Senior Internal Auditor (CIA/CPA)

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Assist with the execution of the annual risk assessment by evaluating current and emerging risk information into a comprehensive risk assessment approach that encompasses varying risk categories (i.e., strategic, operational, financial, legal, regulatory and compliance).
• Obtain an understanding of business processes and leverage an understanding of risk and control concepts to develop risk assessments, audit programs and testing procedures that appropriately address identified risks and project objectives.
• Review audit evidence and demonstrate the ability to draw appropriate conclusions regarding the state of the control environment, while maintaining a peripheral view of the organization.
• Communicate progress to Internal Audit and stakeholder management throughout the audit (from planning to completion).
• Effective in writing clear, concise, and grammatically correct reports, highlighting audit findings, and making recommendations for corrective action that both address risks and are relevant to the business.
• Participate in the follow-up process to ensure that audit recommendations are properly implemented.
• Ensure that audits are conducted and documented in a manner consistent with pertinent departmental and Company policies as well as IIA Standards.
• Supervise, guide, and mentor junior staff auditors, co-source auditors, and rotational hires in the planning, fieldwork, reporting, wrap up, and follow up for assigned risk-based assurance and advisory projects.
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset in the audit department; stay up to date with emerging regulations that impact the industry and frameworks such as GAAP, IIA Global Standards and Code of Ethics, COSO.

Required Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities

• Possess strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be a team player.
• Strong organizational, project and task management, written communication, verbal communication, listening, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Strong documentation skills, including process walkthroughs, narratives/flow-charts and transactional testing.
• Prioritize work when given multiple projects and work with limited supervision.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office applications (Advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Knowledge and use of data analysis and data visualization techniques and tools (e.g., Alteryx, ACL, Tableau and PowerBI) is a plus.
• Proficient use of Audit Board or other audit management tool is preferred.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or other related business disciplines.
• Active CIA and/or CPA certification required at a minimum.
• 3-5 years of progressive audit experience with a public accounting firm (Big 4 highly desired), or a well-established corporate internal audit department.
• Fintech or Software industry experience is a plus.
• Proficiency and working knowledge of IIA Standards, GAAP and internal control and risk frameworks (COSO, COSO ERM).
• Proficiency in English, both verbally and in written form required.