Remote - Data Analytics Program Manager

Who We Are

BankUnited (NYSE: BKU) is a national bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida with banking centers in Florida, the New York metropolitan area, Dallas and Atlanta. BankUnited has two subsidiaries, Pinnacle Public Finance headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and Bridge Funding Group headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial and collaborative culture encompassing the best minds, the brightest talent and the boldest decision makers.

BankUnited is honored to announce that we have been included on the Newsweek and Statista America's Most Trusted Companies Award List!

BankUnited has been recognized by Newsweek for two outstanding awards in 2023 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces and as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters, which acknowledges our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace.

Our Culture

At BankUnited, we foster a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees have the opportunity to advance, grow and achieve their goals. Our rally cry is to GO FOR MORE™, a call to action to go above and beyond to provide the best customer experience to every client and to GO FOR MORE in your career.

Why BankUnited

Working for BankUnited offers you exciting challenges and opportunities to advance your professional development, while empowering you to deliver and be your best. We are happy to report the average tenure according to LinkedIn insights is 8.3 years. We strive to provide a competitive benefits plan to our employees and are proud to have been nationally ranked #1 as one of the 2023 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by Springbuk and awarded HEALTHIEST EMPLOYER by the South Florida Business Journal since 2020.

As a company, we believe we are only as successful as our people and are committed to providing training and innovative resources that prepare you to reach your full potential. That's why in addition to tuition reimbursement, we provide our employees with exciting career coaching, courses and training through our own GO FOR MORE™ Academy and mentoring opportunities through our iCARE™ (Inclusive Community of Advocacy, Respect and Equality) program.

At BankUnited, we strive to provide our employees with a work life balance. Specifically, retail branches operate 5 days a week Monday - Friday, excluding evening and/or weekend hours. For many of our positions, we offer a hybrid work environment, as well as a remote work environment for designated positions.

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Job Description

SUMMARY: The purpose of this position is to help the Internal Audit Department (IAD) become more data driven in the delivery of its services by consulting with IAD team members to develop and apply data analysis strategies to enhance audits and ongoing monitoring activities. The Data Analytics Program Manager will become the point person for the IAD's use of various data marts and reporting tools, including Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Microsoft Sequel Server Reporting (SSRS) and Tableau.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and special projects may be assigned.

• Develop and maintain Internal Audit's Data Analytics Program and Methodology.
• Develop the framework and procedures of the department's Data Analytics Program.
• Write complex programs and ad hoc queries by utilizing enterprise data to fulfill audit data analysis requirements.
• Ensure that all code is developed in a well-structured manner, functions as required, is validated, includes sufficient comments, and is easy to maintain and reuse.
• Bring structure to each data analytic request and translate requirements into an investigative approach to probe for hidden questions and trends within the data.
• Maintain and execute the inventory of data analytics routines for continuous monitoring of other defined activities, including the development and ongoing management of data models as needed.
• Participate in the planning of audits and provide support to Internal Auditors in the execution of audits requiring data analytics.
• Provide support to model risk management and validation review activities conducted by the IAD such as data quality assessments and associated reconciliation(s). Prepare clear and concise work papers documenting the data analytics supporting audit procedures.
• Discuss results from the data analytics program with the audit team and business line stakeholders.
• Maintain positive team relationship by demonstrating and supporting initiative, willingness to learn, flexibility, respect, cooperation and commitment to the success of the internal audit process.
• Stay abreast of new trends and developments in data analytics by leading and/or attending seminars, training sessions, and workshops, as necessary to develop and ensure success of the department's Data Analytics Program.
• Keeps abreast of regulations, industry, and information technology changes.
• Serve in a consultative capacity (Subject Matter Expert) to business units on data analytics techniques, tools, and other technical matters.
• Ensure department team members are aware of the data analytics framework and its application and relevance to their audit projects.
• Conducts training sessions to audit team members on tools and data sources used to perform data analytic routines.
• Acts as the liaison between the Internal Audit and IT Departments.
• Ensures adherence to professional audit standards.
• Work with the Internal Audit Management on special projects as assigned.
• Adheres to and complies with applicable, federal and state laws, regulations and guidance, including those related to anti-money laundering (i.e. Bank Secrecy Act, US PATRIOT Act, etc.).
• Adheres to Bank policies and procedures and completes required training.
• Identifies and reports suspicious activity.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervises function, projects or services and/or one or more employees, as applicable.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance coaching; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, IS/IT, or related field required

EXPERIENCE

• 4-6 Years related experience in banking and/or in a data analytics role required
• Experience developing data analysis routines and documenting data extraction, transformation, and loading processes required
• Strong working knowledge of data analytics and programming tools (ACL, Excel, Access, OBIEE, Tableau, R-Studio, SQL Developer, etc)
• Knowledge of data analytics practices and concepts (for example: CAAT, trend analysis, data visualization, reasonability analysis, and regression analysis)
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong, demonstrated analysis and problem solving skills
• Excellent planning, communication, organization and time management skills with appropriate attention to detail
• Takes a collaborative approach and have the ability to deal with challenging situations
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint; ACL MS Access a plus
• Ability to manage and perform multiple projects simultaneously
• Knowledge of financial company regulations and regulatory auditing standards

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) preferred Or
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred Or
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) preferred