Lead Auditor (Regulatory Compliance, Money Movement, Enterprise Platforms)

Location: Hybrid, with 4 days per week onsite and 1 day remote. Must be within a commutable distance of Buffalo, NY; Wilmington, DE; or Bridgeport, CT, or be willing to relocate.

Salary: $89,600–$149,300 annual USD

Company

M&T Bank is a financial services organization focused on banking operations, risk management, regulatory compliance, and internal controls.

What you will do

• Lead and execute audits from planning through reporting across regulatory compliance, money movement, and enterprise platforms.
• Conduct annual risk assessments, continuous auditing, product delivery assessments, investigations, retrospective reviews, and remediation validations.
• Write audit findings identifying risks and root causes, and present sensitive and complex findings to Bank management.
• Partner with business stakeholders and Risk Management while maintaining audit independence.
• Integrate data analytics and automation into audit and assurance activities.
• Coach, develop, review, and oversee Auditors and new hires.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or a combination of 9 years of higher education and/or work experience including 5 years of relevant experience.
• At least 1 year of leadership experience and experience coaching or developing others.
• Experience with internal audit methodology, internal control concepts, and evaluating control adequacy.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, leadership, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Experience presenting complex findings to business management, influencing change, and managing multiple projects.
• Ability to comply with company risk, regulatory, policy, and internal control standards.

Nice to have

• At least 5 years of audit experience, including 1–2 years as a lead auditor.
• Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Technology, Cybersecurity, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical field.
• MBA or another relevant master’s degree.
• CIA, CPA, CISA, CAMS, cloud, or similar certification.
• Financial services industry experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with one remote day per week.
• Market-informed annual compensation of $89,600–$149,300 USD.
• Opportunity to contribute to audit modernization, automation, and data-driven assurance practices.
• Focus on engagement, belonging, professional standards, and risk-aware decision-making.