Company Description

At Fannie Mae, futures are made. The inspiring work we do helps make a home a possibility for millions of homeowners and renters. Every day offers compelling opportunities to impact the future of the housing industry while being part of an inclusive team thriving in an energizing, flexible environment. Here, you will grow your career and help create access to fair, affordable housing finance.

Job Description

As a valued colleague on our team, you will provide expert advice on, and guide a team in, assessing and identifying potential risks that may threaten our operations, reputation, and/or financial success, as well as engage with key stakeholders across the enterprise to provide thought leadership. You will focus on risks, controls, and governance in the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Compliance & Ethics (C&E) divisions.  

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

The Lead Internal Auditor - ERM and C&E role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

• Lead team in defining audit/review objectives and conducting control design and operating effectiveness assessments to evaluate and improve the strength of the control environment.
• Participate in continuous risk monitoring activities to support division-wide continuous risk assessment and auditing efforts.
• Leverage available data and analytical tools during the planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases of the audit/review lifecycle.
• Manage project plans, resources, and people to ensure successful audit/review project completion, including supervisory workpaper review and development of junior associates.
• Identify and recommend improvements to processes and controls to drive efficiency. 
• Perform root cause and impact analyses, document internal control issues, and evaluate and validate management corrective actions.
• Communicate audit/review scope, issues, risks, and recommendations to management in written reports and oral presentations.

Qualifications

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experience

• 4 years of relevant experience.
• 2-4 years working experience in risk-based auditing, accounting, risk management, management consulting, or financial data analysis.
• Core audit certification (i.e. CPA, CIA) or relevant specialty certification.

Desired Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Prior experience in the Financial Services industry.
• 7 years of professional experience in a related discipline (e.g., risk management, compliance and ethics, internal/external audit, SOX, operations), ideally with an accounting or consulting firm, financial services organization, or regulatory agency.
• Demonstrated ability to manage teams to perform independent risk reviews including control design assessments, utilizing industry common and leading practices.
• Knowledge of the Mortgage industry.
• Experience using data and analytical tools in audit planning, execution, and/or reporting.

Skills

• Critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong work ethic, excellent use of discretion and judgment and the ability to work under pressure and multi-task on various assignments.
• Adept at managing multiple priorities and leading through ambiguity.
• Influencing including negotiating, persuading others, facilitating meetings, and resolving conflict.
• Skilled in presenting information and/or ideas to an audience in a way that is engaging and easy to understand.

Tools

• Experience using enterprise risk, governance, and control platforms (e.g., Archer) and electronic audit workpaper documentation systems (e.g., TeamMate+, AuditBoard).
• Skilled in Microsoft Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau or similar data analytic and data visualization tools.