Internal Auditor

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA•Kennesaw, GA

About The Position

Yamaha is seeking an Internal Auditor for its facility in Kennesaw, Georgia. The role assists with J-Sox, operational audits, and other internal audit projects to promote and maintain a strong financial and business control environment. The auditor independently handles complex audit areas and ensures assigned engagements are completed successfully, applying risk and control concepts to identify potential issues and guide auditees toward appropriate resolutions. The role works with process owners to prepare and update control matrices, evaluate controls against objectives and parent-company model controls, and prepare flowcharts, narratives, and test plans as needed. It performs control testing, documents results, follows up on deficiencies and remediation, and rolls forward test results. For operational audits, the auditor plans work, develops audit programs, learns processes through interviews and document reviews, tests whether processes operate as designed, confirms findings with auditees, develops recommendations, and prepares audit reports. The role makes determinations about control design and operating effectiveness in assigned J-Sox areas, and about audit conclusions, exception impacts, and the appropriateness of action plans in operational audit areas. It reports to the Sr. Manager Internal Audit.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
At least 5 years of audit experience.
Experience with J-Sox and/or U.S. Sox documentation and testing.
Proficient computer skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to complete multiple tasks in a timely manner.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CIA, or CISA certification.
IT audit experience, including IT J-Sox or U.S. Sox.

Responsibilities

Assist process owners in preparing and updating control matrices and evaluating controls against objectives and parent-company model controls.
Prepare flowcharts and narratives where necessary, and write or revise test plans based on process-owner control descriptions.
Test controls according to test plans and document results based on an accurate, complete understanding of controls and risks.
Work with process owners to remediate design or operating deficiencies and ensure timely retesting; roll forward test results by confirming controls with process owners.
Plan audit work and develop audit programs relevant to risks and test objectives.
Understand current processes through interviews with auditees and reviews of financials, policies, and procedures; evaluate process controls.
Test whether processes operate as designed and confirm audit findings with auditees.
Summarize findings, draft audit recommendations, and prepare audit reports.
Determine the appropriateness of control design and operating effectiveness in assigned J-Sox areas.
Determine audit conclusions, the impact of exceptions, and the appropriateness of action plans based on the business environment and risk.