Wintrust Financial Looking for Internal Audit Officer (Auditor in Charge) at Bedford Park, Illinois, United States Full Time

Full Job Description

Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $50
billion assets under management and traded on the NASDAQ:WTFC. Built
on the “HAVE IT ALL” model, Wintrust offers sophisticated technology
and resources of a large bank while focusing on providing
service-based community banking to each and every customer. Wintrust
operates fifteen community bank subsidiaries with over 170 banking
locations in the greater Chicago and southern Wisconsin market areas.
Additionally, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units
including commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term
accounts receivable financing, out-sourced administrative services,
mortgage origination and purchase, wealth management services and
qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges.

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture!
  We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 9 years) and
  Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)

• Competitive pay and discretionary bonus eligible

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental,
  vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition
  reimbursement to name a few

• Promote from within
  culture

Why join this team?

• Work-Life Balance

  • Hybrid Work Schedule –
    Split your time working remotely and at our Corporate Headquarters in
    Rosemont, IL

  • Minimal Travel

• An entrepreneurial culture with opportunity for growth

Position Summary

Wintrust is looking
for a highly self-motivated, creative, and enthusiastic professional
to join the Wintrust Internal Audit team. We offer the opportunity to
develop leadership skills while learning about the organization. This
position will contribute to the overall team success by performing
risk-based audits. The role will work in a collaborative environment
while occasionally working independently with supervision.

What You’ll Do

• Execute operational
  risk-based audits to assess control design and operating
  effectiveness.

• Manage assigned audits and related
  audit activities to ensure the timely completion of the audit
  including audit finding validations.

• Develop audit
  programs and testing procedures relevant to risk and test objectives.

• Ensure audit engagement quality, including adherence
  to International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal
  Auditing (IIA Standards) and Internal Audit Department policies and
  standards.

• Participate in the annual audit plan,
  including the annual risk assessment, in collaboration with Internal
  Audit senior management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree, from an accredited
  college or university, with a major in Business Administration,
  Finance, Accounting, or related field of study.

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant operational audit
  experience in public accounting and/or internal auditing (e.g.,
  Banking, Fraud)

• Strong critical thinking,
  interpersonal, leadership, and coaching skills.

• Strongly preferred: one relevant audit certification (CIA,
  CISA, CPA, etc.).  

Benefits

Medical
Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and
dismemberment • Short-term and long term Disability Insurance •
Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and
Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) •
Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness
Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits
• Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

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From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to
serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of
life. To be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin’s Bank®, we need to reflect
that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we
employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending
practices. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking
and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information,
marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any
other characteristic protected by law.