Sr. Internal Auditor

Sr. Internal Auditor

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, MIS, or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience in finance, accounting or audit

Responsibilities

• Perform and lead assurance and advisory projects through the entirety of the audit lifecycle; planning, fieldwork, gap/issue identification and assessment, reporting and assisting in the development and tracking of management action plans.
• Develop and present creative alternatives and recommended solutions to complex problems, including cross functional processes which involve multiple process owners and stakeholders across multiple systems and locations.
• Engage business unit partners at all levels to understand and assess broad implications of process and application changes throughout the organization.
• Assist in the evaluation of the Company’s risk profile and performance of risk assessments to develop a comprehensive project plan.
• Benchmark company accounting, reporting, information technology, and risk management practices against industry peers, other Fortune 500 companies, and Twin Cities counterparts. Provide recommendations for process improvements to business partners.
• Identify opportunities for, and drive process improvement within, the Internal Audit team to create operational efficiencies and improve quality of work.
• Manage internal monthly and quarterly workflows, inclusive of monthly and quarterly certifications and monthly report-outs to leadership.
• Lead multiple on-going projects; effectively prioritize and manage time to meet deadlines and commitments.
• Seek opportunities for continuous improvement, staying current on internal and external developments impacting the business and new auditing techniques that promote increased efficiency and effectiveness.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the Internal Audit team, members of management, and external audit.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with internal controls, risk management, compliance, and/or internal audit; prior audit-related role within a Big-4 accounting firm a plus
• Familiarity with AS/400 and/or OneStream
• Proven experience working and communicating effectively with all levels of management
• Strong personal drive, initiative, and persistence
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across functions and across cultures
• Ability to learn quickly, applying learnings to new situations and scenarios
• Effective project management skills to manage multiple projects and competing priorities to meet deadlines and commitments
• Agile and flexible approach, ability to pivot to highest priority projects on a regular basis
• Ability to notice and attend to details
• Proficiency in developing creative and effective presentation materials using various mediums
• Familiarity and/or interest to expand working knowledge of data analytics and report generation tools such as Alteryx, Snowflake, SQL and Power BI
• Knowledge of a written and spoken second language (e.g., Spanish, French) a plus