Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RSM US LLP is a professional services firm serving middle-market clients globally. The Temporary AML IT Audit Consultant will support a global banking client with regulatory remediation and issue validation, focusing on technology controls for Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes programs. The role includes controls testing, model validation, risk-based audit procedures, documentation review, and recommendations to address control gaps.
Responsibilities
- Assess the design and operating effectiveness of IT controls supporting AML and Financial Crimes processes, including transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and KYC/CDD platforms
- Perform issue validation and remediation testing to evaluate whether corrective actions adequately address identified risks and regulatory findings
- Execute risk-based audit procedures, including controls testing and targeted substantive testing
- Evaluate IT general controls, change management processes, security controls, operational processes, and data controls supporting AML technology environments
- Conduct model validation and controls testing activities, including assessment of governance, methodologies, assumptions, and supporting documentation
- Review technical documentation, system configurations, data flows, reports, and application controls to assess risk and support audit conclusions
- Identify control gaps, assess root causes, and provide practical recommendations to strengthen control environments
- Prepare clear, concise, and high-quality audit documentation suitable for internal audit, regulatory, and stakeholder review
Skills
- 5+ years of experience in IT Audit, Technology Risk, Internal Audit, or a related field within banking or financial services
- Experience performing controls testing, targeted substantive testing, issue validation, or regulatory remediation reviews
- Knowledge of AML and Financial Crimes processes, including transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and customer due diligence
- Experience evaluating IT general controls (ITGCs), application controls, security controls, and change management processes
- Experience with model validation, model governance, or control effectiveness assessments
- Ability to review and interpret technical documentation, system architecture, data flows, system configurations, and code
- Strong analytical, documentation, written communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Consent order validation and regulatory remediation programs
- Large global banking institutions
- AML, Financial Crimes, Compliance, or Regulatory Risk functions
- Model Risk Management or model governance frameworks
- Regulatory environments involving OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, or similar regulatory bodies
Benefits
- Flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients.
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