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Senior Auditor – Global Chemicals Company

• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Size:
  1,001-5,000 employees
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Schedule:
  Hybrid (3 days in-office)

Job Summary:

Assist
with the planning, execution, and reporting of Operational audits for
a multi-billion dollar multi-national company. This position is
responsible for the coordination of Internal Audit activities at
various plants, distribution facilities, vendors, contractors, and the
Corporate office.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists
  the Manager, Internal Audit, in ensuring that the company,
  subsidiaries, and reporting units adhere to proper accounting and
  financial reporting practices including compliance with Generally
  Accepted Accounting Principles and the company’s accounting policies
  and procedures.
• Reviews the relevance, reliability, and
  integrity of financial and operating information and the means used to
  identify, measure, classify, and report such information.
• Recommends improvements in procedures and systems.
• Assists in preparing written documents for auditees that
  summarize the findings of each audit. Assists in the development of
  action plans that will address each audit finding.
• Reviews
  operations and programs to ascertain whether results are consistent
  with established objectives and goals and whether the operations or
  programs are being carried out as planned.
• Reviews the
  systems established to ensure compliance with those policies, plans,
  procedures, laws, and regulations that could have a significant impact
  on operations and reports and whether the organization is in
  compliance.
• Assist the Data Analytics (DA) team in Continuous
  Controls Auditing of high-risk processes by performing follow-up
  and/or investigation of unusual patterns or trends identified through
  DA procedures.
• Leads and directs audit teams consisting of
  internal audit staff and co-source partners including
  administering/monitoring audit plans during engagements, review of
  work assignments, and identifying staff development needs.
• Assists in ensuring that best practices and remediation
  action plans identified through the audit process have been
  implemented, where appropriate, throughout the company.
• Performs ad hoc appraisals, inspections, investigations,
  examinations or reviews at the request of the Manager or VP, Internal
  Audit.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s
  Degree in Accounting, or equivalent.
• 3-5 years experience in
  internal audit, public accounting, or equivalent.
• CPA and/or
  MBA desirable.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Must interact well and be able to communicate effectively
  with people at all levels of the organization including directors,
  general managers, and officers.
• Keen problem-solving and
  critical thinking skills required to effectively evaluate operational
  risks and controls.
• Knowledge and proficiency in Data
  Analytics is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of SAP is a plus.