Sr. Auditor

Position Summary:

This role is responsible to document business processes to identify and evaluate risks. Develop audit programs that provide efficient and effective testing of key controls. Execute audit testing and identify areas for improvement. Develop action plans to ensure risks are effectively mitigated. 

Here’s what you’ll do: 

• Document the design as a current state and future state via flowcharts and narratives.  

• Identify and evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal control processes; identify areas for improvement and recommend solutions relevant to business and risk.  

• Participate in the development of audit programs to effectively and efficiently test key controls and properly assess risks in business operations.  

• Conduct interviews and perform research to gain an understanding of the business unit(s) and process flow being audited.  

• Provide risk assessment and education to company associates.  

• Perform complex audit testing to determine the operating effectiveness of the key controls and process flow.  

• Obtain adequate supporting documentation for findings and conclusions of tests performed; summarize results in work papers in accordance with department policies and procedures.  

• Identify and document issues arising from audit testing and present findings to management; develop action plans to ensure risks are effectively mitigated and follow up to determine adequacy of corrective actions.  

• Present complex topics succinctly to all levels of the organization.  

• Partner with business areas to develop suggestions and creative recommendations for improvement in department's processes, efficiency and effectiveness; develop leading practices within the audit industry.  

• Maintain current knowledge of legal regulations, industry trends and best Accounting/Audit practices (operating and financial activities); make recommendations to improve current programs and processes and to ensure company legal compliance.  

• Perform IT risk assessments by reviewing, documenting, evaluating, and testing general system and application controls (security, SoD, change management, user access, operations and program development, infrastructure).  

• Perform a variety of IT audit reviews, including applications, infrastructure, and systems development.  

• Identify opportunities for control improvements in pre/post-implementation of IT systems, upgrades, and other change events.  

• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed. 

Here’s what you’ll need: 

• Bachelor’s Degree (Required) in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.  

• Five years Financial Accounting and/or Operational Auditing experience, preferably in public accounting. 

• CISA, CISSP, CIA, CPA and/or CISM is preferred. 

• Advanced knowledge of auditing and fraud investigations.  

• Advanced understanding of operational, financial and regulatory risks and risk mitigation.  

• Thorough understand of SOX compliance.  

• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.  

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across the organization.  

• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to multitask and prioritize.  

• Ability to be flexible with work hours to meet deadlines as necessary.  

• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and Power Point).  

• Ability to travel up to 25%, including overnight, to company locations.  

• Auditors working in IT Operations must also have strong knowledge of information technology general controls and application controls and working knowledge of CoBIT, NIST and COSO frameworks and/or other leading IT security frameworks.