Audit Manager – Audit Services

Overview

As Audit Manager at Northern Trust, you will lead and document audit engagements, guiding project teams through planning, fieldwork, and reporting. You will act as a technical resource, coach junior staff, and partner with senior managers to set scope and testing strategies. The role emphasizes independence, risk-based testing, and stakeholder communication within a respected, service‑oriented firm. You will shape audit approaches with data analytics and drive quality across complex engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or two audit engagements concurrently with minimal supervision
• Define audit scope and develop testing strategies; act as Auditor-in-Charge on complex audits
• Develop Risk and Control Testing Matrices (RCTMs) and Risk Control Matrices (RCMs)
• Plan, budget, and allocate resources; conduct walkthroughs and planning meetings
• Mentor junior audit staff and coach across engagements
• Manage stakeholder discussions and communicate audit observations and findings
• Draft audit issues, recommendations, and executive summaries
• Incorporate data analytics into audit testing and validation processes

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related discipline; minimum 5 years of relevant audit experience
• Experience in financial services preferred
• Professional qualification such as CPA, CISA, CIA, ACA, or ACCA (holds or working towards)
• Strong understanding of audit, risk, and accounting principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to manage multiple priorities and relationships

• strong professional skepticism
• effective stakeholder communication
• leadership and team development
• data analytics in audits
• risk assessment and control testing
• development of RCTMs and RCMs

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