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ASSISTANT GENERAL AUDITOR

Internal Audit Dept.

Our Company

At FirstBank PR, we strive to be trusted advisors to our clients and our employees are the ones that ensure we deliver on our promise of excellence in personalized customer service. Our more than 3,100 employees in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Florida share a passion for excellent customer service. We are proud of our team because they are continuously surpassing our client’s expectations.

Do you have a passion for helping customers, building relationships, and delivering extraordinary, personalized customer service? If your answer is yes, FirstBank is the number one place for you.

A Brief Overview

The Assistant General Auditor is in charge of the assignment and enforcing of the Annual Audit Plan within the unit staff, monitoring its completion and compliance with target dates, Bank's policies and applicable regulations. The Assistant General Auditor leads the execution of the individual audit reviews and other audit activities included in the risk-based Internal Audit Plan, overseeing the work performed by the audit staff. Also ensures audits are performed in a timely manner, ensuring all audit quality and client relation standards are met, and courteous and professional behavior is observed in all situations.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Documents the annual risk assessment exercise for areas assigned in order to develop the annual internal audit plan and strategic audit plan and provide to GA for review. Supports the annual risk assessment completion.

• Develops Audit Staff Annual Plan to distribute assigned audits throughout the audit year.

• Monitors the progress of the established audit plan and provides periodic status to the General Auditor.

• Reviews and discusses the planning of specific audits with the audit staff, including risk assessment, planning memoranda, audit program and engagement procedures.

• Leads Entry Meetings with management to discuss proposed objectives of specific audit assignments.

• Reviews audit work papers prior to report issuance as to completeness and accuracy, ascertaining that documentation related to audit exceptions is complete and exceptions are disposed into logical recommendations and justified. Ensures audit reports aligns with paper conclusions.

• Reviews audit work papers as to completeness and accuracy, ascertaining that documentation related to audit exceptions is complete and exceptions are disposed into logical recommendations.

• Maintains a current understanding of regulatory topics and emerging trends, as well as applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines established or enforced by the Federal Reserve Board (FED), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico (OCIF) and other regulatory bodies.

• Continuous monitoring of emerging risks and their impact to the Corporation and the audit plan.

• Leads internal audit involvement in key Corporate projects with financial reporting impact.

• Coordinates assistance to external auditors during the annual audit.

• Maintains the General Auditor informed of challenges in carrying out the audit function and proposes solutions.

• Assists in the preparation of department’s annual budget.

• Assists in the preparation of department’s monthly or other periodic reports to Senior Management, Audit Committee and BOD

• Presents audit reports and related matters to the Audit Committee.

  Other Responsibilities

• Monitors the adequacy and competency of the staff in his/her respective unit, assists the General Auditor in performing recruitment efforts and provides orientation to new staff.

• Maintains a current understanding of regulatory topics and emerging trends, as well as applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines established or enforced by the Federal Reserve Board (FED), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico (OCIF) and other regulatory bodies.

• Continuous monitoring of emerging risks and their impact to the Corporation and the audit plan.

• Leads internal audit involvement in key Corporate projects with financial reporting impact.

• Coordinates assistance to external auditors during the annual audit.

• Maintains the General Auditor informed of challenges in carrying out the audit function and proposes solutions.

• Assists in the preparation of department’s annual budget.

• Assists in the preparation of department’s monthly or other periodic reports to Senior Management, Audit Committee and BOD.

• Presents audit reports and related matters to the Audit Committee.

  Supervisory Responsibilities

  This position has direct supervisory responsibilities over the assigned Audit Supervisors and Audit Officers.

  Competencies

• Strong managerial, supervisory and interpersonal skills

• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of management, external auditors, regulators and examiners

• Proficient in accounting and financial reporting matters in the banking industry for U.S. jurisdictions and Puerto Rico local requirements.

• Regulatory banking industry and regulations acquaintance, including FDIC, CFPB, OCIF, and BSA/AML/OFAC guidelines

• Strong analytic thinking capacity

• Team work oriented

• Write, speak and comprehend English and Spanish

• Time management skills

• Computer literate, proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Power Point and Excel

• Traveling willingness

• Budget management

  Minimum Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field from an accredited college/university

• 3 to 5 years of experience in asupervisoryposition within the Banking Industry or Public Accounting Firm.

• Applied knowledge and understanding of financial and accounting matters and within the banking industry (e.g., Treasury and Investments, Asset Liability Management, Stress Testing, Allowance for Loans and Lease Losses, Model Risk Management, Financial Reporting, etc.).

• The incumbent must have a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification or its equivalent experience (ten years).

• Highly Recommended Certifications: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

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