Sr Auditor- Financial

M&T Bank is a multi-state community-focused bank serving New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. Founded in 1856, the company provides banking, investment, insurance and mortgage financial services to more than 3.6 million consumer, business and government clients.

This position coordinates the performance of internal audit examinations ensuring the timely and professional execution of the examinations in accordance with professional standards.

* Plan, coordinate and execute the completion of internal audit examinations and validation procedures in accordance with the department’s audit methodology and professional standards. * Communicate recommendations to improve internal controls and reduce risk to Line Management. * Supervise Assistant Senior Auditors and Staff Auditors as needed. * Works with the Manager to establish appropriate budgets and timeframes. * Organizes and completes work accordingly. * Participate in special projects, investigations and initiatives as necessary. * Interact and coordinate with peers and all levels of management to achieve high quality results. * This position takes responsibility for identifying and effectively communicating control deficiencies. * Lack of appropriate controls could lead to monetary loss for the Bank and/or regulatory criticism, which could result in a decrease to the Bank's rating by the Federal Reserve Bank. * This position directly communicates with Senior, Middle and Line Management and External Auditors. * This position is responsible for the daily supervision of professional audit staff. * This position is responsible for supervising two to three professional staff.

* Bachelor’s degree or in lieu of a degee 4 years of work experience. 2 or more years of experience in auditing, risk management, and/or finance. * MBA * A broad risk management background with exposure to different types of risk (credit, market, liquidity, operational, model, etc.) ideally gained through second line of defense oversight. * Familiarity with risk management concepts and tools such as risk adjusted return, economic capital, PD, LGD, VaR, RWAs, and risk reporting. * Understanding/familiarity of relevant regulatory regimes (CCAR, Dodd-Frank Act Stress Testing, Basel 2, Basel 3 and Standardized Approaches, etc.). * Relevant professional certification (CPA, FRM, CIA, CRMA, CFE, CRP, etc.). * Advanced knowledge of audit theory or banking industry. * Demonstrated skill to step back and conceptualize big picture risks