Internal Audit Technology Consultant (AuditBoard Administrator)

Nationwide Mutual Insurance•Columbus, OH

10d•$108,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a team member in Internal Audit at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care. We are seeking a technology-driven professional with hands-on experience in AuditBoard platform administration and optimization. This role serves as the strategic owner and governance lead for the Internal Audit department’s technology ecosystem. This role provides oversight, direction, and continuous improvement of systems, workflows, templates, and integrations that support efficient, secure, and compliant audit execution. To enable Nationwide to serve customers with the extraordinary care they deserve, we use advanced analytics to get insights from big data to provide meaningful audit results that improves business effectiveness and efficiency. No two audits are ever the same and the variety of work assignments gives us visibility and exposure throughout the enterprise. If you have the desire to learn continuously, think critically and can see the big picture, we want to know more about you! As a Consultant, you'll be a leader with vision, participating in critical initiatives and helping drive continuous improvement to our processes and standards. You'll serve as a project manager for assurance and advisory engagements, leading engagements from planning through reporting, including the performance of engagement staff. We'll count on you to successfully navigate constantly evolving business environments and related risks.

Requirements

Experience in IT audit, internal audit, GRC system administration, or audit technology governance, with exposure to system lifecycle management and internal control frameworks.
Demonstrated ability to design, govern, and optimize complex system configurations and workflows at scale.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate audit methodology and business needs into effective system capabilities.
Ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives, articulate system strategies, and manage stakeholder expectations.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and change‑management skills to support the department’s strategic vision.
Bachelor’s degree in business, technical or related field preferred.
Typically, more than six years of dynamic experience in audit, risk management or a related field.
Skilled knowledge in audit, business and IT general concepts and theory.
Must have an operational knowledge and application of audit practices to multiple functional areas.
Must have knowledge or project management and motivational theory.
Applied knowledge in assessing risk.
Must have strong business insight.
Must have critical thinking and decision-making skills for problem and/or enhancement identification and solution recommendation.
Must have effective verbal and written communication skills.
Collaboration and teamwork skills to function in a team environment and work on multiple projects at a time.
Proven organizational and time management skills to prioritize multiple tasks and execute audit objectives timely.
Must have strong leadership skills to interact effectively motivate and influence.
Must have strong management skills to lead a project team and drive a project to successful completion.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience owning and implementing enterprise audit, GRC, or workflow management tools preferred.
Advanced degrees are preferred.
Relevant certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, PMP) desired.
Experience in the insurance and financial services industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and oversight for the configuration, health, and long‑term optimization of Internal Audit systems, ensuring alignment with audit standards, professional practices, and enterprise policies.
Evaluate new system features, updates, and enhancements; develop adoption strategies and implementation plans for the department.
Oversee the design and governance of user roles, permissions, and access protocols to safeguard data integrity and ensure appropriate segregation of duties.
Direct the creation and continuous improvement of workflows and dashboard visualization that support audit planning, fieldwork, issue management, project tracking, and reporting.
Serve as the primary liaison between Internal Audit and cross‑functional teams such as IT, Compliance, Risk, and Security to ensure AuditBoard and related systems integrate effectively with enterprise applications.
Oversee data flows, automation initiatives, and configuration changes that support enterprise‑wide reporting and controls activities.
Monitor system usage and adoption metrics; identify opportunities to enhance user experience and operational efficiency.
Stay informed on AuditBoard releases, industry best practices, and emerging capabilities; provide recommendations to leadership for strategic enhancements.
Demonstrate high-energy, flexibility, time management and strong communication skill by leading multiple assurance or advisory engagements at a time.
Lead engagements with an expert level knowledge of auditing techniques and according to professional and internal standards. This includes identification of key information technology infrastructure, operations and security risks and controls for engagement plan, overseeing and reviewing work performed by engagement staff, summarizing issues, recommendations and conclusions in the engagement report and managing client relations. At times, performs engagement tasks of the highest complexity.
Uses analytics and data visualization tools to perform full population testing.
Identifies new ways to audit through data analytics, continuous auditing, or other technologies.
Manages engagement teams of approximately one to 10 associates. Assists with resource management activities for each engagement and provides valuable, real-time coaching and feedback to team members on both soft and technical audit skills.
Drives ongoing risk assessments which serve as an input to the risk-based audit plan.
Develops relationships across the enterprise to provide outstanding care to all customers and serves as a trusted business advisor to clients, internal risk partners, and others.
Drives office initiatives and serve as a change-agent, encourages the unit to be more agile and innovative.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

medical/dental/vision
life insurance
short and long term disability coverage
paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
nine paid holidays
8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
401(k) with company match
company-paid pension plan
business casual attire