Internal Audit Manager

Hybrid role based in Chicago.

About the role

The Internal Audit Business Process Manager is part of the North America Internal Audit team, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, identifying and mitigating risks, strengthening internal controls, and improving business processes. This position also serves as a resource and advisor on process and control-related matters. Excellent critical thinking, leadership, and communication skills, and the ability to effectively and persuasively collaborate with all business and process areas are key components of this role.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and executing the annual internal audit plan, aligned with the company’s strategic objectives, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in developing and maintaining Internal Audit methodology documentation, including testing approach and templates, work programs, and reporting templates.
• Assist in performing risk assessments to identify key business, operational, and financial risks and ensure effective mitigation strategies are in place.
• Manage the end-to-end SOX program including scoping, walkthroughs, operating effectiveness testing, remediation, and reporting.
• Assist control owners in understanding how to successfully document and retain evidence of Information Used in Control (IUC) / Information Produced by Entity (IPE).
• Understand Segregation of Duties and support risk identification, monitoring, mitigation, and remediation.
• Analyze SOC 1 (System and Organizational Controls 1) Reports to assess the service organization's internal controls over financial reporting and ability to meet control objectives.
• Oversee the execution of audit and advisory reviews, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting, ensuring agreed-upon audit objectives are met and audit missions are properly managed. Scope includes control testing, financial audits, operational audits, IT audits, and compliance reviews for all North American business.
• Prepare and present audit findings and recommendations to senior leadership through oral presentations and written reports, effectively communicating results, areas of concern, and proposed corrective actions.
• Monitor and report on the status of action plans agreed by management, and provide periodic reports on the status of internal audit activities, results, and progress against the annual audit plan.
• Coordinate and communicate with the external audit team.
• Stay updated with changes in laws, regulations, and accounting standards to ensure compliance and recommend necessary adjustments to internal control systems and processes.
• Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving, and adhering to health, safety, and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors.

Requirements

• Accounting Software Systems
• Audit Program
• Business systems
• CobiT
• Data Mining Techniques
• Accounting Functions
• Audit Committee
• Auditing
• Audit Plans

Pay

Salary range: $145,000–$155,000 plus bonus.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) plan