Lead Specialist, General Audit

Guardian Life

Lead internal audits for Guardian, a mutual insurance and financial services company. Assess complex risks and controls across corporate functions while advising management and mentoring auditors.

Posted 8/14/2026full-timeNew York City • New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $103,450 - $169,960 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading assurance projects, conducting audits, and providing advisory services while effectively managing risks and controls. Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills are essential for collaborating with management and improving departmental practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Internal Audit ExperienceRisk AssessmentProject ManagementAnalytical SkillsProfessional Accreditation (CIA, CPA, CFE, CISA)

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Hard Skills

Audit ExecutionControl Design EvaluationData AnalysisProcess AssessmentCompliance Monitoring

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsRelationship BuildingWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Information TechnologyCybersecurityRPANLPAI

Certifications & Qualifications

CIACPACFECISA

Industry Keywords

Insurance IndustryFinancial ServicesGovernanceComplianceEnterprise Risk Assessment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityRPA

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and execute complex assurance projects in accordance with established methodologies and professional standards
Plan, execute, and report audits independently or within a team
Identify, evaluate, and report on complex business risks and controls
Identify observations about control design and operating effectiveness
Discuss control-environment improvements with management
Communicate with business areas and risk assurance providers to improve relationships and risk management
Collaborate with audit-team members and leverage shared expertise
Mentor new or less experienced auditors
Monitor outstanding recommendations and action plans; prepare status commentary and perform follow-up testing
Provide advisory services on projects, business functions, and processes
Provide governance, compliance, investigation, and enterprise risk assessment support
Assist external auditors and the Controls Assurance team with direct-assistance testing
Improve departmental practices with Internal Audit leadership
Monitor compliance with departmental policies and practices
Stay current on issues, industry practices, regulations, continuing education, and training
Participate in special projects and perform other requested duties
Advise all levels of management on risks and controls and maintain client communication

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of broad-based experience in internal audit, external audit, or related functions
Strong analytical skills for process assessment, data analysis, and risk and control assessment
Strong organizational and project management skills; ability to manage concurrent projects and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
Ability to collaborate inside and outside the department
Bachelor’s degree required
Professional accreditations, licenses, or designations required, such as CIA, CPA, CFE, or CISA
Experience in the insurance or financial services industry is a plus
Working knowledge of information technology and cybersecurity is a plus
Understanding of RPA, NLP, and/or AI is a plus
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

2 days working from home
Skill-building opportunities
Leadership development opportunities
Philanthropic opportunities
Contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources
Benefits for full-time eligible employees
Reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees
Annual, sales, or other incentive compensation may be available