Internal Audit Associate - Jersey City, NJ

On the Internal Audit Associate Team, you will have the opportunity to take your career to the next level in our industry-leading audit practice and accelerate your career development through hands-on experience, immersive learning opportunities, and coaching.

As an internal audit associate in Internal Audit, you will also receive dedicated training, mentoring and career development with the opportunity for promotion to a Senior Auditor role on one of our Internal Audit teams in the future, based on performance and demand. You will build diversified experiences working with the firm’s Internal Audit teams, including Asset & Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Consumer & Community Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking, Global Technology, Corporate Functions and Internal Audit Practices, where you will perform continuous monitoring of business activities and assess emerging trends impacting the control environment, communicate audit findings to management and identify opportunities for improvement in the design and effectiveness of key controls.

Internal Audit is an independent function at JPMorgan Chase that aims to enhance and protect the firm by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice and insight. We work with every Line of Business and Corporate Function to assess the internal control processes that drive our global business — identifying areas of improvement to help safeguard the firm. Using cutting-edge audit technology, data, methodology and sound judgement, we bring a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of governance, risk management and controls. We’re proud of our reputation for excellence, integrity and collaboration. Our priorities of strong governance, transparency and strategic engagement, along with our people-first culture centered around diversity, equity, inclusion, teamwork, career progression and continuous learning, have helped us create a coveted workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Our global team is made up of more than 1,200 talented and passionate individuals in more than 20 countries around the world.

Job responsibilities

• Participate in audit activities from planning to reporting by engaging with colleagues and stakeholders to evaluate and report on the design and operating effectiveness of management’s controls
• Communicate audit findings to management and identify opportunities for improvement
• Create and maintain collaborative working relationships with stakeholders, while providing independent challenge
• Accelerate your career development by participating in immersive learning, coaching and mentoring opportunities.
• Foster meaningful relationships with team members and a culture that encourages integrity, respect, excellence and innovation
• Remain up to date with evolving industry and regulatory developments impacting the firm
• Seek efficiencies in the audit process through automation

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• 2+ years of internal or external auditing experience, or relevant business experience
• Bachelor's degree (or related financial experience) in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline
• Understanding of internal control concepts with the ability to evaluate and determine the adequacy of control design and operating effectiveness
• Ability to effectively and efficiently execute audit testing and complete audit workpaper documentation
• Adaptive to changing business priorities and ability to multitask in a constantly changing environment

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Prior experience with Big 4 accounting firm and/or internal audit department in financial services industry is a plus
• CPA, CIA, CISA and/or Advanced Degree in Technology, Finance or Accounting
• Excel or Alteryx skills and experience with data analytics
• Specialized knowledge related to fiduciary risk, anti-money laundering, model risk, or other areas of specialization is a plus.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment/work visa at this time (including but not limited to H1B, H4 – EAD, OPT, TN, or L visas).