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Senior Auditor at Continental Casualty Company

Posted in Other 30+ days ago.

Location: Chicago, Illinois





Job Description:

Description

About CNA

At CNA, we focus on what we
do best - providing insurance solutions that allow our customers to better
manage their risks and grow profitably. We use our expertise to continually
evolve our products and services to anticipate and address our customers'
needs. Our broad portfolio enables us to respond to a wide range of business
risks while focusing on the specialized needs of our insureds in construction,
manufacturing, technology, healthcare, professional services, financial
institutions and small business.


About Internal
Audit

The Global Internal
Audit Division supports CNA's corporate strategy of becoming a top quartile
underwriting company by enhancing and protecting organizational value through
risk-based and objective assurance, advisory and investigation engagements. We
are analysts, problem-solvers, reporters, explorers and trusted advisors and
catalysts. We strive to maintain an agile and responsive audit program that
focuses on our company's highest risks and builds trust with all of our
stakeholders. We invest in our people, are strengthened by diversity and are
committed to inclusion. As the third
line of defense for CNA, the scope of our work spans across all types of risk:
financial, compliance, reputational and operational.

Position
Description

We are searching
for a Senior Auditor to join our team who thrives in a collaborative
environment and shares our commitment to providing valuable risk management,
governance and control insights to our business partners. The role will
interact with business partners throughout the Company including Finance, Human
Resources, Actuarial and Law. Responsibilities includes performing audit
procedures and preparing communications reflecting the results of the work
performed for review by management.



Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs a combination of duties in
accordance with departmental guidelines:

1. Actively
engaged in audit projects involving functions, product areas, or locations,
which may encompass complex financial, compliance and operational processes.

2. Monitors
business unit efforts to resolve identified control issues and assesses the
effectiveness of remediation efforts through follow-up reviews. Candidly
discusses open control issues with audit team.

3. Participates
in the effective execution of all phases of audits. Contributes to the creation
of audit scope through an assessment of risks, evaluating the design of
existing controls, developing and executing test programs to assess adherence
with established controls and documenting test results.

4. Reviews
the thoroughness of work product updates team leaders on progress.

5. Assists
in the drafting of audit reports and other outputs intended for customers.
Participates in discussions and presents audit results with to audit team.

6. Primarily
responsible for being aware and proactive regarding developments, trends
and challenges within assigned business units / functions and within the
insurance industry.

7. Models
the appropriate use of 'partner/challenger' relationship with audited entities
- know when to pivot and when to persist.

May perform additional duties as
assigned.





Reporting Relationship

Typically Director or above

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

1. Strong knowledge of internal
audit principles, practices and procedures or specialized technical
understanding of key business unit activities.

2. Excellent project
management, organizing and planning skills.

3. Ability to achieve
results by taking a proactive view of business goals and
objectives.

4. Excellent analytical
and problem solving skills, with the ability to effectively plan and direct
multiple projects and project work teams.

5. Excellent
interpersonal, presentation, verbal and written communication skills, with the
ability to effectively interact with internal and external business
partners.

6. Ability to exercise
professional judgment and assume responsibility for decisions which have an
impact on people and quality of service.

7.
Demonstrated experience and knowledge with the International Standards for
the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and integrated risk based
auditing preferred.

8.
Knowledge of insurance industry, accounting principles (GAAP and STAT),
regulatory compliance and related financial services fields highly desirable.

Education & Experience

1. Bachelor's Degree in accounting
preferred, or equivalent. Advanced degree or professional designation
(CPA, CIA) preferred.

2. Typically three to
five years of relevant work experience (i.e., risk based integrated internal
auditing, external auditing, business operations, accounting, finance or other
related area).

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Job

Finance and Accounting

Primary Location

United States-Illinois-Chicago

Organization

FIN Inaudit Corp

Job Posting

Jul 22, 2021

Unposting Date

Ongoing


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