Internal Audit Sr

Specific Responsibilities

• Conduct internal audits covering financial, operational, and compliance areas.
• Assist with information technology audits as needed.
• Develop audit risks, scopes, objectives, work programs, and testing procedures as required.
• Prepare audit plans and understand specific issues to be evaluated, executing internal audits within established business process controls.
• Complete assigned audits, advisory engagements, or special projects as Lead or team member, identifying audit findings and developing sound remediations.
• Effectively and efficiently execute process design reviews and control testing procedures to fulfill audit objectives.
• Analyze data to support audit work steps and conclusions.
• Conduct ongoing SOX audits, assessing risk in terms of financial, operational, and strategic controls.
• Evaluate internal controls, communications, risk assessments, and maintain documentation related to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) section 404 compliance.
• Identify risk and evaluate deficiencies while collaborating with internal departments/business units to appropriately remedy them.
• Document and evaluate internal controls, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and identifying business risks.
• Organize and document audit work papers to support audit conclusions.
• Analyze audit findings, develop formal written reports, and develop risk mitigation plans.
• Lead or attend audit closing meetings to communicate audit work, findings, and recommendations to management.
• Prioritize projects effectively and drive cross-functional remediation efforts focusing on the highest risks and ensure mitigation.
• Assist with audits of the organization's information systems and related processes to identify risks impacting integrity, reliability, efficiency, and security of applications, platforms, or procedures.
• Recommend new or modified procedures that improve efficiency or compliance and mitigate risk or loss.
• Support departmental projects related to audit planning, operations, and Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Collaborate with independent auditors and provide data in support of external audits as needed.

Skills

• Ability to conduct comprehensive research.
• Organizational skills.
• Analytical thinking skills.
• Accounting skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Technical expertise.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Interpersonal skills.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, information technology, management information systems, computer science, economics, or other relevant field required.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in public accounting and/or internal audit.
• Experience with higher level operational audits, financial audits, and process auditing, identifying control gaps and process improvement opportunities.
• Proven strong aptitude for problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Hands-on experience with SOX principles and testing required.
• Knowledge and experience with SAP beneficial.
• Oil and gas industry experience preferred but not required.

Competencies

• Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication settings.
• Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache's business success.
• Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust.
• Culture: Willingness and ability to align one's behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.

Company Overview

Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are healthier, have access to better education, and are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living. Nearly 3 billion people — roughly one-third of the global population — live without electricity or without clean cooking facilities. We are committed to providing energy in innovative and more sustainable ways to help raise the standard of living for those living in energy poverty and to meet the ongoing demands of people and economies around the world. The products we deliver power increasingly cleaner electricity across the globe, fuel tractors and trucks, make fertilizer to keep the world's food supply on the table, and heat our schools, hospitals, and businesses. Our employees bring a wide range of talents and skills to the job every day to tackle complex business challenges. We believe in providing a truly rewarding work environment supported by a benefits platform that ranks among the best in our peer group. Our company offers career development opportunities where employees can grow personally and professionally. We promote employee benefits that cultivate a family-friendly work environment and focus on our employees' overall well-being. We are committed to being a workplace where all employees are valued and can thrive with a sense of belonging. Our commitment to non-discriminatory, equal employment opportunities benefits our individual employees, our company, and our external stakeholders; we are better as an organization when various experiences, ideas, and perspectives are brought to the table.

Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA). Apache has operations in the United States, Egypt's Western Desert, and the United Kingdom's North Sea, and a sister company with exploration opportunities offshore Suriname. Whether supporting Apache, APA Corporation, or one of its subsidiaries, team members are employed by Apache Corporation.

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