Senior Auditor

Ecolab • Saint Paul, MN

6d

About The Position

The Senior Auditor l eads financial, operational and compliance audits and reviews. You will supervise and review the work of less experienced auditors and will also motivate them and develop their skills which includes providing training and support. As a member of Audit Services, you will be provided learning opportunities, technical competency training and career development coaching. What You Will Do: Demonstrate deep understanding of audit concepts and risk assessment methodologies, including ability to identify and evaluate risks across a diverse and global business model. Lead internal audit projects – identify risks, perform audit planning and scoping, execute and document business processes, including conducting walkthroughs, report and present findings including making recommendations on how to improve processes and better mitigate risk. Collect and interpret data, identifying patterns and trends in data sets and analyzing and reporting results to management and other key stakeholders. Demonstrate innovative mindset and curiosity for learning and developing new ways of delivering quality audits. Lead, manage and develop the less experienced auditors, including supporting them with on the job training and coaching. Communicate professionally and effectively, both verbally and written, with management, team members, and auditees (e.g. country, division, and department leaders, which often includes executive leadership). Support continuous improvement of the audit practice through learning and development opportunities including obtaining CPE hours, supporting department initiatives and other stretch projects.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 4 years of experience in Public Accounting, Internal Audit, Accounting, or Finance OR 2 years of experience in Public Accounting with Master’s degree and licensed accountant (CPA or Chartered Accountant or equivalent)

Nice To Haves

• CPA or CIA certifications
• Language skills
• Experience building new capabilities for data analytics or automation
• Experience with data science, analytics, and visualization tools and techniques (Alteryx and PowerBI a plus)
• Ability to travel domestic and internationally, roughly 15-30% of the time (generally for 2 weeks at a time)
• Proficiency with MS Office, including MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint
• Proven ability to work with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and financial management systems (HFM, EPM)
• Willingness and ability to learn and work both independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively within a team
• Demonstrated project management, teaming, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate deep understanding of audit concepts and risk assessment methodologies, including ability to identify and evaluate risks across a diverse and global business model.
• Lead internal audit projects – identify risks, perform audit planning and scoping, execute and document business processes, including conducting walkthroughs, report and present findings including making recommendations on how to improve processes and better mitigate risk.
• Collect and interpret data, identifying patterns and trends in data sets and analyzing and reporting results to management and other key stakeholders.
• Demonstrate innovative mindset and curiosity for learning and developing new ways of delivering quality audits.
• Lead, manage and develop the less experienced auditors, including supporting them with on the job training and coaching.
• Communicate professionally and effectively, both verbally and written, with management, team members, and auditees (e.g. country, division, and department leaders, which often includes executive leadership).
• Support continuous improvement of the audit practice through learning and development opportunities including obtaining CPE hours, supporting department initiatives and other stretch projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees