Internal Auditor
Chicago, IL
Overview
Curious and engaged minds thrive at McMaster-Carr. This opportunity to join our Internal Audit team offers talented graduates and early career professionals who have experience in accounting, finance, economics, statistics, risk management, or other quantitative disciplines the opportunity to apply their analytical and problem-solving skills to assessing risks and controls for a wide range of financial and business processes. Managers will help you learn and develop your ability to perform audits, but development at McMaster-Carr is self-driven: embrace the opportunity to explore, ask questions, be challenged, and make an impact.
Talented employees join us from a variety of backgrounds, and have progressed to opportunities within the finance organization, developed leadership experience, run finance operations, and pursued ambitious goals though project work.
Who We Are
At McMaster-Carr we help customers build anything because we offer everything . We stock and distribute more than half a million products. We create visual and informative product merchandising, build in-house systems and technology, and improve operations to create exceptional customer experiences. As we look to the future, we apply experimentation and innovation to the lessons learned since our start in 1901. We attribute our success to the ideas and commitment of the bright and ambitious people that differentiate McMaster-Carr.
What You'll Be Doing
Auditors at McMaster-Carr apply research, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and creative thinking skills to managing risk by supporting process and control improvements across our business. You will leverage and grow project management capabilities and risk management expertise as you collaborate with leadership and process owners across the company. Regardless of your background, you can flourish at McMaster-Carr if you love to learn, do great work, and pursue ambitious goals. A typical day at McMaster-Carr will vary, but you might find yourself doing any of the following:
- Performing financial and operational audits of varying complexity through planning, fieldwork and reporting phases
- Partnering with experts on topics like Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Product Compliance to develop relationships and build a comprehensive understanding of the business and enable value-added recommendations
- Developing and executing Internal Audit practices that enhance control processes and risk management capabilities
- Communicating audit findings and recommendations to senior leadership teams
- Collaborating with company leaders and management, serving as a reviewer on critical work related to company controls and risks
What We Look For
McMaster-Carr encourages you to apply and share your unique experience even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications below. While prior audit experience is helpful, it is not required. We look forward to your application.
- Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field
- A growth-oriented mindset - being open to feedback, learning new skillsets, taking on new responsibilities, and embracing exposure to a variety of financial operations
- Curiosity and strong attention to detail
- A high level of autonomy and a proven record of resourcefulness
- Evidence of commitment and high achievement in extracurricular activities or community service
- Strong written and verbal communication with an emphasis on being able to translate complex or ambiguous data to key company stakeholders logically, clearly, and concisely.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and willingness to embrace and create clarity from ambiguity
- Knowledge of project management and risk and control frameworks
- CPA certification and experience at Big 4 or mid-tier public accounting firms preferred, but not required
Be Rewarded
The starting salary range for this role is $108,000-$124,000. Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience. In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for Cash Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund contributions.
We are committed to comprehensive benefits to support employees and their dependents, such as:
- Zero-dollar premiums for medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans for employees, spouses, and dependents
- 100% tuition reimbursement for employees
- First-time home buyer assistance
- College assistance for your dependents
- Paid time off to cover vacation and personal time
To Apply: www.mcmaster.com/apply
For more information on McMaster-Carr, please visit: https://www.mcmaster.com/careers
This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship by McMaster-Carr.
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What the Team is Saying
What We Do
McMaster-Carr is an e-commerce company offering more than half a million products used to keep business in motion. With more than 300,000 daily visits to our website, customers from a variety of industries turn to us when they need to build, design, repair or maintain just about anything because we are the complete, one-stop source for industrial supplies.
Technology teams play a vital role in McMaster-Carr’s success. The software that drives our business is developed in-house by a growing team of versatile engineers. Whether the project is automating distribution operations, improving browsing features on our app or integrating a new data center to serve five national facilities, people flourish when they love to learn and pursue ambitious goals.
McMaster-Carr’s diverse business creates the opportunity to explore new technologies and develop expertise that is both broad and deep. Growth is supported by an inclusive culture of development seen in mentorship, reading groups, guilds and town halls that create community. They pursue career growth through learning and advancement in technical and project leadership.
Why Work With Us
Curious people thrive at McMaster-Carr. Engineers build technical knowledge through learning groups, book clubs, and one-on-one mentoring. Diverse projects offer experience with a wide range of technologies to encourage career-long learning. Great work is celebrated in an inclusive workplace dedicated to equity, growth and employee well-being.
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