Senior Audit Consultant at Shatswell Macleod and Co PC – Suffield, Connecticut

Job Title: Senior Audit Services Consultant

Atlantic Community Bankers Bank (ACBB) is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Senior Audit Services Consultant to join our Shatswell MacLeod team.

About ACBB:

Embark on an exciting journey with Atlantic Community Bankers Bank (ACBB), where we're shaping the future of community banking! At ACBB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We take pride in offering dynamic correspondent services, including loan participations, Fed Funds transactions, compliance services, settlement solutions, and more—all without competing with our customer banks. Shatswell McLeod, a subsidiary of ACBB, provides outsourced internal audit services to financial institutions. Join our passionate team, where employees are trusted, supported, and encouraged to grow, and help us deliver innovative solutions to community banks and financial institutions nationwide.

Position Summary:

As a Senior Audit Services Consultant, you'll be an integral part of our audit team, working with leadership and clients to ensure the successful completion of outsourced internal audits. This role completes assigned internal audits and audit reports, communicates audit status and results to clients, collaborates with internal leadership and team members, and supports the delivery of high-quality audit services. As a more experienced member of the audit team, this position takes on greater involvement in more complex audits and related assignments.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Client Interface and Service:

• Work with clients to ensure awareness of and preparedness for upcoming audits

• Respond to client questions regarding audits and other matters

• Respond to questions and/or needs of clients to ensure value added service

2. Execution of Assignments

• Plan for assigned audits by ensuring material requests are sent and scope of effort is communicated

• Complete client queries needed to ensure adequate information is obtained to execute planned scope of assignments

• Complete audit write ups and associated workpapers to fully support the audit effort

• Hold closing meetings with clients to discuss audit results. Ensure general agreement as to results

• Complete audit reports needed to communicate audit results of audits to clients.

• Follow and follow through to address review comments and/or client questions

• As requested, provide detailed review of audits completed by others to ensure proper completion, documentation, quality, and adherence to Shatswell standards

• As requested, present audit findings at periodic Audit Committee meetings

3. Communication

• Communicate status of audits to clients, including any issues noted

• Communicate with Shatswell team members regarding audit status

• Respond to questions regarding audit status (clients and Shatswell management)

• Communicate effectively with clients and Shatswell team members via phone, email or in person regarding audit and other matters.

4. Time Management

• Ensure follow up and follow through to team members and clients to ensure timely completion of assignments.

• Manage multiple in-process assignments to ensure timely completion.

• Prioritize use of time based on client and team needs

5. Travel Required

• Client locations for the execution of internal audits

• Company training events.

• Banking industry events, as needed.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or similar is preferred, or equivalent professional qualification

• Five (5) or more years of auditing experience, preferably in banking

• Experience in internal audit or financial services environments

• Knowledge of internal control processes

• Experience managing audit processes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write client-facing audit reports

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain professional relationships

• Ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities

• Experience using Microsoft Office products

• Ability to perform tasks requiring visual and auditory attention

Benefits of Joining Us:

• Competitive compensation package

• Comprehensive benefits package

• 401(K) with employer match

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy and 12 paid holidays

• Tuition reimbursement

• Birthday holiday and additional unique benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

Job Type: Full Time

Pay: $78,000 - $146,000 per year

*Compensation is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Physical Demands / Working Environment:

• Primarily sedentary, requiring occasional movement throughout the office environment.

• Travel to client worksites required.

• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Physical activity requiring reaching, sifting, lifting to 25 lbs., finger dexterity, grasping, feeling, repetitive motions, talking and hearing are required.

• The employee will frequently communicate and must be able to exchange accurate information with others.

Work Location: Hybrid

Join us at ACBB and be part of a team that's shaping the future of community banking! We look forward to welcoming you to our dynamic and collaborative work environment.

ACBB 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, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.