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Senior Internal Auditor - Operations

Southwest Accounting Resources, Inc
Phoenix, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 3/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2025
Our client, a publicly traded company in Central Phoenix, is looking to add a Senior Internal Auditor with a focus on operational audits to their staff. This role has a salary up to $100K and a hybrid work schedule (T,W,Th in office). 
This is an ideal position for someone that wants to jump from public accounting into industry.

Responsibilities: 
  • Support risk assessments creating the basis for a disciplined risk-based approach to identifying and documenting the priorities for Internal Audit’s annual audit plan and updates. Lead comprehensive risk assessments, scoping, and planning activities for a variety of internal audit projects and ensure that detailed audit work is effectively focused on areas assessed as top risks. 
  • Aid planning, execution, and reporting of audit projects, including Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) program, in coordination with co-sourced partner, external audit, control owners and executive management. 
  • Work closely with co-sourced partners and external auditors to ensure successful completion of projects with minimal business impact and with optimal reliance by external auditors on Management’s testing. 
  • Serve as the “go-to” person for internal controls and identify ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the processes, opportunities to eliminate waste, and provide best-practice recommendations. 
  • Ensure that recommendations are clearly presented to and agreed upon by management and that a subsequent audit report is issued promptly. Present audit reports and recommendations to management to ensure all are working toward the same goals and complying with regulations. 
  • Perform root cause analysis to determine appropriate management actions. Monitor and steward. management's remediation efforts to closure, including review and validation of evidence supporting implementation of agreed upon recommendations. 
  • Support various special projects and investigations requiring analytical, risk assessment, control design and control rationalization skills as assigned. 
  • Build collaborative and trusting relationships with auditees, management, and other cross-functional stakeholders. 
  • Stay abreast of best practices, industry trends, regulatory changes and audit standards both internally and externally and provide conduit for introducing those practices to the company. 

Qualifications: 
  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree, preferably with an emphasis in business, accounting, finance or related fields. 
  • 2-4 years of experience in the fields of external/internal audit and/or risk assurance. 
  • One or more relevant professional certifications (CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA, etc.) strongly preferred. 
  • Public Accounting or Professional Service firm background preferred. 
  • Experience leading the planning, execution and reporting on audits strongly preferred.  
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach to management. 
  • Adept with the IIA's professional practices framework / standards, as well as COSO and COBIT integrated frameworks. 
  • Strong understanding of fundamental risks and general controls.  
  • Experience with data analytics and computer assisted audit tools a plus. 
  • Experience with D365 ERP a plus. 
  • Proficient in MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Visio, Teams and Outlook. 
  • Excellent written and verbal English skills. 
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. 
  • Some travel may be required. 
For immediate consideration email your resume to Thyra at thyra@southwestaccountingresources.com



Salary : $100,000

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