Lead Specialist, General Audit

Guardian Life

Lead Specialist in General Audit at Guardian Life assessing internal controls over financial reporting. Collaborating with management and leading projects to enhance audit functions.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeBethlehem • New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $86,210 - $141,635 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support annual risk assessment, scoping, and planning activities
Conduct the annual risk assessment and support completion of MAR scoping and planning activities.
Review risk assessment and scoping results with stakeholders and help finalize the MAR program scope.
Identify opportunities to use data analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence to enhance scoping and planning activities.
Execute and support the annual MAR program.
Execute key components of the MAR lifecycle in accordance with established methodologies, regulatory expectations, and program timelines.
Identify opportunities to apply data analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence capabilities to improve program execution.
Manage assigned responsibilities effectively and efficiently while meeting established program deadlines.
Support control owners and business testers by monitoring testing progress, answering questions, and helping resolve execution challenges.
Communicate progress, challenges, and results clearly to the Controls Assurance team management and business stakeholders.
Work with process owners to evaluate control deficiencies, develop remediation recommendations, and support preparation of deficiency documentation.
Perform follow-up activities for open deficiencies and monitor progress toward timely resolution.
Perform quality assurance reviews to help confirm testing is complete, accurate, and aligned with program methodology.
Gather sub-certification deliverables and help identify and address obstacles to MAR attestation.
Respond to external auditor requests in a timely, complete, and well-documented manner.
Perform assigned control testing in support of the Company’s external audit.
Participate in special projects and ad hoc control initiatives that support departmental and company objectives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in internal or external audit, accounting, and/or finance
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant fields of study - Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Management, Management Information Systems, or another related field.
A master’s degree or equivalent a plus.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Sound analytical skills, with the ability to effectively analyze a process and assess risks and controls.
Strong project management skills to meet established deadlines.
Ability to solve problems and identify root causes of process breakdowns.
Ability to collaborate with others, both inside and outside of the department, while working toward common goals and fostering understanding and agreement.
Experience with TeamMate+ is desirable.
Professional accreditations (CIA, CPA, CFE, CISA, etc.), licenses, or designations (MBA) are a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible working hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Risk AssessmentData AnalyticsControl TestingQuality AssuranceProcess Evaluation

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingCollaborationAnalytical SkillsWritten CommunicationOral Communication

Certifications

CIACPACFECISAMBA