Job Summary
• This role is responsible for reviewing internal controls, conducting tests, documenting findings, and proposing recommendations for designated areas. The role excels in interviewing to gather insights about business processes and inherent risks. The role evaluates and suggests audit approaches, engages in research, shares analytical insights, and provides progress updates. The role also analyzes audit data, fosters positive relationships, assesses technology integration, solves complex problems, and leads projects while delivering reports and supporting operational plans.
Responsibilities
• Conducts review of internal controls, carries out test procedures, records standard operating methodologies and findings, and drafts recommendations for assigned areas.
• Demonstrates adeptness in conducting interviews to elicit essential insights and requisite information about the organization’s business processes and the inherent risks within the audited environment.
• Evaluates and recommends optimal audit approaches and tools to employ throughout the course of assurance or advisory engagements.
• Engages in extensive research, shares analytical insights, and provides regular progress updates concerning project accomplishments and challenges.
• Analyzes data derived from audits and delivers meticulously composed audit results reports and recommendations to the management.
• Stays up to date in industry insights, emerging audit methodologies, policies, and standards, utilized systems and applications, benchmarks, and the organization’s Internal Audit (IA) landscape.
• Cultivates constructive relationships with auditees, peers, and stakeholders, fostering positive interactions across the audit spectrum.
• Evaluates the feasibility of leveraging latest technology and analytics within audit planning and execution.
• Solves difficult and complex problems with a fresh perspective, demonstrating good judgment in selecting creative solutions and managing projects independently.
• Leads moderate to high complexity projects, delivering professionally written reports, and supports the realization of operational and strategic plans.
Education & Experience Recommended
• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 4-7 years of work experience, preferably in audit policies, operating principles, or a related field or an advanced degree with 3-5 years of work experience.
Preferred Certifications
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA)
Knowledge & Skills
• Accounting
• Audit Engagements
• Audit Planning
• Auditing
• Auditor's Report
• Business Process
• Data Analysis
• Economics
• External Auditing
• Finance
• Financial Services
• Financial Statements
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Internal Auditing
• Internal Controls
• Project Management
• Public Accounting
• Risk Analysis
• Risk Management
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance
Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity
Impact & Scope
• Impacts multiple teams and may act as a team or project leader providing direction to team activities and facilitates information validation and team decision making process.
Complexity
• Responds to moderately complex issues within established guidelines.
Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.