Who is an Internal Auditor ?
An Internal Auditor assists in the establishment, development, and evaluation of a company’s internal controls over financial reporting, compliance, and business operations.
An ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in accounting with a Certified Internal Auditor certification and proven experience as an Internal Auditor. You will have excellent report writing skills along with analysis and data reporting skills and a high level of interpersonal skills. You must have excellent MS Office proficiency especially in databases and a willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
What does an IT Support do?
Internal Auditors are accounting professionals who provide organizations with guidance on financial accuracy, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. They examine and improve operating practices, and financial and risk management processes of the organization.
Job brief
As an Internal Auditor, you will provide a systematic and disciplined approach to the effectiveness of risk management control and governance processes. You will possess a thorough knowledge of accounting procedures and sound judgment. You will be accountable for the examination and evaluation of organization processes, reporting findings back to management regarding possible improvements and corrections.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Test the operation and tweak the design of existing financial controls
- Maintain and cultivate a master inventory of our businesses policies, practices, and processes
- Improve customer care by initiating improvements to the financial control and auditing process
- Perform inquiries and testing as needed to identify and resolve vulnerabilities
- Develop new audit programs to ensure adequate financial controls
- Plan internal client meetings and oversee financial disclosures
- Make recommendations to financial management about software, policies, and audit triggers
- Create and update internal audit plan
Key requirements
- MBA in accounting preferred
- Certified Internal Auditor, preferred
- Work with little supervision
- Excellent report writing skills
- Excellent analysis and data reporting skills
- High-level interpersonal skills
- Proven work experience as an auditor
- Advanced computer skills in MS Office and databases
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time
- Attention to detail is imperative
- Organization and time-keeping skills
- Ability to assess and evaluate risk, plus implement solutions
- Excellent reporting skills
- The ability to keep calm under pressure, especially when there are tight deadlines
- The ability to think objectively
