Introduction

Established in 1912, Bank of China is one of the largest banks in the world, with over $3 trillion in assets and a footprint that spans more than 60 countries and regions. Our long-term outlook, institutional weight and global breadth provide our clients with a stable and reliable financial partner, whether in Corporate or Personal Banking or our Trade Services, Commodities, Financial Institutions and Global Markets lines of business.

Overview

The incumbent will be responsible for assisting the Team Lead with oversight, design and execution of the Bank’s IT audit program including audits of IT systems, applications and operations and the attendant risk undertaken in the line of business and control functions. S/he will contribute to audit risk assessment and perform detailed testing, evaluate management action plans, follow up on control issues, and update audit program, risk assessment and audit plans timely.

Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to:

Audit Program Enhancement

Plan, design, and execute the audit coverage strategy of the IT and data quality and management programs, contribute to the US-wide audit risk assessments, and perform assigned audits by executing approved audit programs and questionnaires
Review auditor work papers covering planning and fieldwork for sufficiency
Influence the execution of other audits (business, control functions) with related risks
Ensure the delivery of audit reports and Internal Audit feedback that is complete, insightful, timely, error free and concise
Timely update audit programs, risk assessment and audit plans
Recommend improvements in streamlining audit methodology and optimize the use of the audit workflow tool when available
Establish and maintain relationships with senior internal stakeholders for the IT and data management and quality programs
Coordinate with the Data Analysis Team in the design and implementation of continuous monitoring of the IT and data controls during integrated audits

Prompt, Oversee and Report on Corrective Action

Evaluate management action plans to ensure the audit issue raised are adequately addressed
Coordinate with key stakeholders to identify emerging and/or control issues affecting operation
Perform issue tracking and risk-based validation of issues specific to IT program
Follow up with counterparts to ensure control issues are resolved effectively

Build Expert Knowledge

Design the auditor professional development plan specific to related skills
Provide coaching and on-the-job training to audit staff
Serve as the department subject matter expert on IT risks and audit procedures to test these risks

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree is required, and an advanced degree is preferred
Minimum 5 years of experience in IT risk/audit on IT infrastructure, application and system implementation is required for the AVP level
Experience as a bank examiner, auditor, consultant or compliance professional with a strong understanding of IT risks, familiar with core banking systems, transactional platforms, workflow tools use for retail and commercial banking is required
Experience in using computer assisted auditing tools to evaluate assertions is required
Deep IT lifecycle expertise in order to perform pre-implementation reviews and to evaluate sufficiency of IT beyond operating effectiveness is required
Familiarity with FFIEC regulatory standards, COSO, COBIT, ISO among others, for IT controls is required
Capability and willingness to develop staff on technical and soft skills is required
CPA, CIA, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, CISSP, CISM and/or equivalent certifications are preferred but not required
Bilingual capability in Mandarin is preferred but not required"

Pay Range
Actual salary is commensurate with candidate’s relevant years of experience, skillset, education and other qualifications.

USD $65,000.00 - USD $150,000.00 /Yr.