience in Audit theory, internal audit principles with demonstrated experience in audit examining, analyzing, assessing, and drawing conclusions from audit work.
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating and challenging Controls with business partners and influencing business outcomes.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and knowledge of data analysis tools and techniques and decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrated experience in highly dynamic environment undergoing change; ability to deal with competing priorities.

What sets you apart:

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.