Position Goals:
Perform financial, operational and regulatory compliance audits and assist with special projects.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•Prepare work papers reflecting the results of audit assignments. Complete planned audits and special assignments in a high quality fashion and ensure the deviations from Corporate policies and procedures, regulatory requirements, other control weaknesses, and opportunities to enhance operational efficiency are communicate to the appropriate personnel for resolution.
•Prepare regular reports for management identifying deficiencies noted, recommended correction action and status of corrective steps being taken.
•Develop and maintain audit programs for each area of the Corporation to ensure effective audit coverage of all organizational activities.
•Review work of subordinates for accuracy and completeness. Provide training to new and existing employees to enhance audit quality and effectiveness.
•Recommend effective internal controls to promote accurate processing of transactions, safeguarding and protection of corporate assets, prevention of fraud, ensure regulatory compliance as well as fairness of financial information.
•Monitor accounting standards and regulatory changes and perform appropriate tests to determine if operating procedures and controls are in place to ensure compliance with the new requirements.
•Coordinate internal audit work with the Corporation’s public accounting firm to ensure that effective audit services are provided to the Corporation and audit costs are minimized.
•Manage internal audit resources and activities to ensure maximum efficiency.
•Maintain a high level of cooperation and rapport with other officers and employees.
•May require IT experience in general controls & controls around information technology development.
Position Requirements
Education - Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or related field.
Experience -Three (3) or more years of experience in analytical field.
Other - None
Preferred Requirements
Auditing experience in the financial services industry.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certification and/or other Financial Services or Auditing certifications.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
First Merchants Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and E-Verify participant (M/F/D/V).