Auditor II, Internal Audit

Auditor II, Internal Audit

POSITION PROFILE

Evaluates and assesses enterprise risks and internal controls using an integrated control framework to provide assurance over the following key areas:

• The effectiveness and efficiency of business operations
• The reliability and integrity of applications and infrastructure that support financial reporting
• Compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies
• The safeguarding of company assets

The role focuses on delivering value‑added assurance and advisory services designed to identify, prioritize, and help mitigate risks with higher potential impact and likelihood to the organization, while supporting strong governance, risk management, and control practices.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists with and may lead domestic and global internal audits to assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, including compliance with J‑SOX requirements, utilizing the COSO framework.
• Conducts financial, operational, and integrated audits using a risk‑based methodology, executing all phases of the audit lifecycle, including planning, process documentation, audit programs, fieldwork, issue evaluation, reporting, and presentation of results to audit management.
• Assesses risks and controls using integrated control frameworks (e.g., COSO, COBIT) and partners with management to mitigate risks, strengthen existing control environments, and recommend practical control improvements.
• Identifies, evaluates, and documents key risks, mitigating controls, control gaps, and opportunities for control enhancement.
• Performs control reviews across financial, operational, information technology, and cybersecurity entity‑level controls.
• Executes assigned audit projects and develops risk and control assessments aligned with audit objectives, scope, and expectations.
• Assesses compliance with corporate policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, including information systems and information security policies.
• Ensures audit documentation and supporting evidence are accurate, clear, factual, and sufficient to support audit conclusions.
• Works with management to mitigate risks by assisting with the development of remediation recommendations for control deficiencies and helps reinforce effective existing controls.
• Assists management in addressing specific risk and control issues and promotes communication and knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Supports enterprise risk and control awareness initiatives, including participation in control self‑assessments.
• Builds effective working relationships necessary to successfully deliver audit engagements, interacting primarily with functional management and key stakeholders.
• Facilitates and supports issue resolution related to audit findings, adapting to new or complex situations and seeking guidance as appropriate.
• Assists the Audit Manager with engagement coordination and planning activities, including adjusting project goals, scope, and timelines as needed.
• May lead tactical planning efforts for specific business areas and/or functions.
• Ensures administrative and audit‑related activities are performed efficiently, proactively, timely, cost‑effectively, and professionally.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Education, Experience and Certifications)

• Bachelor’s degree required in Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Business Analytics, Finance, Computer Science, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of internal and/or external audit experience required.
• Professional certification preferred, such as CIA, CPA, CISA, CISM, or CFE.
• Minimum of three (3) years of prior experience within a Big 4 public accounting firm and/or a Fortune 500 internal audit function preferred.
• Strong understanding of the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in data analytics and data interpretation to support risk assessment, audit planning, and insight generation.
• Experience utilizing data visualization techniques to effectively communicate audit findings, trends, and risk insights to management.
• Experience with Oracle ERP or similar enterprise financial systems is a plus.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 40% domestically and internationally, including occasional weekend travel.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Requires proficiency in a few specific skill areas such as project management, process improvement, re-engineering and facilitation.
• Working knowledge of control processes/systems in the industry is desired.
• Ability to perform control reviews on system development and implementation projects, operations, general controls and security procedures and standards.
• Understanding of client requirements on a project level is required.
• Possesses experience in analyzing people and processes at the business unit and functional level.
• Possesses ability to effectively make group presentations at the functional level.
• Possesses ability to deal with a broader spectrum of business situations based on prior experience.
• Possesses ability to interact effectively with key managers associated with a project and occasionally with upper-level management.
• Demonstrate and apply a thorough understanding of complex information systems, and exposure to Oracle controls and SOX a plus but not required.
• Possesses initiative, energy, enthusiasm and is hard working and self-motivated.
• Possesses desire for personal growth and knowledge:
• Strong career interest
• Thirst for knowledge and understanding
• Desire to excel (improve/grow)
• Possesses organizational sensitivity/diplomacy.
• Possesses business orientation and focus and customer focus.
• Possesses effective writing and listening skills and ability to communicate concisely.

WORKING CONDITION, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Typically works in an office environment with adequate lighting and ventilation, and a normal range of   temperature and noise level. 
• Travel is required.  Approximately 40% domestic and international travel with some weekend stays.
• Work assignments are diversified.  Interpret, comprehend and apply complex material, data and instruction – prepare, provide and convey diversified information.
• Minimal physical effort required.  Work is mostly sedentary but does require walking, standing, bending, reaching, lifting or carrying objects that typically with less than 10 lbs.  (e.g., papers, books, files and small parts, etc.). 
• Moderate dexterity – regular application of basic skills (calculator, keyboard, hand tools, eye/hand coordination.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job.