Senior Auditor
Posted on: 15 Mar 2021
Chicago, IL
Job Description
Job Description
As a part of our continued growth, we are looking for a dedicated and passionate Audit Senior to join our team! In this role, you will be responsible for conducting SOX compliance and operational audits throughout the company and provide reports addressing identified risks. The ideal candidate needs to be very detail-orientated and willing to work at a very fast pace while maintaining the quality and accuracy set forth in the job expectations. If you like growth and working with happy, enthusiastic individuals, you'll enjoy a career with us!
Essential Job Duties:
* Perform financial and operational audits to determine compliance with policies and procedures and to evaluate the effectiveness on internal control systems.
* Lead the effort to document, monitor and communicate LKQ's overall Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance activities.
* Keep abreast of changes in SOX, auditing and accounting professional standards and recommend modifications to Internal Audit's strategies and annual plan as necessary.
* Prepare objective, accurate and factual audit reports for managers, executive management and the audit committee.
* Monitor management's achievement of committed action plans from prior audits to ensure complete follow-thru and closure of identified risks.
* Assist external auditors in performing audit tests as requested.
* Develop audit programs by determining the audit objectives, procedures and internal controls required to ensure that Company policies and procedures are operating as Management intends.
* Perform other duties as required.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
* Assist in the training and supervision of less experienced auditors in planning and completing their regular work assignments.
* As required: Review audit reports and work papers prepared by less experienced auditors to ensure adequate documentation supports the audit findings and to determine whether recommendations to improve internal controls are effective and reasonable.
Preferred Qualifications:
* 2-4 years of public accounting or public company experience
* CPA, CIA, or CISA certification or in process of obtaining certification
Requirements
Job Requirements:
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business or Finance and/or 2 or more years in public accounting or internal auditing.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES: Must have good verbal and written communication skills and be able to interact with all levels of management. Experience in supervising staff in conducting audit assignments, performing evaluation, and multitasking.
MACHINES, EQUIPMENT, AND SOFTWARE: Computer, multi-user telephone system, copier, fax machine, Microsoft Office software, and Internet.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS: Must have the ability to sit and use a computer for long periods of time. Must be able to travel.
LKQ offers competitive pay and a very generous Benefits package that includes:
401k Plan with generous employer match, Insurance Plans for (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability), Paid Time-Off, Paid Holiday and Tuition Reimbursement program
Position Type
Full-time
LKQ Corporation
Chicago, IL
LKQ Corporation is an American provider of alternative and specialty parts to repair and accessorize automobiles and other vehicles. LKQ has operations in North America, Europe and Taiwan. LKQ offers its customers a broad range of replacement systems, components, equipment and parts to repair and accessorize automobiles, trucks, and recreational and performance vehicles. As of 2018, it was #300 on the Fortune 500 list. In March of 2017, Dominick P. Zarcone was selected to become the new President and Chief Executive Office.
LKQ was initially formed in 1998 through the combination of a number of wholesale recycled products businesses located in Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. We subsequently expanded through internal development and over 220 acquisitions of aftermarket, recycled, refurbished, and remanufactured product suppliers and manufacturers; self service retail businesses; and specialty vehicle aftermarket equipment and accessories suppliers. Our most significant acquisitions include:
• 2007 acquisition of Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc., which, at the time of acquisition, was the leading domestic distributor of aftermarket products, including collision replacement products, paint products, refurbished steel bumpers, bumper covers and alloy wheels.
• 2011 acquisition of Euro Car Parts Holdings Limited ("ECP"), a vehicle mechanical aftermarket parts distribution company operating in the United Kingdom. This acquisition allowed us to expand our operations into the European automotive aftermarket business.
• 2013 acquisition of Sator Beheer B.V. ("Sator"), a vehicle mechanical aftermarket parts distribution company based in the Netherlands, with operations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France. This acquisition allowed us to further expand our geographic presence into continental Europe.
• 2014 acquisition of Keystone Specialty, which expanded our product offering and increased our addressable market to include specialty vehicle aftermarket equipment and accessories.
• On December 22, 2015, LKQ announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the holding company of Rhiag-Inter Auto Parts Italia
• S.p.A (“Rhiag”), a leading pan-European business-to-business distributor of aftermarket spare parts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Rhiag has operations in Italy, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland and Spain. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2016 and is subject to customary closing conditions and necessary regulatory approvals.
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IndustryAutomotive
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No. of Employees45,500
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