Senior Internal Auditor

Description

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Auditor to join our Corporate Internal Audit team. You will plan and implement financial and operational audits of the activities of The New York Times Company to determine adequacy of internal controls, efficiency of operations, fairness of reported financial data, and compliance with our financial policies and procedures.

As a Senior Internal Auditor, you will contribute to the entire audit lifecycle, including planning, execution and reporting and must have experience using advanced auditing techniques.

This includes data analysis and risk assessment audit procedures.

Reporting to the Assistant Chief Audit Executive this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week at the New York Times Company headquarters in Manhattan.

We may ask you for out of town travel, including international travel, of approximately 15%.

Responsibilities :

Plan the scope, timing and objectives of financial and operational audits as well as special projects.

Perform risk assessments and recommend process improvements or audit tests to mitigate existing data risks and weaknesses in controls

Update audit programs for each assignment based on risk assessment or pre-audit fieldwork

Conduct fieldwork in accordance with Audit Plan and approved programs and guidelines using a data-driven approach to identify potential risks, anomalies and patterns in data sets

Conduct interviews with important partners to understand, document and interpret business processes and controlsEffective at working with team members and external auditors and experience with SOX control walkthroughs and testing, including the design of key controls

Have experience and a base knowledge of performing Information Technology audits, including testing general technology controls

Keep the Assistant Chief Audit Executive (CAE) and Vice President updated on the status and progress and key issues of each engagement.

Prepare and present reports to management detailing audit observations, recommendations and corrective actions during and at the conclusion of each engagement

Communicate audit recommendations to management and perform follow-up reviews, to assess the implementation status of prior audit recommendations

Demonstrate the knowledge to challenge situations that may result in ineffective control environments, despite opposition from others

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or related field

Proficient at analyzing large datasets, interpreting data, and documenting anomalies in data to strategically perform audit testing;

knowledge in use of data analytics software tool (i.e., ACL, SQL) and a track record in identifying and mitigating risks

3 - 5+ years of proven experience in financial / operational auditing, with a focus on evaluation of processes and controls

You can understand and analyze risk and facilitate discussion with management to resolve differences

Preferred Qualifications :

Professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, CFE

Advanced skills with collecting, interpreting and identifying patterns and trends in data and keen understanding of risk

Digital media experience and subscription-based accounting or audit experience with a working knowledge of subscriber revenue recognition, reporting, reconciliations, and key financial & operational audit concepts

You have a collaborative mindset, enjoys solving problems and leadership experience in audit projects and internal audit advisory services

The annual base pay range for this role is between $100,000 and $120,000.

LI-Hybrid

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve.

Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization.

Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law.

All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and / or local laws.

Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email . Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.

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