Specialist – Internal Audit – Nationwide Financial
| Company | Nationwide |
|---|---|
| Location | Columbus, OH, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, technical, or related field preferred.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, PMP) or progress toward becoming certified desired.
- Typically, four to six years of experience in audit, risk management or a related field.
- Applied knowledge in audit, business and IT general concepts and theory.
- Operational knowledge and application of audit practices to multiple functional areas.
- Knowledge of project management and motivational theory.
- Strong business insight.
- Critical thinking and decision-making skills for problem and/or enhancement identification and solution recommendation.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment and work on multiple projects at a time.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Leadership skills to empower and influence.
- Good coaching and consulting skills.
Responsibilities
- Participates in and leads some aspects of planning activities, including conducting client interviews, identifying key risk and controls, developing the audit plan and effectively communicating expectations with the auditee/client.
- Tests multiple business and technology controls for multiple audits concurrently. Uses critical thinking to understand and independently execute control testing and document results according to professional and internal standards. Uses analytics and data visualization tools to perform full population testing.
- Identifies and documents issues and process improvement opportunities through control testing. Employs strong communication and persuasion skills to effectively partner with clients to vet issue details, discuss effective risk mitigation activities and follow up on mitigation activities through resolution.
- Demonstrates leadership by mentoring and coaching less experienced staff, reviewing work performed by other team members and providing valuable upward and downward feedback.
- Develops relationships across the enterprise to provide outstanding service to all customers and serve as a trusted business advisor to clients, internal risk partners and others.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the insurance and financial services industry is preferred.