Senior Audit Lead - Credit Risk
Title: Senior Audit Lead - Credit Risk
Salary: $185,000 - $205,000 base + bonus
Company Summary:
A leading global financial institution is looking to add a senior hire to its Credit Risk Audit team in New York. This role offers deep exposure across lending, counterparty credit risk, and complex products, sitting within a high-performing audit function.
This is a highly visible position working closely with senior stakeholders across risk and the business, with a strong focus on data, analytics, and evolving audit practices.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end audit engagements across credit risk and lending businesses
- Act as a subject matter expert across credit products, with the ability to assess risk and controls in detail
- Evaluate control environments and identify gaps, driving practical and sustainable remediation
- Partner with stakeholders across risk, audit, and the business to deliver audit coverage
- Support audit planning by identifying emerging risks and key focus areas
- Drive enhancements to audit methodology, including use of data and AI-driven tools
- Lead issue validation, root cause analysis, and reporting through closure
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of progressive experience within risk or audit, with strong internal audit experience required
- Deep expertise in credit risk, with the ability to speak in detail across products and exposures
- Background within large financial institutions or global banks
- Experience operating as a subject matter expert within audit engagements
- Strong analytical mindset with a focus on data and emerging technologies
- Excellent communication skills and ability to engage senior stakeholders
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