Your Opportunity as the Lead Analyst, Internal Audit
Lead the testing of the Company's internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements. Support the annual SOX risk assessment and scoping process by evaluating financial reporting risks, significant processes, systems, and key controls to determine the audit procedures necessary to support management's assessment of ICFR. Partner with stakeholders across Corporate Finance, Information Services, Legal, and other functions to lead and coordinate compliance-related initiatives, including SOX monitoring, control rationalization, process and system changes, enterprise risk management activities, and strategic business or technology implementations.
Location: Orrville, OH
Work Arrangements: Hybrid, 35% in office expectation
In this role you will:
- Provide day-to-day leadership of SOX testing program, including risk assessment preparation, resource planning, testing workpaper review, status reporting, and coordination with key stakeholders across the organization.
- Evaluate control deficiencies and testing results, communicate risks and improvement opportunities to management, partner with process owners on remediation plans, and perform follow-up procedures to validate corrective actions.
- Drive continuous improvement of the SOX program through enhanced testing methodologies, process simplification, AI enablement, automation, and other initiatives that improve audit effectiveness and efficiency.
- Lead external audit direct assistance procedures, including physical inventory observations, cycle counts, substantive procedures, and related assurance activities.
- Lead or support risk-based operational and process audits from planning through reporting, including risk assessment, scoping, fieldwork, issue development, and follow-up.
- Support strategic initiatives, system implementations, acquisitions, enterprise risk activities, investigations, and other projects by evaluating accounting, risk, and internal control impacts.
- Assist in the development of staff by providing positive, timely, tangible coaching and training for their professional and technical growth. This individual may have responsibility for direct supervision of interns (as needed).
- Lead in the development and continuous improvement of the Internal Audit Department and the department’s capabilities.
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology, or equivalent
- 4+ years of experience in public accounting, internal audit, or corporate accounting with increasing management responsibility
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and accounting
- Hands-on experience testing and evaluating internal controls over financial reporting under Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
- Understanding of risk-based auditing and interest in expanding experience in applying various frameworks to design audit programs
- Interest in developing skills in data analytics and leveraging technology to execute audits
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
- Advanced Degree in relevant discipline
- CIA or CPA
- Professional designation or progress towards a certification
- Experience in process improvements & control or SOX efficiency evaluations
- Experience with manufacturing or consumer food products
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The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology, or an equivalent field
- At least 4 years of experience in public accounting, internal audit, or corporate accounting with increasing management responsibility
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and accounting
- Hands-on experience testing and evaluating internal controls over financial reporting under Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
- Understanding of risk-based auditing and interest in applying various frameworks to design audit programs
- Interest in developing data analytics and technology-enabled audit skills
- Advanced degree in a relevant discipline
- CIA or CPA certification
- Professional designation or progress toward a certification
- Experience with process improvements, control improvements, or SOX efficiency evaluations
- Experience with manufacturing or consumer food products
The J.M. Smucker Co. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as strong, with a company 401(k) match, immediate vesting in some materials, and access to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. These elements contribute to a favorable view of total compensation value.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for all parents and on-site childcare at key locations signal a family-forward approach. Additional supports such as adoption assistance and pet-related leave reinforce this emphasis.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, seasonal compressed schedules, and flexibility options are highlighted across materials. The ability to start with substantial PTO and buy additional time enhances perceived time-off breadth.
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What We Do
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets with products found in 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer and pet parent preferences for food, how it’s purchased and how the companies that make it should operate, we will maintain the important role we play in their lives. This will allow us to continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on all of those who count on us.
