Audit Engagement Manager

Job Description

Audit Engagement Manager – Fund & Investment Audit | Vanguard

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Vanguard, located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, operating under a hybrid working model. Vanguard is a mission-driven company dedicated to the long-term financial wellbeing of its clients, providing products and services that transform lives. This role is crucial in overseeing risk-based audit and consulting engagements across the entire Investment Lifecycle, actively contributing to implementing audit strategy and enhancing control environments.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, USA (Pennsylvania)

• Team: Global Investment and Financial Audit Services (GIFAS) team
• Mission: Owns the oversight and delivery of risk-based audit and consulting engagements to drive improvements in control environments across the Investment Lifecycle.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Oversee Engagement Delivery: Oversee the delivery of audit and consulting engagements, ensuring timely, high-quality work and value-add recommendations.
• Assess Control Environments: Assess the adequacy of the technology control environment, identifying gaps and opportunities for continuous improvement based on relevant knowledge and experience.
• Drive Engagement Strategy: Assist in developing and communicating engagement objectives, outlining scope, determining risk, and analyzing data to determine underlying root causes.
• Influence Stakeholders: Communicate the status and results of assigned work to various levels of management, influencing action on recommendations to strengthen the control environment and make process improvements.
• Develop Team: Communicate expectations to the team and provide meaningful feedback to help develop team members by identifying and communicating areas for improvement.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience, with a career level implying management of audit engagements and teams.
• Experience: Minimum of five years related work experience, preferably in the financial services industry including asset management or banking, with experience delivering internal audits, evaluating control effectiveness, and coaching junior staff.
• Skills: Strong critical thinking, project management, relationship-building, effective communication, and data analytics literacy with the ability to apply analytical techniques.
• Bonus: Advanced degree is a plus. Strong technical expertise in asset management, capital markets, and regulatory compliance is important. CIA, CPA, CFA, or FRM certifications are preferred.