Senior Auditor Jobs

Major corporation is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Senior Auditor with at least 3 years of experience planning and conducting Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and/or risk-based audits. The Senior Auditor, working under the direction of the Audit Manager, leads all aspects (planning, execution and reporting) of assigned audit areas with minimal supervision. The Senior Auditor assists external auditors in addressing testing and compliance issues. This position may supervise Auditors and/or Interns.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Supervises global coordination of SOX 302 and 404 assurance programs including entity-level risk assessments, control identification/optimization and aggregation analyses to provide assessment of operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting
• Reviews walkthroughs and testing of other auditors
• Manages resources and people to ensure administration of processes and formal procedures
• Develops and executes audit test plans to evaluate operating effectiveness of key controls
• Provides and updates management status dashboards to summarize project progress
• Conducts interviews and walkthroughs to evaluate the design of processes and key controls
• Liaison with external auditor for alignment of scoping, test plans and finding communications
• Assists with the department’s SOX learning development program for both new staff and experienced personnel
• Communicates audit findings and ensures remediation action plans address root causes and are properly implemented
• Creates audit reports summarizing audit findings and corrective action plans to management

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience supervising others - Preferred
• Strong understanding of internal controls, risk assessment and audit standards
• Willing to travel when necessary
• Experience utilizing technology-based applications to perform analytical reviews - Preferred
• Project Planning: Demonstrates an understanding of basic project planning processes, including planning action items and resources
• Accounting Knowledge: Possesses a solid knowledge of accounting theory and principles
• Bachelor’s Degree (or internationally comparable degree) in Accounting - Preferred
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certification - Preferred
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Certification - Preferred
• Advanced experience with MS Excel, and experience with PowerBI, SQL, Access and/or Tableau - Preferred
• 3 years of experience conducting internal or external audits with at least 6 months of SOX audit experience

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have at least three years of experience conducting internal and/or external audits (SOX / Finance & Accounting)
• Must have a bachelor’s degree (or internationally comparable degree)
• Must be willingly to work in a hybrid work environment