Description:
Mercadien is seeking a highly skilled SBA Audit Manager to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in auditing and compliance, specifically in Small Business Administration (SBA) lending. As the SBA Audit Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the integrity and compliance of our SBA loan portfolio, conducting audits, and implementing best practices to optimize our operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the SBA audit process, including planning, execution, and reporting.
- Conduct thorough audits of SBA loans and related documentation to ensure compliance with SBA regulations and internal policies.
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of compliance and firm policies to ensure audits meet both client needs and regulatory standards.
- Develop and implement audit strategies and methodologies to assess risk and improve operational efficiency.
- Ensure effective planning is performed within a specified time prior to the beginning of fieldwork.
- Collaborate with various departments to ensure accurate and timely reporting of audit findings.
- Provide recommendations for process improvements and policy updates based on audit results.
- Follow engagement issues through the consultation process ensuring proper documentation is placed in the file.
- Produce and manage team schedules to leverage staff support appropriately and productively.
- Manage and oversee team work backlog and work projections.
- Facilitate debriefing sessions and provide constructive feedback.
- Train and mentor audit staff to enhance their skills and knowledge in SBA lending and compliance.
- Prepare detailed audit reports and present findings to senior management and stakeholders.
- Stay updated on SBA regulations, guidelines, and industry best practices to ensure ongoing compliance.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field. Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CPA, CFA) is a plus
- Minimum of 5 years of recent experience in bank safety and soundness examination with the OCC, FDIC, or FRB
- Proficient in US Small Business Administration Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) primarily found in SOPs and
Benefits
- Work where you work best hybrid policy
- Flexible scheduling and work location
- Highly competitive salaries and bonus programs
- Medical, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance
- Competitive 401K match
- Paid holidays, vacation and sick time
- Casual dress code: dress for your day
- Mentorship and training opportunities
- Internal committees and clubs
- Various social gatherings & events
- Strong focus on the Mercadien community
- Cutting edge technology
Mercadien is a leading and growing regional accounting and advisory firm with partners and staff that believe our best work starts with our people. When you come on board, you become a part of our community and extended family. We're entrepreneurs at heart; passionate about creating opportunities, innovating inside and outside of our business, achieving work/life integration, helping our employees reach their potential, and having fun!
Our core values: Integrity, excellence, responsibility, creativity, and respect are the foundation of our firm. They inform and guide us in everything we do and fuel our client work and relationships. We are a teamwork-focused firm and support each other professionally and personally. We're collaborative by nature and enjoy being actively involved in our communities. Driven by integrity and social responsibility, our associates serve more than 100 civic and charitable organizations, as individuals and through the Mercadien Foundation. At Mercadien, the opportunities are endless.
To all recruitment agencies: The Mercadien Group does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, Mercadien associates or any other company location. The Mercadien Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
This employer participates in E-Verify. Mercadien will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. If the government cannot confirm that you are work authorized, Mercadien is required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment.
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