Internal Audit Data Analytics

About the position The Internal Audit Department Americas (IADA) provides internal audit services to the branches, representative offices and agencies of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. in the Americas, and to Mizuho Bank (USA). IADA's mission is to act as an independent, objective assurance and consulting function, designed to add value and improve Mizuho Bank's U.S. operations including the derivatives and broker dealer businesses. Based in the New York Metro area, IADA staff members perform various audits of different business areas of the bank to evaluate the effectiveness of risk management and governance processes. Along with its counterparts in London, Hong Kong and Singapore, IADA reports to and composes the overseas arm of MHBK's Internal Audit Division (IAD). The role is hybrid and based in our New York City Office. Responsibilities • Manage and execute the Group's Internal Audit Data Analytics program. • Identify, design, develop and maintain the data analytics routines needed to support audit activities. • Develop and maintain a successful system of data analytics to enhance understanding of risks and controls. • Establish an efficient/automated means to analyze and increase testing volumes of data for outliers, anomalies, patterns, and trends. • Drive data strategy and efficiency within IADA. • Implement and manage the infrastructure required to support data extraction, storage, transformation, and processing. • Use data analysis and visualization tools to automate audit testing and develop techniques for continuous auditing. • Interact with IADA leadership and business partners to identify appropriate data sources and elements for analytics. • Support IADA with performing audit tests of controls by obtaining and analyzing audit evidence. • Execute special projects and other assignments as requested by the Head of Data Analytics. • Produce regularly scheduled or ad-hoc reports to communicate the progress and assess the effectiveness of the data analytics program. Requirements • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in business, mathematics, computer science, or management information systems. • 8-10 years of relevant work experience in internal auditing or external auditing, supervisory examinations, or their equivalent. • Strong quantitative, analytical, data-intuition, problem-solving skills, and proficiency in data analytics techniques. • Strong knowledge and proficiency in extraction and analysis of data from a wide variety of financial systems. • Experience with Database Management: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, Snowflake, Sybase. • Proficiency in Analytics Tools: SQL, Python, PySpark, SparkSQL. • Experience with Reporting and Visualization Tools: PowerBI, Tableau, QlikView. • Knowledge of Data Integration and ETL Tools: Azure (Azure Data Factory, ADLS), Databricks, Airflow, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). • Experience with Data Automation and Scheduling Tools: Tidal. • Experience in banking, capital markets, treasury, risk management, audit, finance. • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Nice-to-haves • Advanced or specialized degree and/or a professional certification (e.g., MBA, CPA, CA, CIA, CISA, CFE). • Experience with utilizing data over annual audit planning, risk assessments and continuous monitoring. • Knowledge of risks and controls within Capital Markets. • Experience in Regulatory Reporting testing and validation. Benefits • Medical, Dental and 401k that begin on day one of employment. • Discretionary bonus eligibility. Apply tot his job