Join a growing medium-sized company with a fun, creative, and supportive culture! As a newly created Internal Audit role, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the department while also engaging in a variety of special projects within the finance and accounting division. With a beautiful new office, this is the perfect chance to be part of a company where you’ll get to know everyone, from C-level professionals to staff. Take your career to the next level and join a team committed to growth and success!
Internal Auditor – Plus Special Projects
Responsibilities
As the Internal Audit & Compliance Staff, your essential duties include conducting full audits of internal controls, evaluating the design and performance of internal controls, and performing accounting policy reviews. You’ll be responsible for conducting technical accounting research, creating policies, and reviewing contracts for accounting implications. Additionally, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting the company’s annual Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) opinion by executing necessary procedures.
The Internal Audit & Compliance Staff play a crucial role in ensuring the company’s compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements. Their responsibilities include drafting the overall scoping memo for the company’s annual SOX risk assessment and control strategy, scheduling and conducting meetings with various business partners, such as Accounting, Finance, E-commerce, and Human Resources, to determine the design of each significant class of transaction.
The staff also assess the control environment against the risk to ensure that each risk is appropriately addressed, and conduct tests to determine the operating effectiveness of the controls identified in the design process. They communicate the results of the design assessment and control testing to supervisors and accounting and finance management and provide suggestions for improvement to enhance the control environment.
Additionally, the staff review and assess accounting standards to ensure the appropriateness of the company’s accounting policies and provide input for policy changes as needed. They work with the Manager, Accounting and Compliance to manage relationships with internal and external auditors, including attending meetings and obtaining support for request lists.
The staff also support the Manager, Accounting and Compliance on SOX compliance by obtaining and documenting the necessary support to support the company’s annual internal control opinion. Other duties may be assigned by management as needed.
Location
MO
Job Type
Internal Audit
Office Schedule
Hybrid
Required Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, required; graduate degree in Accounting/Finance and Certified Public Accountant (CPA), preferred
2-4 years’ experience required involving a public company audit or internal audit experience indicating experience documenting the assessment and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls. Experience researching and documenting technical accounting matters and policies, 3-5 years, preferred
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to motivate staff
Skilled in Accounting, Excel and Vizio
Strong analytical reasoning abilities
Ability to research and communicate new or complicated accounting guidance
Strong planning, organizational and time management skills
Ability to work independently
Tenacity and commitment to tasks