Sr. Auditor

SpartanNash•Grand Rapids, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the C&S Wholesale Grocers family of companies, SpartanNash is a food solutions company that distributes grocery and household goods across a global supply chain. The Sr. Auditor documents business processes, identifies and evaluates risks, develops and executes audit programs, tests key controls, and recommends improvements and mitigation plans. The role also performs IT risk assessments and audits of applications, infrastructure, and systems development. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
Five years of financial accounting and/or operational auditing experience.
Advanced knowledge of auditing and fraud investigations.
Advanced understanding of operational, financial, and regulatory risks and risk mitigation.
Thorough understanding of SOX compliance.
Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across the organization.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to multitask and prioritize.
Ability to be flexible with work hours as needed to meet deadlines.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to travel up to 25%, including overnight travel, to company locations.
For auditors working in IT Operations: strong knowledge of IT general controls and application controls, and working knowledge of CoBIT, NIST, COSO, and/or other leading IT security frameworks.

Nice To Haves

Public accounting experience.
CISA, CISSP, CIA, CPA, and/or CISM certification.

Responsibilities

Document current-state and future-state business processes using flowcharts and narratives.
Identify and evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls; identify improvement opportunities and recommend business- and risk-relevant solutions.
Participate in developing efficient and effective audit programs to test key controls and assess operational risks.
Conduct interviews and research to understand business units and audited process flows.
Provide risk assessment and education to company associates.
Conduct complex audit testing to determine the operating effectiveness of key controls and process flows.
Obtain supporting documentation for audit findings and conclusions, and summarize results in work papers according to department policies and procedures.
Document issues identified through testing, present findings to management, develop mitigation action plans, and follow up on corrective actions.
Present complex topics succinctly to all levels of the organization.
Partner with business areas to recommend improvements to processes, efficiency, and effectiveness, and develop leading practices within the audit industry.
Maintain knowledge of legal regulations, industry trends, and accounting and audit practices; recommend improvements and support legal compliance.
Perform IT risk assessments by reviewing, documenting, evaluating, and testing general system and application controls, including security, segregation of duties, change management, user access, operations, program development, and infrastructure.
Perform IT audit reviews of applications, infrastructure, and systems development.
Identify opportunities to improve controls before and after IT system implementations, upgrades, and other change events.