Audit Manager

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it's our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what's next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH's Internal Auditing Division) has an opening for an Audit Manager who will report to the Senior Audit Manager. The Audit Manager delivers audit services that consistently satisfy the needs and reasonable expectations of auditees by helping them improve the control environment, streamline their business and achieve operational excellence. Leading an audit, s/he has responsibility for evaluating risks and controls, executing audit reviews, supervising others during the planning and fieldwork phases of the review, communicating issues and findings to management, devising solutions for business improvements, and following up on corrective actions. The Audit Manager will need to work effectively in a team setting to perform all audit work in accordance with department and professional standards. Additionally, the Audit Manager will prepare detailed reports of audit findings, recommend control improvements as appropriate and complete assignments in an efficient manner with sufficient attention to detail to ensure accuracy and thoroughness of coverage.

Some of your key responsibilities include:

• Supervise and execute the work of the audit project teams, draft audit reports and ensure the overall quality of audit deliverables
• Coach/train, supervise and develop staff and provide constructive and timely feedback on staff performance to the Senior Audit Manager

• Perform adequate research to ensure thorough understanding of auditable entity and/or related activities to develop evaluation/testing techniques
• Complete all planning-related documentation for audit management review in adherence with the BBH Internal Audit Department policies and procedures
• Assist in providing guidance on developing evaluation/testing techniques and materially assist with finalizing the overall testing program for the audit in adherence with the BBH Internal Audit Department policies and procedures
• Gather and analyze data to conduct audit-related activities.
• Identify the key risks and controls related to the assigned audits.
• Timely execute all assigned audit projects and/or special projects (e.g., effective, and efficient prioritization and planning) with a focus on high quality deliverables
• Conduct detailed review of audit workpapers for adherence with the BBH Internal Audit Department policies and procedures.
• Assess and escalate issues identified during audit assignments or special projects in a constructive manner
• Draft audit reports that provide a clear, detailed description of issues identified, root cause and risk impact of the issue, and suggested recommendations to resolve the issues
• Provide insight and contribute towards the annual audit planning process

• Develop and maintain relationships with key business contacts.
• Provide guidance to supervisory/middle management personnel as it relates to the mitigation of risk and control environment within a business line/function
• Effectively communicate complex audit results to business line management and audit management (e.g., good negotiating/influencing skills)

• Address outside regulators queries and information requests
• Coordination of workflows/audit workpaper requests with external auditors

What we offer:

• To encourage cultural awareness and philanthropy, BBHers have 1 Culture Celebration Day and 1 Community Service Day in addition to their paid standard vacation allowance
• 24 days of occasional remote work from Poland during a calendar year
• Contracts for an indefinite period, from day one
• Private medical care
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program - offering independent and confidential counselling services for you and your family. You can get support for topics including family, marriage and relationships, finances, and legal issues.
• Professional trainings and qualification support
• Wellbeing Program
• Online Social Fund benefit platform
• Social, sport and integration events
• Onboarding Program for new hires

Desired Qualifications:

• Overall minimum 8+ years of professional auditing experience (external and/or internal) in diversified financial services (Fund Industry, Investment Banking)
• Bachelor's or master's degree (accounting, finance, information technology or related discipline preferred).
• Professional certification (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CAMS, ACCA)
• Strong knowledge of financial services products, services, regulations and understanding of governance, risks and controls
• Strong interpersonal skills and the proven ability to provide leadership to a team
• Works well individually and in teams by sharing information and supporting colleagues, while remaining independent and objective in line with the IIA standards

What You Can Expect At BBH:

If you join BBH you will a find collaborative environment that enables you to step outside your role to add value wherever you can. You will have direct access to clients, information, and experts across all business areas around the world. BBH will provide you with opportunities to grow your expertise, take on new challenges, and reinvent yourself—without leaving the firm. We encourage a culture of inclusion that values each employee's unique perspective. We provide a high-quality benefits program emphasizing good health, financial security, and peace of mind. Ultimately, we want you to have rewarding work with the flexibility to enjoy personal and family experiences at every career stage. Our BBH Cares program offers volunteer opportunities to give back to your community and help transform the lives of others.

At Brown Brothers Harriman, we believe no job is too big or small for any of us to handle if it helps our clients. We value passionate, committed people who enjoy collaborating with others to find new solutions to complex business challenges. We are looking for the type of person who speaks their mind, truly listens, and steps outside their role to add value wherever they can. Someone who is driven to get things done and views obstacles as an exciting challenge that demands a creative solution. Above all, we seek someone who takes great pride in their work and is inspired and motivated by their role in protecting and enhancing our client's financial well-being.

If you are looking for an entrepreneurial environment where you can learn and thrive, Brown Brothers Harriman is the right place for you.

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn't followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn't meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to-day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.

End Date: April 30, 2025

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