Operational Audit – Senior Auditor

Ecolab • Saint Paul, MN

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About The Position

The Senior Auditor conducts financial and operational reviews, gathers and evaluates facts, and plans and executes audits in accordance with accepted standards. The role prepares audit reports, directs less experienced auditors, and serves as lead auditor on assigned engagements. The Senior Auditor assesses risks across a diverse global business, plans and scopes audits, documents business processes and walkthroughs, and presents findings and recommendations to improve processes and mitigate risk.

The position coordinates audit planning and fieldwork, maintains timely communication with auditees, business partners, and the Audit Manager, and ensures audit issues are understood and adequately documented. It reviews team work papers, completes engagement deliverables, writes findings and final reports, and supervises, coaches, and evaluates staff auditors. The role also uses computer-assisted auditing tools and data analytics, handles high-risk special assignments, and leads the quarterly Disclosure Review Process.

The Senior Auditor supports team development through coaching and training, contributes to continuous improvement and department initiatives, keeps current with business and industry trends, and completes continuing professional education each calendar year. The role requires approximately 25% domestic and international travel, generally for two weeks at a time. Immigration sponsorship and relocation are not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited university.
• Four years of auditing experience in public accounting and/or internal auditing.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 25% annually, generally for two weeks at a time.
• Demonstrated understanding of audit concepts and risk assessment methodologies, including the ability to identify and evaluate risks across a diverse global business.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Planning and organizational efficiency.
• Ability to work independently, remain self-directed and self-motivated, multitask, and stay flexible.
• Good judgment and humility when working with others.
• Commitment to continuing professional education: at least 20 CPE hours annually, or 40 hours if holding a CPA or CIA.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, MBA, and/or CIA.
• Spanish or an Asian language.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial and operational reviews and plan and execute audits according to accepted standards.
• Coordinate pre-audit planning and perform engagement risk assessments.
• Identify risks, plan and scope audits, execute and document business processes, and conduct walkthroughs.
• Communicate audit issues, engagement status, and findings effectively and promptly to auditees, business partners, and the Audit Manager.
• Lead assigned audit engagements and provide leadership during fieldwork.
• Ensure audit issues are understood, findings are adequately documented, and audit deliverables are completed on time.
• Review audit team work papers before submission to the Audit Manager.
• Write effective field audit findings and final audit reports, and present findings and recommendations.
• Supervise, coach, train, and evaluate less experienced auditors and staff auditors.
• Identify effective uses for computer-assisted auditing tools, including ACL, and data analytics.
• Perform high-risk, high-exposure special assignments as requested.
• Lead the quarterly Disclosure Review Process.
• Collect and interpret data, identify patterns and trends, and report analyses to management and other stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement of the audit practice and department initiatives, and pursue relevant learning and development.
• Complete at least 20 hours of CPE each calendar year, or 40 hours if a CPA or CIA.
• Keep current on relevant business trends and issues and participate in professional networking opportunities such as IIA activities.

Benefits

• Ecolab states that it strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits for associates and their families; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior