Senior Internal Audit Professional

Regional Lead of Internal Audit Practices and Chief Operating Officer

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Regional Lead of Internal Audit Practices and Chief Operating Officer to drive our audit practice in Latin America.

This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned professional to lead and execute the regional practices agenda, driving methodology, regulatory engagement, reporting & control and quality assurance. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing trusted relationships with regional and global Audit Management, Internal Audit staff and regulators and must possess the ability to influence and lead change.

The role requires operational and financial execution in managing the audit agenda and audit team, including providing the operational framework and oversight of the annual audit plan, from planning to execution; managing the financial and resource budget; overseeing workforce management including managing open roles and coordinating recruiting; managing the communication strategy; managing regulatory interactions; and driving the delivery of projects and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead the development of Regional JPMC Internal Audit practice objectives and strategic direction, ensuring consistency with the global practice objectives and strategy.
2. Provide thought leadership and respectful challenge as appropriate on methodology, tools, processes etc., acting to ensure that Regional aspects are considered.
3. Assess and enhance core Internal Audit (IA) practices to meet the expectations of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards, the firm, and global regulatory agencies, with particular attention to local regulatory requirements that might be incremental or different from global standards.
4. Active participation and representation of the region in the Global Practices team and other forums. Ensure that the region supported is aware of all relevant audit methodology and toolset changes.
5. Lead, influence and oversee the regional implementation of tools, metrics and reporting to monitor adherence to audit policies and standards and completion of the audit plan, including regular analysis of results.
6. Build and maintain close and effective relationships with the firm's external auditors and with regulators in the Region. Direct the regional Audit regulatory interaction, including support of Audit regulatory request responses, exam status monitoring, and regulatory issue closure validation.
7. Proactive review Quality Assurance results and conclusions for regional applicability, and sharing with regional audit management to ensure globally consistent audit methodology is followed across all locations.
8. Identify, escalate and if necessary remediate potential issues with regards to audit execution, regulatory interaction and general matters in a timely manner to understand the root cause, prevent recurrence and help create solutions.

Regional COO

1. Manage the execution of the audit plan enforcing adherence to all required internal and external standards, such as audit plan changes, and offering credible challenge to the audit teams.
2. Drive consistent and timely communication within various forums, including management team meetings, town halls, other internal audit meetings.
3. Drive the consistent utilization of relevant communication mechanisms.
4. Lead activities and messaging for senior management governance and oversight forums.
5. Provide support for activities and interactions related to Audit Committees, Control Committees, Risk Committees, Business Reviews, Global Regulatory Agencies, senior management, and third party reviews of the Internal Audit product.
6. Lead regulatory coordination for special topics, areas of focus, examinations and reviews.
7. Drive workforce management, including: headcount, budget, recruiting, development, facilities, privacy, business resiliency, training, certification, and conflicts of interest.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, including writing skills. Portuguese is a plus.
• 10+ years of relevant experience including Audit and/or Financial Services.
• Uphold the reputation of the firm and act with integrity.
• In-depth understanding of audit practices and methodologies, internal controls, and risk assessment and management processes. Uses this knowledge to identify opportunities for improvement.

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