Sr Audit Associate - Leadership Development Program - 100% Remote
Sustainable Talent
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Posted:
July 12, 2022
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Remote
About the position
This Sr Audit Associate role is not a traditional audit position, but rather a leadership development opportunity for someone with technical auditing experience who wants to accelerate their career and become a future leader. The Corporate Audit Staff is a rigorous 2-4 year program that gives associates the opportunity to become a manager after 2 years and a senior manager after 3 years. The ideal candidate should have excellent project management skills, be analytical, and have a big-picture mindset to understand enterprise-level risks. The role involves mentoring junior audit associates, evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls, identifying control deficiencies, presenting findings/recommendations to senior leaders, and contributing to the development of audit process improvements. The position is 100% remote and requires domestic and international travel.
Responsibilities
- Mentor junior audit associates throughout the audit process.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls by performing audits. This includes planning, scoping, testing, and drafting audit reports.
- Identify control deficiencies, inconsistencies, and/or incidents of fraud.
- Present findings/recommendations to senior leaders. Partner with the business to develop remediation plans and support best practice sharing.
- Provide independent assurance on business compliance with policy, and internal controls.
- Contribute to the development of audit process improvements and efficiency, including the development of automated routines.
- Work on high impact projects related to process improvement, analytics, financial reporting, etc. and present results to senior leaders.
- Embrace an analytical mindset to help identify and assess business risks.
- Have strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Domestic and international travel may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related area
- 2 to 3+ years of experience in accounting, finance, auditing, or equivalent
- Strong analytical, audit, investigative, and problem-solving skills
- Outstanding organization to manage multiple workstreams
- Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of organization and with various cultures
- Advanced skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Google Suite of products. Understanding of data analytics/visualization tools
- Knowledge of US GAAP and IIA International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
- Mentor junior audit associates throughout the audit process
- Evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls by performing audits. This includes planning, scoping, testing, and drafting audit reports
- Identify control deficiencies, inconsistencies, and/or incidents of fraud
- Present findings/recommendations to senior leaders. Partner with the business to develop remediation plans and support best practice sharing
- Provide independent assurance on business compliance with policy, and internal controls
- Contribute to the development of audit process improvements and efficiency, including the development of automated routines
- Work on high impact projects related to process improvement, analytics, financial reporting, etc. and present results to senior leaders
- Embrace an analytical mindset to help identify and assess business risks
- Have strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Domestic and international travel may be required.