Job Description

General Summary:

Internal Audit Managers perform more complex and larger-scale financial, operational/store, and IT audits with limited oversight. Planning, research, testing, analyzing, communicating, and reporting are the primary functions performed in the position. Communication, analytical skills, project management skills, leadership skills, and the ability to adapt rapidly to changing circumstances are essential to the position.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Complete audits in accordance with the departmental audit plan. Establish and communicate audit scope and resource needs planning. Perform planning, scheduling, researching, testing, analyzing, and reporting and follow up activities for audits. Identify areas in which the company has opportunities to improve. Effectively communicate audit results and recommendations to the appropriate management and develop action plans in coordination with the department to implement reforms. Follow up with department representatives and management to determine improvement and to formulate management action plans.
• Develop and maintain a data analytics program to continuously monitor certain key risks and trends across the organization. Analyze, monitor, and report out on the results.
• Act as a resource across the entire department to collect, aggregate, analyze and visualize relevant data. This role will also lead process improvement and automation efforts across the department.
• Partner with management to maintain strong work relationships, while maintaining independence. Resolve conflicts and opinion differences in effective and productive manners.
• Maintain professional certifications and enhance personal and professional skills by completing the necessary continuing education.
• Be able to travel when necessary, such as for store and distribution center audits or for critical meetings or team building events at the corporate headquarters. Travel expectations may be up to 25%.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Be able to travel when necessary, such as for store and distribution center audits or for critical meetings or team building events at the corporate headquarters. Travel expectations may be up to.
• Ability to communicate project progress to Internal Audit management weekly.
• Ability to effectively communicate and lead meetings with executive management.
• Ability to represent the Internal Audit department with a high level of professionalism and responsibility.
• Ability to analyze financial, accounting, and IT practices or collected information, draw conclusions, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• General knowledge of company operations in addition to specific knowledge of certain areas of concentration particularly as it may relate to the retail industry.
• Good organization, project management and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to build respectful department relationships.
• Strong reasoning ability and analytical skills.
• Experience with MS Office applications and other data analysis tools such as Microsoft Power BI and Alteryx.
• Be a team player.
• Be customer service driven.

Work Experience &/or Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business management.
• Five or more years of progressive auditing experience including financial auditing, process improvement assessments, and compliance related projects.
• Experience should include both supervisory and project management knowledge.
• CIA and/or CPA certification is required or must be actively pursuing.
• Additional education at the Masters level is preferred.

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