Staff Financial Auditor I

At Fifth Third Bank, we pride ourselves on our community involvement. In 1948, we became the first financial institution in the United States to establish a charitable foundation. Today, we continue to invest the time, resources, and people to help improve lives in the communities we serve.

General Function

• Assists in the execution of financial, operational and compliance audits for various lines of business/functional areas within the Bancorp under the guidance of a Senior Auditor. Primary responsibilities include performing routine audit activities in the planning, fieldwork, reporting and wrap-up phases in accordance with established standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in the plan and execution of audit fieldwork in compliance with Audit Division methodology and within defined time frames to support department metrics:
• Work with the Audit Senior to conduct interviews to document and evaluate processes for determining the adequacy of internal controls.
• Challenge, validate and execute test strategies to determine the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance with regulations; incorporating appropriate tools, techniques and technology.
• Accumulate evidence to support the audit conclusions through quality documentation and audit workpapers.
• Assist with the development of findings and recommendations for inclusion in the audit report.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships within the Bancorp (peers, supervisory management and internal clients) to support an effective and continuous communications; Contribute to customer and client satisfaction and deliver value to internal and external customer.
• Assist and support the audit team in the identification and continuous monitoring of risks and other potential exposures to the Bancorp.
• Develop Individual performance by understanding performance expectations and requesting and acting upon feedback. Establish and execute a Development Plan.
• Participate in departmental processes and initiatives that promote team effectiveness, employee engagement and resource development. Attend Bancorp sponsored and other training to build industry knowledge and technical capabilities.
• Participate in audit and regulatory issue follow-up processes. Complete Quality Control reviews and perform additional audit assignments as assigned.

• Bachelors degree in Business required; Accounting preferred.
• Encouraged to pursue CPA, CIA or equivalent certification.
• Strong candidates should have relevant internship and/ or co-opprogram experience; Banking/Financial services industry experience and/or large public accounting firm experience desirable.
• Proficient with MS-Windows and other related PC applications. Possess the desire and ability to learn mainframe applications,and automated data analysis tools and techniques.
• Strong written and oral communication skills required.
• Must be able to work within teams and independently to manage and execute multiple tasks/ projects in a dynamic work environment.
• Must be goal and results oriented, able to demonstrate sound judgment and apply logical/critical thought processes when developing solutions.
• Ability to display a positive business presence with management and external personnel, required.
• Must be able to maintain independence and objectiveness.