Job Summary
The Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst supports the Internal Audit Department's Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) by evaluating conformance with IIA Global Internal Audit Standards, departmental policies and procedures, and professional practices. This position conducts workpaper peer reviews, quality assessments, methodology reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance audit quality and consistency.
Essential Functions
Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily or make a request for reasonable accommodations as needed.
- Perform ongoing QAIP monitoring and periodic assessments.
- Assess conformance with Internal Audit Standards and departmental methodology.
- Maintain and enhance QAIP, audit methodology, charter, policies, and procedures.
- Conduct independent peer reviews of audit engagements including planning documents, risk assessments, workpapers, testing, observations, and reports.
- Track and report quality results, trends, and improvement opportunities.
- Support external quality assessments and regulatory reviews.
- Monitor regulatory, industry, and IIA developments.
- Develop, maintain, monitor, and report audit quality metrics.
- Obtain and/or maintain Audit or Compliance certification and participate in continuing education.
- Ability to work independently and as a team, manage multiple projects and responsibilities, demonstrate efficiency and persistence, manage personal workloads and ensure audit deadlines and objectives are met.
- Exercise curiosity and maintain professional skepticism, objectivity, and independence throughout audits and adhere to the code of ethics.
- Complete 40 hours of ongoing training and/or CPEs annually
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in banking & financial services, accounting, finance, or business-related with minimal experience in audit or related quality assurance field.
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Proficiency in using a computer and the ability to learn new software applications
- Strong attention to detail
- Critical thinking skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively while meeting established deadlines
We offer the opportunity for career growth and development in a professional and pleasant working environment. We offer a competitive salary and exceptional benefits package including:
- Health Insurance-Dacotah Bank pays 100% of the premium, family and individual coverage
- Dental Insurance-Dacotah Bank pays 100% of the premium, family and individual coverage
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance for the employee and family
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- Retirement Plan Options
- Additional Perks and Benefits
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in banking & financial services, accounting, finance, or business-related
- Minimal experience in audit or related quality assurance field
- Obtain and/or maintain Audit or Compliance certification
- Complete 40 hours of ongoing training and/or CPEs annually
- Proficiency in using a computer and ability to learn new software applications
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Critical thinking skills and professional skepticism, objectivity, independence
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively while meeting established deadlines
- Experience in Internal Audit or Quality Assurance
What We Do
As a state-chartered bank, Dacotah Bank provides banking, insurance, mortgage, and trust services to customers who enjoy existing financial relationships with us. We also market these services to prospective customers residing in or doing business from our defined trade area. Dacotah Bank's trade area includes all of North Dakota; all of South Dakota; the following counties in western Minnesota: Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin and Yellow Medicine; the following counties in Iowa: Lyon and Osceola; and the counties in Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska that are adjacent to North Dakota and South Dakota. On November 10, 2004, employees, stockholders, and customers observed the 40th Anniversary of Dacotah Banks, Inc. (DBI). That same year, the Aberdeen-based bank holding company, owner of a family of community banks and insurance agencies, passed the $1 billion assets mark. Today, the company's banking assets exceed $2 billion. With locations in dozens of hometowns in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota, the firm employs over 500 employees and serves over 60,000 customers, Dacotah Bank is also one of America’s largest lenders to agriculture and consistently ranks in the top 20.
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