AI-Driven Audit Analytics Leader - Chicago-area

Blue Signal Search; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Signal seeks a Senior Audit Analytics & Automation Leader to modernize the enterprise audit function using data, automation, and AI. You will design the analytics roadmap, build workflows, and develop dashboards and automated testing to elevate risk coverage.

This is a high-visibility, executive-facing role requiring 12+ years in audit or analytics, Big Four background preferred, and fluency with SQL, Python, Power BI, Snowflake, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in internal or external audit, analytics, or risk.
• Big Four or national public accounting background preferred.
• Strong credibility in audit, risk, controls, SOX or finance processes.
• Experience using analytics, automation, AI, or emerging tech to improve processes.
• Proficient with SQL, Python, BI tools, and cloud platforms.
• Exposure to generative AI, LLMs, intelligent automation, or AI-enabled workflows.
• Ability to translate complex technical info into executive insights.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute the audit analytics and AI roadmap.
• Identify opportunities to automate audit planning, testing, reporting, and issue follow-up.
• Develop dashboards, reusable analytics, automated testing, and continuous-monitoring approaches.
• Partner with audit, finance, data, technology, and enterprise AI stakeholders.
• Strengthen audit team capabilities in data, analytics, automation, and AI adoption.
• Guide and mentor audit professionals while establishing a trusted internal resource.

Skills

Audit analytics

AI & automation

Data analytics

Risk & controls

Executive storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, data science, CS, or IS

Tools

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tableau

Alteryx

Power Automate

Copilot

Snowflake

Databricks

Azure

AWS

Job description

Blue Signal seeks a Senior Audit Analytics & Automation Leader to modernize the enterprise audit function using data, automation, and AI. You will design the analytics roadmap, build workflows, and develop dashboards and automated testing to elevate risk coverage.

This is a high-visibility, executive-facing role requiring 12+ years in audit or analytics, Big Four background preferred, and fluency with SQL, Python, Power BI, Snowflake, and cloud platforms.