Job Description:Role Title: AVP Audit Manager - Finance &amp; Platforms (L10)Company Overview:Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more. • We have recently been ranked #2 among India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies. • We offer 100% Work from Home flexibility for all our Functional employees and provide some of the best-in-class Employee Benefits and Programs catering to work-life balance and overall well-being. In addition to this, we also have Regional Engagement Hubs across India and a co-working space in Bangalore. • Synchrony celebrates ~51% Women Talent • We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being. • We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles.Organizational Overview:Synchrony’s Internal Audit function serves as an independent and objective function aimed at enhancing the organization’s governance, risk management, and controls. Internal Audit’s purpose-driven work adds value to the company by safeguarding a controlled foundation in support of agile and innovative company growth; performing risk-based audit activities designed to identify worthwhile and impactful insights. Role Summary/Purpose: The AVP, Audit Manager within the Internal Audit function will be responsible for executing on the audit plan covering Synchrony’s (SYF) Finance and Sales Platform functions. Audit engagement responsibilities for this role include performing testing to support an assessment and conclusion over the design and effectiveness of SYF’s control environment, as well as validating corrective actions.  Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>With oversight and guidance from the Senior Audit Manager, participate on assigned audit activities that could be in areas related to Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Capital, SOX, or Sales Platforms</li><li>Support detailed process walkthroughs with the business, including the identification of process risks and controls</li><li>Draft and execute audit test procedures with oversight and guidance from the Senior Audit Manager</li><li>Document clear audit work papers that succinctly articulate purpose, scope, procedures, and conclusions of test work performed</li><li>Identify control gaps or control deficiencies and assess the impact to the business</li><li>With support from the Senior Audit Manager, present audit results to Internal Audit leadership, as well as the business organization</li><li>Assist with preparing draft audit deliverables, such as planning documentation, audit issues, and audit reports</li><li>Help ensure audits conform with professional and departmental standards, budgets, and timelines</li><li>Maintain internal audit competency through ongoing professional development</li><li>Maintain understanding of current and emerging risks within the subject area</li><li>Track timelines on assigned issues for completion by the business as well as timelines for executing validation procedures to help ensure issues are appropriately addressed</li><li>Coordinate testing plans with external auditors, SOX Testing, and Second Line of Defense</li><li>Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders</li><li>Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned</li></ul>Required Skills/Knowledge:<ul><li>Bachelors degree in engineering, finance, accounting, computer science, information systems management, business, or equivalent related field with 4+ years of experience in data analytics cycle or 6+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.</li><li>Knowledge and experience of US GAAP, SEC, and SOX reporting requirements and processes</li><li>Demonstrate verbal and written ability to articulate the business objectives, business risk, processes, and controls</li><li>You currently hold, or are actively pursuing a CPA, CIA, or other relevant professional designation/association</li><li>Must be willing to travel up to 20% of the time</li></ul>Desired Skills/Knowledge:<ul><li>Minimum 3 - 5+ years combined internal audit, public accounting, regulatory (e.g., FRB, OCC, FDIC) or relevant banking industry experience</li><li>Strong PC Skills – MS Office suite</li><li>Familiarity with data mining and analytics (ACL, SAS, Python, Tableau) is a plus</li></ul>Eligibility Criteria:Bachelors degree in engineering, finance, accounting, computer science, information systems management, business, or equivalent related field with 4+ years of experience in data analytics cycle or 6+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.Work Timings:This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time – 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details. For Internal Applicants:<ul><li>Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying</li><li>Inform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on Workday</li><li>Ensure that your professional profile is updated (fields such as education, prior experience, other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)</li><li>Must not be any corrective action plan (Formal/Final Formal) or LPP</li><li>L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in their current role and level are only eligible.</li><li>L8+ Employee are eligible to apply.</li></ul>Grade: Level 10Job Family Group:Internal Audit

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