Internal Auditor / Senior Auditor, Operational & Compliance

About the role

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is seeking a Senior Auditor, Operational and Compliance, to support a broad portfolio of assurance and advisory activities focused on operational, financial, compliance, and enterprise risk. In this role you will lead complex operational audits, use data and business insight to identify meaningful risk themes, and partner with teams across A&F to strengthen governance, processes, and controls. The Senior Auditor reports to the Senior Manager, Internal Audit and gains valuable exposure to senior leaders across the organization. The ideal candidate is a naturally curious, collaborative self‑starter with strong critical thinking, communication, data visualization, and project management skills, and can demonstrate flexibility and agility in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Internal Audit’s annual risk assessment and agile risk identification processes by helping assess emerging operational, financial, compliance, and strategic risks across the business.
• Lead project work within the Operational and Compliance audit portfolio, including developing audit scope, objectives, audit programs, testing procedures, and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of processes and controls.
• Identify and evaluate exposures to the Company, including potential impact and root‑cause analysis, and partner with the business to develop cost‑effective action plans that sufficiently mitigate risk.
• Support SOX efforts, including walkthroughs, testing, and deficiency evaluation, while collaborating effectively with the Internal Controls team, external auditor, and Controller’s organization.
• Embed with business teams on key transformation initiatives, ad‑hoc advisory projects, policy development, and significant corporate initiatives to provide a risk, governance, and controls perspective that supports effective decision‑making and sustainable process design.
• Use data, visualization techniques, and clear written communication to summarize audit insights, support conclusions, and communicate results to Internal Audit leadership and business stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, information systems, or a related professional field.
• Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, CISA, or CFE preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of progressive experience, preferably in operational audit, internal audit, compliance, finance, risk, consulting, or relevant business‑process roles; retail, eCommerce, supply chain, or manufacturing experience also considered.

Skills

• Strong critical thinking, communication, data visualization, and project management abilities.
• Planning, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, with comfort working with data and tools such as Excel, Power BI, or other analytics and visualization platforms.
• Excellent leadership, collaboration, and relationship‑building skills across Internal Audit, external auditors, and business stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude, embrace change, and thrive in a fast‑paced environment.

Schedule

Hybrid role based at the Global Home Office in Columbus, OH. In‑office “Team Up” days are Tuesday through Thursday, with Work‑From‑Anywhere flexibility generally available on Mondays and Fridays, subject to role needs and manager alignment.