Sr. Audit Consultant

Key Job Responsibilities

• Actively manage the audit work plan to review systems, processes, practices and controls throughout Komatsu, in line with the company’s audit procedures and principles of internal auditing.
• Lead operational, compliance, and risk-based audit engagements from planning through reporting, including scoping, risk assessment, testing, issue development, and report preparation.
• Participate in J-SOX evaluations and testing activities, as needed, to support Internal Audit's overall assurance objectives.
• Supervise and guide audit team members to ensure compliance with deadlines and audit practices.
• Provide insight and interpretation on findings or questions identified in the audit process.
• Apply observation, critical thought, audit best leading practices, data analytics and audit software such as ACL or Microsoft Solutions to analyze and evaluate information and draw conclusions.
• Participate in and help lead Internal Audit’s Data Analytics Program building out a sustainable set of global analytics including the use of ACL (Audit Command Language) and using other related tools/resources (e.g. Generative AI, Power BI Dashboards, etc).
• Particular emphasis on compliance and fraud detection.
• Monitor management action plans and perform follow-up procedures to validate the timely and effective remediation of audit observations.
• Elevate or escalate observations as appropriate.
• Provide Management with periodic status reports and the types of non-conformances found.
• Review financial results and apply financial analysis to help drive understanding of operations and identify risks.
• Research GAAP/IFRS/J-SOX regarding appropriate financial reporting and governance application.
• Evaluate key business processes and controls to identify risks.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or a related field
• CPA or master’s degree in the field desirable
• 3+ years of prior audit experience in public accounting or with a large global manufacturing Company
• Knowledge of operational, compliance, and financial management controls, risk assessment methodologies, audit practices, and GAAP, IFRS, and SOX/J-SOX requirements.
• Strong experience and competency working with software applications such as SAP, Audit Command Language (ACL), MS office, and other related tools/resources (e.g. Generative AI, Power BI Dashboards, etc).
• Ability to think critically and conclude having intuitive problem-solving approaches.
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Prior supervisory or project lead experience and demonstrated leadership
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with process owners and management while facilitating discussions regarding risks, controls, audit observations, and remediation activities
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
• Ability to travel 25-30% of the time