Senior Internal Auditor
Our firm is staffing this role for a leading manufacturing firm located in The Greater Milwaukee Area.
The company has a long-term history and focus on their values of Selflessness, Integrity, Development, Accountability and Communication.
Our client is seeking a hands-on person for the position of Senior Internal Auditor. You will be the key to the success of the practice by being a reliable contact for internal clients. You will participate in and lead internal audit activites including performing financial and operational audits and testing controls and procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct activities related to the performance of financial, operational and IT audits, and assume a lead role on individual audits, including planning, scheduling, risk assessment, and issuance of the audit report
- Assist with special projects as requested by management
- Develop value-added process improvements that can result in greater efficiency of operations by documenting business concerns, risks, root causes, and recommendations in writing for inclusion in the audit report
- Develop audit programs under the direction of the Director of Internal Audit
- Assist external auditors with quarterly and year-end activities and information requests
- Learning/advancing in career by demonstrating increasing level of professional competency, following leadership of others, and attending training classes
Required Qualifications:
- Valid passport or ability to acquire passport shortly after commencement of employment
- Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor designation highly preferred
- At least 4 years auditing experience, preferably in audit field with some manufacturing exposure
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervisory guidance
- Experience and ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to foster relationships with both external and internal customers
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to quickly grasp key business issues and identify value-added solutions to identified issues
- Prior Sarbanes-Oxley experience desired, but not required
- Experience with PC applications (Microsoft Office suite); experience with SAP, ACL and/or TeamMate software desired
Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree, with major in Accounting or related discipline preferred. Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor designation is a plus
Travel:
Travel requirements are approximately 20 – 25%. Most trips are one week in duration, but some trips may be up to two weeks (mainly for international locations). Travel location could include both domestic and international locations.