Lead Internal Auditor - Single Family (Flexible Hybrid)

Company: The Fannie Mae
Location: Washington
Posted on: November 13, 2024

Job Description:

Lead Internal Auditor - Single Family (Flexible Hybrid)

• Full-time
• Target Hiring Range (1): 105000
• Target Hiring Range (2): 136000At Fannie Mae, futures are made. The inspiring work we do helps make a home a possibility for millions of homeowners and renters. Every day offers compelling opportunities to impact the future of the housing industry while being part of an inclusive team thriving in an energizing, flexible environment. Here, you will grow your career and help create access to fair, affordable housing finance.As a valued colleague on our team, you will provide leadership and advice on the identification and assessment of potential risks that may threaten Fannie Mae's reputation, safety, security, and/or financial success. You will engage with key stakeholders across Single-Family and other divisions and your work will help strengthen and improve the risk and control environment of the company.THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKEThe Lead Internal Auditor role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:
  • Apply technical knowledge and expertise to lead internal audits and reviews across Fannie Mae's Finance and Single-Family divisions. Use a risk-based approach to develop and adjust audit plans as appropriate and determine areas requiring additional analysis.
  • Provide day-to-day project leadership ensuring projects are completed on-time and within scope and budget. Monitor team progress, manage project budgets, and provide technical guidance and on-going coaching to other Auditors.
  • Collaborate with modeling and technology audit partners to define project scope and develop an integrated testing strategy.
  • Identify opportunities to utilize data analytics and emerging technologies to increase efficiency and effectiveness in audits through data driven insights and full population testing.
  • Conduct first-level review of work and documentation, leveraging guidance from Audit Management as needed. Review and finalize staff work papers and deliverables with Audit Management. Develop audit reports with Audit Management.
  • Inspire and motivate team members to achieve results.
  • Lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders to effectively communicate audit issues, results and project status.
  • Build and maintain relationships with business partners. Provide advice and share Internal Audit knowledge with business partner managers and staff to strengthen governance, risk, and control environments.
  • Engage in continuous risk assessments and monitoring of emerging and existing risks confronting Fannie Mae's Finance and Single-Family divisions.THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAMMinimum Required Experience
    • 4 years of related professional experience
    • CPA, CISA or CIA requiredDesired Experience
      • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Internal Audit, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, and/or Information Systems.
      • 6 years of audit, risk management, or regulatory experience in a large and complex organization desired
      • Ability to be flexible with changing priorities and able to manage multiple projects concurrently with minimal direction. Adept at managing project plans, resources, and people to ensure successful project completion.
      • Experience working with people with a different functional expertise respectfully and cooperatively to work toward a common goal.
      • Experience with process, risk and control assessments, including evaluating the design adequacy and operating effectiveness of controls and identifying and assessing the risk impact of control gaps of operational and financial reporting processes.
      • Experience providing credible challenge, both written and verbal, to management and stakeholders/customers.
      • Experience communicating audit or risk assessment results, both written and verbal, to management and stakeholders/customers.
      • Superior problem solving, critical thinking, and data analysis skills.
      • Experience analyzing data to identify trends or relationships to inform conclusions about the data.
      • Influencing skills including negotiating, persuading others, facilitating meetings, and resolving conflict.
      • Relationship management skills including managing and engaging stakeholders, customers, vendors, and building relationship networks.
      • Skilled in information retrieval including fact gathering, conducting focus groups and interviews, and designing surveys.
      • Skilled in the graphical representation of information in the form of charts, diagrams, pictures, and dashboards with programs and tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Power BI.
      • Skilled in presenting information and/or ideas to an audience in a way that is engaging and easy to understand.
      • Skilled in Microsoft Product Suite (MS Teams, Excel, SharePoint, Word, etc.)
      • Skilled in Alteryx, SQL and/or Python for data analytics applications.Fannie Mae is a flexible hybrid company. We embrace flexibility for our employees to work where they choose, while also providing office space for in-person work if desired. At times, while business need may call for on-site collaboration, which means proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.Fannie Mae is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, personal appearance, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the application process, email us at careers_mailbox@fanniemae.com.The hiring range for this role is set forth on each of our job postings located on Fannie Mae's Career Site. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.
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