Exceed the expectations of our residential mortgage borrowers & business partners through superior service, simple processes, and effective communications.
We deliver on this mission by empowering our employees by encouraging and recognizing superior performance and innovative solutions, by promoting teamwork and divisional cooperation.
Primary Function
The Senior IT Internal Auditor is responsible for performing internal audits at the direction of Internal Audit leadership. He or she will be expected to assist in developing internal audit scope, performing audit procedures, and preparing reports in accordance with accepted professional standards. On certain projects, he or she will be expected to peer review workpapers of other team members and provide direction.
Principal Duties
List of required duties below. Distinguish on-site duties with an *. Examples below.
Provide risk and control coverage of Newrez business functional and operating units, focusing on IT processes, IT general controls and IT application controls within financial and operational processes.
Evaluate the adequacy and test effectiveness of IT internal controls, compliance with company IT policies and regulatory requirements, and identify opportunities for process improvements. Perform gap analysis of IT process documentation, IT process flows and IT policies against accepted standards.
Prepare accurate workpapers to clearly describe work performed, supporting test results to the level of detail that allows external audit reliance.
Use problem solving and critical thinking skills to identify internal control deficiencies, evaluate risk implications, and reach appropriate conclusions.
Develop preliminary findings and partner with management to develop pragmatic recommendations to mitigate key risks and/or identified control gaps.
Perform follow up on the status of outstanding internal audit issues including SOX IT general control and automated control issues. Validate proper completion of management action plans.
Assist Internal Audit leadership with periodic reporting to the BOD and senior management, as well as with the development of the annual risk assessment.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with management and champion internal control and corporate governance concepts throughout the business.
Education and Experience
Required Education And Experience. Examples Below.
Bachelor's degree in IT/MIS, Accounting, or Finance.
CISA, CIA, or CPA designation preferred.
3+ years of Public Accounting and/or private industry Internal Audit experience.
Prior experience in mortgage origination/underwriting or servicing processes is beneficial but not required.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Required knowledge, skills, and ability. Examples below.
Exposure to IT risk and control standards such as COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST, NYDFS.
Exposure to, or strong desire to learn about, emerging technologies including Cloud, Agile, DevOps, APIs, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation.
Understanding of internal control concepts and experience in applying them to plan, perform, manage, and report on the evaluation of various business processes/functions.
Experience in presenting information to all levels of an organization, including the ability to work closely with management for constructive change.
Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
Ability to travel up to 10%.
While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position's requirements, it in no way implies/states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary.
By applying to this position candidate acknowledges that this is not a remote role and is required to be on-site.
Company Perks
15 Paid Time Off (PTO) days and 18 after 1st anniversary!
9 Paid Holidays
Casual Workplace
Employee Engagement Activities
Company Benefits
Medical (including Health Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account)
Dental - RX - Vision - Life, Disability Insurance - 401(k) Plan with company match! - Employee Assistance Plan
Performance-based Incentives
Pet Insurance
Advancement Opportunities
Newrez NOW
Our Corporate Social Responsibility program, Newrez NOW, empowers employees to become leaders in their communities through a robust program that includes volunteering, philanthropy, nonprofit grants, and more
1 Volunteer Time Off (VTO) day, company-paid volunteer day where all eligible employees may participate in a volunteer event with a nonprofit of their choice
Employee Matching Gifts Program: We will match monetary employee donations to eligible non-profit organizations, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 per employee
Newrez Grants Program: Newrez hosts a giving portal where we provide employees an abundance of resources to search for an opportunity to donate their time or monetary contributions
Equal Employment Opportunity
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.