Job Description

Description

You are an audit professional who wants to grow your career with a truly great company. You have the drive to make a difference, provide value, and have great judgement. You're adept at strategizing and just as eager to get the work done. You love to collaborate, but also enjoy working alone when needed. You're a curious, determined, action-oriented person, who is motivated to achieve excellence. Are you ready to join us?

In this role, you will have a unique opportunity to see first-hand the financial and operational activities performed in our different business segments. With visibility of the entire company, you can make an immediate impact by delivering independent, objective, risk-based assurance that provides value to management and the board of directors.

We are a dynamic, well-respected team that has a strong reputation established by knowledgeable team members who deliver timely assurance and proactive reviews in support of stakeholders. We have great relationships with company leaders and teams across the company. We take the time to understand their businesses and roles to provide meaningful feedback and recommendations for further improvement.

Primary Responsibilities

* Oversee, execute, and deliver all phases of Internal Audit assurance activities with limited oversight. This includes:
* Performing risk assessments and planning audit scope/procedures; assigning and delegating workpaper preparation; executing walkthroughs and audit test steps; performing quality assurance reviews of staff workpapers/documentation; preparing some workpapers/documentation; communicating and discussing results with audit management, company leaders, and other stakeholders; reporting/documenting final results; and following up on issue remediation efforts, as necessary.
* Assurance activities include financial, operational, and compliance audits, assessments, proactive control reviews, special projects in support of business partners, and investigations.
* Provide meaningful feedback. Professional judgement is applied in evaluating results to determine risk, potential issues, and impact from both a financial and operational perspective. Findings provide reasonable assurance and value to audit contacts and leaders. Business contacts from across the company value your feedback and will look to you for risk management and internal control guidance.
* Take ownership of projects. Projects and recommendations are delivered with confidence and you are the owner of the results.
* Demonstrate strong communication. Communication with people inside and outside of the team is professionally delivered.
* Identify process improvement opportunities. Work is accomplished by keeping continuous improvement top of mind - this means identifying enhancements to audit approach to achieve broader risk coverage, simplify, or enhance efficiency by leveraging data analytics, automaton techniques, or other. New tools and techniques are identified and shared with other team members. Identifying process improvement opportunities, not only for internal audit but for the teams we interact with as part of our audit work, is a key area of focus for us in helping to drive operational excellence and innovation company-wide.



Qualifications

* Experience: 3 or more years experience as an internal or external auditor and the ability to walkthrough and document processes, identify risks, evaluate control activities, and assess results; support the control environment by using frameworks such as COSO.
* Education: Bachelor's degree in an Accounting, Finance, or related field required; Master's degree of Accounting or equivalent preferred.
* Certification: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) preferred, or other related accreditations (e.g., Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or other).
* Accounting & Audit: Working knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), accounting concepts and procedures; familiar with auditing and control practices.
* Systems: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) required; skills with SAP, PeopleSoft, Access, SQL, PowerBI, Alteryx, and/or Visio (or similar) preferred.
* Communication & Confidence: Strong verbal and written skills; can communicate the so what message to all levels of an organization. Demonstrated ability to write complex issues in clear and concise reports for use by management and key stakeholders. Able to stand firm on non-negotiable positions when necessary. Demonstrated ability to facilitate a variety of presentations - one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports and management. Projects and recommendations are delivered with confidence; takes ownership of projects and results.
* Team Work: Supports others without being asked for help; solid team player; knows how to win together.
* Analytics & Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to perform data analysis to identify trends and patterns of data. Ability to identify potential issues and develop recommendations based on analysis and critical thinking/reasoning skills. Attention to detail and an ability to focus on the big picture. Adept at using sound reasoning to reach conclusions. Demonstrated ability to solve a variety of complex problems in the absence of technical guidelines or precedents. Offers meaningful recommendations that address the root cause rather than symptoms.
* Interpersonal Skills & Ethics: Demonstrates integrity and strong ethical behavior. Builds trust with others through personal authenticity and follow-through on commitments. Actively listens and builds rapport with others. Open and collegial work style with ability to listen and integrate ideas from diverse views and collaborate with others.
* Judgement: Demonstrates professional judgement to operate in gray areas and can make and own difficult decisions.
* Project Management & Organization: Process-oriented, highly organized, and effective with time management, with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks while maintaining critical attention to detail.
* Client Service: Customer-service oriented and track record of positive feedback and demonstrated ability to provide excellent service to stakeholders.
* Travel: Ability and willingness to attend a few site visits annually to our manufacturing and operating facilities. We are currently on a travel freeze due to COVID-19 safety precautions in place, but we expect to travel again once these restrictions are lifted.