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Company Overview

Credit First National Association is a private label credit card bank and the consumer credit division of Bridgestone Americas. The Bridgestone Americas family of enterprises, including CFNA, is comprised of more than 50 production facilities and 55K employees throughout the Americas. We provide the consumer credit solution for the Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus, and Wheel Works brands, in addition to customized retail credit services for more than 8,000 other tire and automotive retailers nationwide. At our office in Cleveland, OH, more than 300 professionals gather each day to run a successful private label credit card program. We invest in our community and strongly believe that meaningful commitment to a wide variety of philanthropic organizations builds a better world and a brand that makes us proud.

Job Category

Legal, Compliance & Audit

Position Summary

We’re currently looking for a Lead Bank Auditor (CFNA) to join our team. The preferred work schedule is Hybrid out of Cleveland, OH or Nashville, TN. ** Open to fully remote work **

This role will be responsible for executing and leading audit assignments for CFNA, Bridgestone’s credit card bank. The Lead Bank Auditor (aka Lead Auditor) is responsible for assessing and evaluating the risk landscape/control environment of the bank through audit engagements/other advanced audit techniques, reporting to the Chief Auditor in the performance of all assigned duties. Travel is approximately 10%.

Responsibilities

+ Primarily serves as Lead Auditor and main point of contact for the business, driving the completion of planning, fieldwork, and reporting of audit engagements and other activities timely and with high quality.

+ Reviews work of team members, providing valuable feedback/questions for their development, when applicable; Provides guidance to team members on the use of audit business systems, applications, and/or audit tools to create queries and ad hoc reports.

+ Identifies control weaknesses and process gaps for opportunities of enhancements in the current operating environment and developing recommendations for corrective action; prepare audit issues and audit reports for review by audit leadership.

+ Challenges the corporate risk assessment and audit methodology for continuous improvement in audit practices.

+ Reviews, analyzes, and interprets data collected from various sources to verify completeness and accuracy of data outputs to ensure valid conclusions are drawn from audit testing

+ Determines the best methods to lead audit engagements, continuous monitoring and advisory activities, special reviews, and investigations to ensure adequate evaluation of key risks and controls at the bank.

Nice to Have:

+ Certifications: CPA, CIA, CRCM, CISA, CBA, CFE, CFF

+ Credit Union experience

+ Credit Card Experience

Minimum Qualifications

+ Minimum of 8 years of practical work experience in public accounting, internal audit, banking, information technology or related business experience. Minimum of 6 years of work experience is required if applicant has a master’s degree.

+ Master’s degree or relevant certification (e.g. CPA, CIA, CRCM, CISA, CBA, CFE, CFF) required; bachelor’s degree in business or related field such as Finance, Accounting, Business, or Information Technology.

+ Deep understanding of risks and internal controls and the ability to evaluate and determine adequacy and efficiency of controls.

+ Intermediate knowledge of laws and regulations relevant to financial services; experience in auditing credit card and consumer lending processes preferred.

+ Advanced critical thinking, problem-solving, project management, and verbal and written communication skills to demonstrate a strong ability to interface effectively with various levels of management

What we offer

At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:

+ A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.

+ The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.

+ Corporate Social Responsibility activities.

+ A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.

+ Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.

+ A diverse and inclusive team.

_Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law._

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.