Senior Auditor

UPS

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

UPS is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Senior Auditor with at least 3 years of experience planning and conducting Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and/or risk-based audits. The Senior Auditor, working under the direction of the Audit Manager, leads all aspects (planning, execution and reporting) of assigned audit areas with minimal supervision. The Senior Auditor assists external auditors in addressing testing and compliance issues. This position may supervise Auditors and/or Interns.

Requirements

3 years of experience conducting internal or external audits with at least 6 months of SOX audit experience
Strong understanding of internal controls, risk assessment and audit standards
Accounting Knowledge: Possesses a solid knowledge of accounting theory and principles
Project Planning: Demonstrates an understanding of basic project planning processes, including planning action items and resources
Willing to travel when necessary
Bachelor’s Degree (or internationally comparable degree)
Must have at least three years of experience conducting internal and/or external audits (SOX / Finance & Accounting)
Must have a bachelor’s degree (or internationally comparable degree) or be a current UPS employee with three years of UPS experience
Must be willingly to work in a hybrid work environment
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certification or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Certification - Required
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree (or internationally comparable degree) in Accounting - Preferred
Experience utilizing technology-based applications to perform analytical reviews - Preferred
Experience supervising others - Preferred
Advanced experience with MS Excel, and experience with PowerBI, SQL, Access and/or Tableau - Preferred

Responsibilities

Supervises global coordination of SOX 302 and 404 assurance programs including entity-level risk assessments, control identification/optimization and aggregation analyses to provide assessment of operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting
Liaison with external auditor for alignment of scoping, test plans and finding communications
Assists with the department’s SOX learning development program for both new staff and experienced personnel
Perform Quality Assessment Reviews of completed audit work programs to ensure compliance with Global Internal Audit Standards
Communicates audit findings and ensures remediation action plans address root causes and are properly implemented
Assist with the preparation of Board Materials including development of audit presentations, communication of deliverables to key stakeholders, and reviewing submitted materials
Lead periodic risk assessments, evaluation of likelihood and impact of key risks, maintenance of risk registry, and periodic reporting of risk environment
Conducts interviews and walkthroughs to evaluate the design of processes and key controls
Develops and executes audit test plans to evaluate operating effectiveness of key controls
Reviews walkthroughs and testing of other auditors
Provides and updates management status dashboards to summarize project progress
Responsible for monitoring budget performance, maintaining cost dashboards, and reconciling planned versus actual expenditures to ensure financial accuracy