Lead Auditor Full-time Job

What is the opportunity?

The Lead Auditor position in The Hartford’s Internal Audit organization offers the opportunity to collaborate across various areas of the company while delivering valuable insights and promoting continuous improvement. Internal Audit’s vision is to be a catalyst for improvement and provide risk-based, objective, reliable and insightful assurance, advice, and innovative solutions. Auditors develop strong knowledge of The Hartford’s businesses, develop influential relationships and enhance their auditing and business skill sets to ultimately broaden career horizons. Key areas of responsibility include: Planning audit engagements to identify key business, strategic and financial risks, and designing the appropriate scope, objectives and tests to effectively evaluate related internal controls
Leading teams of professional auditors with various levels of experience to effectively execute audit programs; assessing and developing associates’ skills through coaching, feedback, training, and mentorship Developing effective relationships with business stakeholders and management across various levels by communicating difficult issues and facilitating open, honest discussion
Preparing detailed audit reports for management outlining testing results and recommending courses of action that will mitigate and remediate identified issues
Executing special projects (such as fraud investigations and forensic analysis), and other activities, as assigned by Audit leadership Participating in The Hartford’s ongoing enterprise risk assessment and assisting in the planning process by actively collaborating to assess risks across The Hartford’s operations to determine appropriate areas of focus, in a changing business landscape
Reviewing and following up on outstanding issues or observations
Staying up-to-date on regulatory guidance from governing bodies
Participating on initiatives that promote The Hartford’s core values through activities with in the community
Assist in executing the Department's Agile Transformation strategy
Actively support continuous improvement efforts in areas across Internal Audit
Travel - 0% to 10%

What are the qualifications?

B.S. degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related discipline; advanced degree a plus
Five or more years of progressively responsible accounting or audit experience with knowledge of insurance concepts required
Exceptional auditing and accounting knowledge including internal control frameworks (e.g. COSO), SOX Act of 2002, and financial reporting
Experience with Agile frameworks (such as SCRUM, SAFe) desired
Excellent organizational and project management skills to manage multiple competing priorities
Leadership and management skills to guide staff auditors and effectively address audit-related issues and conflicts
Must be flexible and able to readily adapt to change, as well as demonstrate effective analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Ability to drive and adapt approach according to facts or situations, while building solid relationships that enable consensus across varying organizational levels. Proven ability to challenge norms while building consensus.
Superior verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated experience collaborating and communicating with management. Experience presenting observations or making recommendations to managers at various levels of the organization
Certification in a relevant area (e.g., CPA, CIA, CFE, CISA) strongly preferred
Insurance knowledge is a plus
Other competencies and capabilities we’re looking for include
Proven ability to develop strong working relationships with a variety of business partners

Demonstrated courage to challenge the status quo in a constructive way

Ability to apply continuous improvement methods and thought

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