Senior Audit Manager

Since 1973, East West Bank has served as a pathway to success. With over 120 locations across the U.S. and Asia, we are the premier financial bridge between the East and West. Our teams of experienced, multi-cultural professionals help guide businesses and community members on both sides of the Pacific looking to explore new markets and create new opportunities, and our sustained growth and expertise in industries like real estate, entertainment and media, private equity and venture capital, and high-tech help build sustainable businesses and expand our associates’ potential for career advancement.

Headquartered in California, East West Bank (Nasdaq: EWBC) is a top performing commercial bank with an exclusive focus on the U.S. and Greater China markets. With a strong foundation, and enterprising spirit and a commitment to absolute integrity, East West Bank gives people the confidence to reach further.

• Have experience in banking operations audit or Liquidity, Capital and Model Risk.
• Has knowledge of internal controls, auditing methodologies and techniques, and risk assessments.
• Keep abreast of legislative issues, new audit regulations/trends and other changes in the industry environment; readily identify how such changes affects the department and the bank’s control environment.
• Review the annual risk assessment and proposed Audit Plan (including staff skills assessment)
• Prepare periodic IA Management reporting and Audit Committee reporting.
• Perform Quality Assurance Review on audit documents including providing credible challenge to audit scoping, issues and report ratings, as well as review work paper for audits, special projects, continuous monitoring, issues closure, etc.
• Facilitate and conduct IA related training (e.g., trends observed, or issues identified during QAIP, etc.), as necessary.
• Maintain Internal Audit Department Manual and Charter, and periodically update to match with current practice.
• Possesses project management skills to effectively organize/prioritize tasks to meet established deadlines and manage assigned budgets.
• Participate in various committees or task forces geared to policy/procedure development and operational improvements.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal audit team members and business unit management.
• Willingness to transfer outside of the Internal Audit department when need arises or as part of rotation assignment.
• Execute on special projects and other assignments as assigned by management.

Success factors include:

• Collaborative working style with the willingness to listen to all viewpoints.
• Strong communication skills in working with departmental management, divisional management, and external parties. 
• Strong team player with ability to offer her/his opinions and yet respect the collective decision.
• Good computer skills, be detail-oriented, and have the ability to multi-task.
• Flexibility in work hours, locations, and working conditions.
• Flexibility to travel to Hong Kong and Shanghai to perform audits, if assigned.
• Ability to interpret gray-areas and propose alternative solutions.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelor’s required. Master’s Degree is preferred, and industry certification(s) (e.g. CPA, CISA, CIA) is a plus.
• 10+ years of direct or comparable advisory/internal audit experience.
• Prior experience in performing process improvement projects or audits in either at a publicly traded company or at a public accounting firm.
• Experience in operational audits in financial services is required.
• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese a plus.