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Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Job Summary:

The Vice President, Audit Quality Assurance & Improvement Program (QAIP) position is within the Global Internal Audit function, reporting to a Quality Assurance Director. The position is responsible for execution of the QA plan and deliverables, assessing departmental conformance with Audit Methodology and auditing standards, and driving continuous improvement of processes, procedures, and quality throughout the audit department. The primary coverage areas for this role will be Risk Management, Corporate Functions, Business Line Functions, and Operations.

Responsibilities:

+ Execute the quality assurance plan, performing reviews of planning processes, risk assessments, audit execution, audit issue validations, and other/thematic topical reviews.

+ Maintain knowledge of audit quality assurance and improvement program and the audit portfolio including industry trends and best practices, business risks, control frameworks, management strategy, banking/regulatory practices; understand the business’ products, systems, and processes.

+ Continuously improve audit practices and methodology based on knowledge of best practices, industry standards and regulations and present areas and opportunities for alignment.

+ Develop and execute QA testing programs designed to effectively assess the department’s conformance with audit methodology, industry standards and regulatory requirements.

+ Challenge audit teams on work performed, including appropriateness of scope, risks and controls identified, risk ratings, controls testing (design and operating effectiveness), sampling, sustainability, and conclusions.

+ Influence management to understand impact of QA findings and obtain agreement with limited management involvement.

+ Develop QA reports with the ability to contextualize findings to support rating and communicate improvement opportunities to the audit teams and audit management.

+ Perform ongoing monitoring of open QA issues, escalate potential delays, and appropriately validate the closure of action plans in line with procedures.

+ Partner with audit teams as a trusted advisor to support high quality work products

+ Proactively escalate potential issues impacting delivery and manage deliverables, anticipating risks or challenges and evaluating alternatives/solutions.

+ Proactively communicate issues, articulating the relevance of root causes across audit quality assurance reviews, and anticipate emerging issues that impact the department’s risk profile, audit methodology and audit practices.

+ Act as a leader, developing and promoting a workplace culture that values diversity of thought, promotes integrity and creates an atmosphere that supports coaching and fosters accountability.

Qualifications:

+ Minimum of seven years of relevant internal audit experience in the financial services / banking industry

+ Strong understanding of risks and controls related to Risk Management, Corporate Functions, Business Line Functions, and Operations.

+ Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting, finance, or related business discipline, at an accredited college or university. Advanced degrees are highly desirable.

+ Professional certifications, such as the CIA, CPA, or CISA, are highly desirable.

+ Strong understanding of audit practices, methodology, and global audit standards

+ Ability to influence stakeholders and challenge the status quo, including managing conflicts and issue resolution

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills

+ Strong project management skills and ability to coordinate/integrate efforts across multiple groups within audit

The typical base pay range for this role is between $134K - $168K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary (https://careers.mufgamericas.com/sites/default/files/document/2023-01/mb-live-well-work-well.pdf)

+ Highly motivated, takes initiative / self-starter, problem solver, solution oriented

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!

Our Culture Principles

+ Client Centric

+ People Focused

+ Listen Up. Speak Up.

+ Innovate & Simplify

+ Own & Execute