Internal Auditor - Multiple levels | Hospitality, Real Estate & Manufacturing

Dart Container•Mason, MI

33d

About The Position

Dart Finance Shared Services (DFSS) provides specialized tax, treasury, risk management, and internal audit services to affiliated companies of the privately held Dart family of businesses. The role supports entities across hospitality, manufacturing, real estate management, and development, among other industries. Two levels are described: Internal Auditor – Mid-Level and Senior Internal Auditor. The Mid-Level Internal Auditor participates in financial, operational, and compliance audits and other assigned projects. Under the supervision of an Internal Audit Manager, the auditor conducts testing, documents work, and responds promptly to review comments. The Senior Internal Auditor leads audit fieldwork, independently conducts testing and documentation, and guides other auditors as needed. Both positions apply internal audit methods and tools to assess controls, identify deficiencies and risks, develop recommendations, and communicate audit results. They prepare documentation, discuss findings with process owners and management, and identify opportunities for continuous monitoring and data analytics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, tax, economics, business, engineering, or a related field.
Experience in external auditing, internal auditing, IT auditing, or consulting.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, for reports, documents, presentations, and data analysis.
Ability to perform assigned duties independently and collaborate effectively with team members.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently within established deadlines.
For the Senior position, five years of experience in external auditing, internal auditing, IT auditing, or consulting.
For the Senior position, experience auditing in real estate and hospitality environments.
For the Senior position, proven audit leadership, such as completing full audit areas, supervising other auditors’ work, or developing audit deliverables.
For the Senior position, experience documenting audit results, including control deficiencies, conclusions, recommendations, action plans, and report sections.
For the Senior position, advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, graphs, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and Power Query.
For the Senior position, ability to communicate effectively and persuasively about difficult technical issues and listen effectively.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification, such as CIA, CPA, or CGAP.
Experience with SAP or another ERP.
Experience with Power BI and data analytics.

Responsibilities

Apply internal audit methodologies, tools, and techniques within project plans to assess internal control effectiveness and deficiencies and develop recommendations addressing relevant risks.
Develop and execute audit project plans and tests to assess internal controls in operational, financial, and compliance areas.
Use risk awareness to identify and communicate opportunities to strengthen the control environment and address audit findings.
Prepare audit documentation outlining objectives, work performed, and conclusions.
Discuss audit results with process owners and management of the audited area.
Interact with an understanding of and sensitivity to social and business cultures.
Demonstrate professional skepticism by asking clarifying questions and analyzing information provided by management.
Understand how assigned project tasks relate to overall business objectives and risks.
Identify opportunities for continuous monitoring and assist with data analytics development.
For the Mid-Level position, develop and execute audit plans and tests in consultation with Internal Audit Management, independently discuss results with process owners and management, and assist in maintaining audit programs.
For the Senior position, guide auditors during fieldwork through task assignment, clarification of goals and objectives, documentation review, and follow-up on review points.
For the Senior position, advise process owners on implementing controls, answer questions, and facilitate control improvements.
For the Senior position, prepare draft audit results documentation, including control deficiencies, conclusions, recommendations, action plans, and report sections.
For the Senior position, lead discussions of audit results and risk-related action plans with process owners and management.
For the Senior position, oversee day-to-day audit engagement administration and support auditors during fieldwork.