AUDIT PROJECT MANAGER SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Updated: Aug 10, 2024 - An Audit Project Manager must have expertise in internal audit, risk management, and compliance, especially within financial services. They excel at leading complex projects, solving problems, and communicating effectively. Strong data analysis skills and adaptability to changing environments are also essential.
Summary of Audit Project Manager Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BS in Accounting with 5 years of experience
- Knowledge of internal audit/risk/compliance is required with financial services experience highly desired
- Experience leading small and large-scale, multi-dimensional projects and driving change
- Aptitude for identifying problems of varying complexity and developing sound and actionable solutions within given constraints
- Strong influencing, planning, and problem-solving skills with a proven project and/or program management track record
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Aptitude for data analysis and presentation
- A composed and responsive approach to changing work methods, workloads and deadlines
- Able to work under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines
- Able to partner effectively with partners and stakeholders in all regions and of all levels.
2. BA in Business Administration with 4 years of experience
- Experience that may be a combination of audit, business segment, and/or risk experience
- Active professional certification or ability to obtain certification within 24 months of hire
- Comprehensive knowledge of internal audit methodology and regulatory/IIA standards.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must be able to communicate effectively to various levels within Huntington including executive management.
- Excellent project management skills, and analytical skills.
- Must be organized, detail-oriented, and able to work well under deadlines.
- Proven leadership and mentoring capabilities
- Must be able to accomplish goals through influence management and motivation.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
3. BS in Finance with 3 years of experience
- Considered as an advantage such as sound experience and knowledge, its businesses, operations, functions, and organizational structure.
- Strong analytical skills and experience with SAP
- Strong Excel skills - ability to work with and analyze large data sets
- Integrity, alignment with VG’s values, humility,
- Objectivity, courage, independence, fairness
- Diplomacy, listening skills, communication skills
- Interpersonal skills, at ease with coaching people
- Ability to evaluate risks in the context of the VG’s strategic priorities
- Team management experience, high level of respect in intercultural environments
- Business and strategic understanding
- Strong English and another language (Swedish, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese…)
- Mobility requirements (time spent traveling internationally, domestically etc.)
4. BS in Information Systems with 4 years of experience
- Relevant Financial Service Industry knowledge (e.g., Credit, Models, Regulatory Compliance, Lending, Operations, Trust, Treasury, Merchant Acquiring, Credit Cards [consumer and corporate], etc.).
- Understanding of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Standards and the common definition of internal controls.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Proven leadership skills.
- Proven adaptability to changing priorities.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
- Comfortable working in a team environment and coordinating with other Professional Practice teams (Methodology, Reporting, and Data Analytics).
- Working knowledge of recognized risk frameworks such as COSO’s Internal Control-Integrated Framework.