Remote Credit Union Internal Auditor

Overview of the Role

Step into a transformative position that fortifies the trust and reliability of today’s digital-first credit union landscape. As a Remote Credit Union Internal Auditor, your expertise will drive operational soundness, uncover hidden risks, and elevate performance using data-powered audit strategies. This is a fully remote opportunity where your insights create measurable outcomes. With an annual salary of $115,198, you’ll lead progressive audit processes that influence financial accountability and regulatory excellence.

The Strategic Value of This Role

As financial ecosystems digitize, internal auditors remain the cornerstone of ethical governance. Your role combines traditional principles with advanced technologies, including real-time analytics, cloud-integrated audit tools, and predictive risk modeling. You’ll champion transparency, improve systems, and promote accountability in every department you evaluate.

Core Responsibilities

Remote Audit Operations

• Launch, manage, and execute audits across various departments, including lending, IT security, compliance, and operations.
• Employ data-driven, risk-prioritized frameworks tailored through remote-access audit software.
• Document procedures, assessments, and improvement plans using structured audit templates.

Regulatory Compliance and Controls

• Validate adherence to internal policies and external regulations like NCUA and FFIEC through control testing.
• Analyze gaps in control environments and issue remediation plans.
• Maintain audit trail documentation aligned with evolving compliance expectations.

Risk and Performance Insight

• Leverage audit dashboards to identify fraud red flags, system vulnerabilities, and control inefficiencies.
• Provide advisory insights to functional leaders based on trends surfaced in audit findings.
• Coordinate with digital security teams to assess emerging risk categories and mitigate potential losses.

Collaboration Across Teams

• Participate in virtual audit planning sessions with department leads.
• Offer real-time recommendations via collaborative digital platforms.
• Track implementation progress through project dashboards and follow-up audits.

Virtual Work Environment

In this fully remote role, you’ll operate from a secure digital workspace built for productivity. With access to enterprise software, centralized data repositories, and secure conferencing tools, you’ll seamlessly perform complex audits and collaborate across teams. Our virtual infrastructure includes:

• Zero-trust VPNs and encrypted communication protocols
• Cloud-hosted audit suites and GRC tools
• Remote collaboration hubs and automated workflow engines

Audit Tools and Technology

Core Platforms

• AuditBoard, Galvanize, and Wolters Kluwer for audit lifecycle management
• Power BI and Tableau for real-time dashboards and data storytelling
• ACL Robotics for pattern recognition and financial anomaly detection

System Integration

• Use of Workday, NetSuite, and Oracle ERP for transactional auditing
• SharePoint, Teams, and Confluence for report sharing, updates, and knowledge retention

Secure Storage and Access

• Encrypted data lakes for file storage
• Multi-factor authentication for all audit system entries

Pathways to Advancement

Auditors in this role will shape the future of internal controls by contributing to automation initiatives, predictive audit modeling, and the development of remote risk analysis tools. You'll participate in innovation forums, lead training modules for junior auditors, and co-develop new digital audit strategies.

Career Enrichment

• Ongoing access to leading audit tech certifications
• Inclusion in global virtual audit consortia
• Quarterly innovation showcases and peer knowledge exchanges

Desired Background

Educational and Experiential Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Information Systems, Auditing, or a related field
• Three or more years of internal audit experience within a financial or digital-first institution

Technical Credentials

• Professional certifications such as CIA, CISA, or equivalent (preferred)
• Working knowledge of SOX, COSO, FFIEC, and emerging global compliance standards
• Skilled in interpreting raw data into actionable audit commentary

Competency Profile

• Adaptive communication style across departments and seniority levels
• Proven remote work discipline and time management
• Expertise in digital audit methodology and cross-platform documentation

Proven Results and Real-World Contributions

Our team has achieved a 30% reduction in audit cycle time and identified over $1.1 million in cost recovery opportunities in the past fiscal year. With your input, we’ll push these numbers even further—redefining compliance from a preventive, not reactive, standpoint.

Metrics That Matter

• Report turnaround times consistently under two weeks
• Over 95% stakeholder satisfaction on audit insights
• Full visibility into system vulnerabilities across digital platforms

Compensation and Remote Benefits

What You’ll Receive

• Structured virtual onboarding and training programs
• Annual professional development stipends
• Ergonomically optimized remote workstation setup
• Paid leave, floating holidays, and quarterly wellness breaks
• 401(k) matching and virtual financial education workshops
• On-demand telehealth access and virtual wellness initiatives
• Milestone performance rewards and innovation recognition

Next Steps for the Right Candidate

This role is your opportunity to bring purpose to compliance and strategy to auditing. You’ll shape the trust framework of tomorrow’s digital finance industry—all from your remote workspace. If you thrive on details, logic, and leading-edge technology, we’re ready to support your journey.

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