Audit Data Analyst - Senior Auditor

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity

Our Audit Data Analyst participates in the development of impactful and high-quality analytics including control testing, continuous monitoring and dashboarding / visualizations. Responsible for audit analytics which provide actionable insights to our internal audit teams supporting insurance and banking operations. Owns and executes audit analytics by understanding audit scope/objective, data viability, and synthesizing information to make recommendations to internal audit teams. Assists in driving innovation in Audit through analytics, automation and new capabilities.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in one of the following locations: San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, or Charlotte, NC. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Applies data driven continuous auditing on business audits for the Audit Services team.
• Participates and makes recommendations in the ideation and development of impactful and high-quality analytic control tests. 
• Participates and makes recommendations in the execution of audit analytics, analytic methodology, and/or adoption of analytic approaches.
• Partners with audit teams to understand the data behind key processes, risks, and controls to develop analytic control tests.  Analyzes and interprets results in a meaningful, clear, and concise manner.
• Tracks and monitors progress against analytic control tests and projects and escalates results as needed to Audit leadership. 
• Prepares   presentation communications of audit data analytics results and makes recommendations to Audit teams and leadership.
• Develops data literacy skills through ongoing professional development.  Champion of executing data analytics stratify and transformation.

What you have:

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative analytics, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Data and/or Business Analysis, Data Science, or other quantitative discipline.
• 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• 4 years experience with analytic coding techniques and visualization tools.
• 2 years experience in SAS, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, RPA, Power BI or other data analysis tools.
• 2 years experience working on data and analytics in an audit, risk, or controls environment.
• 1 year experience creating reporting dashboards and summarizing actionable results.
• Experience developing data technology specific to auditing activities.
• Ability to break-down a complex problem into components, solve them using data analysis, process knowledge and risk/control knowledge, and communicate data analysis, issues and control recommendations with transparency and integrity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver quality, actionable and beneficial feedback to audit teams on potential control issues and solutions to close gaps.
• Effectively works within a team and across teams to drive business results, employing creative thinking and the ability to work on competing priorities.

What sets you apart:

• 2+ years’ experience utilizing Snowflake, Tableau, SQL and similar data analysis tools.
• 2+ years’ experience working on data and analytics in an Audit or Controls functional business area.
• 2+ years’ experience building visualization analytics to present scenarios from the data and storytelling in an Audit or other Control function.

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $85,040 - $162,550.

Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.