Internal Controls Senior Auditor (USA-Remote)

Are you an audit professional looking to move away from traditional internal or external audit and towards a more consultative role?

Are you looking to partner with management on projects, initiatives, and changes impacting the system of internal control?

If so, we have an Internal Control Senior Auditor opportunity that may be of interest.

Wolters Kluwer has a mature three lines of defense governance model. Within this model, the Internal Controls Organization represents the second line of defense whereas our Internal Audit represents our third line of defense.

The Internal Controls Organization is separate and distinct from Internal Audit.

Testing the COSO 2013 compliant system of internal control is performed by the Internal Controls Organization is only the foundation of our responsibilities.

We also assist and advise management on achieving their objectives; provide relevant, timely, and objective appraisals, analyses, and consultative recommendations;

and enhance the effectiveness of internal controls and governance processes over financial reporting, operations, and information systems.

Finally, the Internal Controls Organization supports customer or regulatory audits as needed. The Internal Control Senior Auditor supports all these obligations.

Essential Duties :

• Advise, coach and train less experienced team members as needed.
• Ability to multi-task and balance competing priorities and demands.
• Effective and transparent communication with team members and management
• Project management skills
• Ability to work independently when necessary.
• Experience in a complex, multi-location, matrixed organization
• Perform risk assessments of financial and operational controls.
• Plan, execute and test key financial and operational internal controls.
• Assist in the identification, evaluation, monitoring and remediation of deficiencies.
• Support management on business process improvements
• Ability to establish and manage relationships management.
• Provide consultative advice to management.
• Support the facilitation and assessment of controls for regulatory, customer, internal, external, and SOC audits.
• Assist in the development and roll out of global policies and procedures as needed.
• Special projects as deemed necessary.
• Domestic and international travel may apply (up to 5%)

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Technology or Finance
• 3+ years audit experience, either in public accounting / audit firm or with corporate audit team including relevant industry experience

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience with current industry developments, trends, and best practices
• Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley and COSO 2013 requirements
• Familiarity with Service Organization Controls (SOC) standards
• Applied knowledge of the principles and practices of business process improvement and auditing
• Experience with data analytic tools to enhance testing and data analysis.
• CPA, CIA, CISA or other professional designation

Additional Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

• Moderate to advanced skills using Excel and Microsoft Word
• Ability to discuss issues effectively and confidently with department personnel and management.
• Ability to bridge the gap between audit "talk" and business "talk" demonstrating advanced interpersonal communication skills.
• Develop business-focused recommendations to strengthen controls and support driving the adoption of such recommendations.
• Solid writing skills (reports, process narratives, issues, and recommendations)
• Ability to travel, domestically and internationally.
30+ days ago