Data Analytics Auditor

Are you looking for a role where your analysis helps strengthen controls, manage risk, and support sound decision-making? If so, this could be the right opportunity for you.

Internal Audit is an independent and objective assurance and consulting activity. It assists Edward D. Jones & Company (EDJ) and its affiliates and subsidiaries in accomplishing their objectives by applying a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and recommend improvements to the effectiveness of internal control, risk management, and governance processes.

The Data Analytics Audit team plays a critical role in this mission by leveraging data to enhance audit insights, identify emerging risks, and enable more effective, data-driven decision-making across the firm. As part of this team, the Data Analytics Auditor is responsible for delivering actionable insights that support informed business decisions. This role partners closely with other analysts and stakeholders to develop and apply appropriate analytical approaches to solve complex and often ambiguous business problems.

In this position, you will contribute across a variety of audit engagements at EDJ, using data, analytics, and technology to identify risks, uncover process gaps, and improve overall business effectiveness.

What You'll Do…

• Apply your understanding of business operations, key drivers, and priorities to inform analytical approaches and better address business questions.
• Extract, clean, and transform data from various sources, building familiarity with available datasets and ensuring accuracy and reliability of outputs.
• Validate data, logic, and analytical results by applying critical thinking and aligning findings with business context.
• Define business and data requirements for analytics work and partner with data teams to acquire and prepare necessary data.
• Perform analyses using techniques such as root cause, exploratory, trend, sensitivity, and scenario analysis to identify patterns, risks, and actionable insights.
• Translate analytical findings into clear, compelling narratives that directly address business questions and support decision-making.
• Communicate insights, methodologies, and recommendations effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with audit teams and business stakeholders to understand problems, identify appropriate solutions, and support KPI or benchmark development.
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations using BI tools, ensuring outputs are accurate, user-friendly, and aligned with governance standards.
• Test, maintain, and enhance BI products while following established processes and controls.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and analytical approaches, and contribute to ongoing operational efficiency efforts.

• Bachelor's degree required (business, economics, math, engineering, analytics, or related field preferred).
• 1+ years of relevant experience working with data, analytics, reporting, or audit-related activities.
• Financial services experience is a plus.

Technical Skills

• Experience with SQL and Microsoft Excel for data analysis.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar).
• Knowledge of analytical techniques (e.g., descriptive statistics, trend analysis).
• Experience with databases and data environments preferred.
• Experience with Python, R, or AuditBoard is a plus.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn and grow in an analytics-focused role.

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

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Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns. Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career. View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report. ¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.