Senior Internal Audit Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Cultivate relationships with key stakeholders throughout the organization to foresee changes in business, processes, systems, and tools within the control environment.

• Prioritize and oversee project management tasks related to monitoring and reporting on project status, milestones, and potential obstacles.

• Coordinate testing initiatives and create documentation detailing SOX control testing, outcomes, and conclusions to support the Sarbanes-Oxley 404 program.

• Assist in managing the Company’s audit, risk, and compliance tool, including updates to controls, processes, control owners, test plans, and document requests.

• Facilitate revisions to process documentation and control details within the GRC tool.

• Develop and maintain document requests and coordinate the provision of audit evidence.

• Lead initial discussions regarding potential findings with control and process owners; validate findings, gather explanations and evidence, and document responses.

• Collaborate with control and process owners to formulate remediation plans and identify opportunities for process enhancements.

• Provide assistance with internal audits as required.

• Apply professional auditing principles and standards to assess internal controls, ensuring that fieldwork and documentation conform to IIA and departmental standards.

• Establish and nurture relationships with external auditors.

• Educate and communicate with stakeholders about internal controls and the role of Internal Audit.

• Act as a trusted business partner and subject matter expert in an advisory role to identify enhancements, mitigate risks, and enhance financial and operational performance.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Auditing, Finance, Computer Information Systems, or a related field.

• Over 4 years of experience in public accounting or auditing.

• Strong understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and methodology.

• Familiarity with internal control frameworks, particularly COSO.

• Knowledge of GAAP principles.

• Insight into control design and operational efficiency.

• Risk-based approach for prioritizing and evaluating audit risks and findings.

• Experience in conducting and reviewing SOX control testing and documentation for financial process controls, including walkthroughs, narratives, and process flow diagrams.

• Comprehensive understanding of application and ITGC controls.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to clearly articulate risks and their associated impacts to stakeholders across the organization.

• Strong organizational skills with the capability to manage multiple competing priorities and complete projects efficiently.

• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking capabilities.

• Proven track record of problem-solving abilities.

• Experience in Big 4 Public Accounting with Fortune 500 clients is preferred.

• Familiarity with internal audit GRC tools, such as Auditboard, is preferred.

• CPA, CIA, CISA, or other relevant professional certification is preferred, or actively pursuing certification.

• Experience in project/audit management is preferred.

• Ability to communicate audit requirements and results to process and control owners is preferred.

• Experience with Google Business Suite is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• 401K with Company Match.

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance.

• Paid Parental Leave.

• 9 Paid Company Holidays.

• Flexible Time Off (With Manager Approval).

• Depending on the role, employees may also qualify for a bonus program.

• Incentive pay.

• Equal employment opportunity.

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.