Auditor - US Auditor - US

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Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Auditor to join their team in Chicago for a 6-month contract. The role involves participating in audits, assessing risks, making recommendations, and ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley standards. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and relevant experience in audit environments.

Qualifications

• 2-5+ years of audit experience, particularly with a multinational firm.
• Advanced understanding of internal auditing standards and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Participating in audits to evaluate controls in business processes.
• Assisting in the preparation of findings and recommendations for management.
• Performing verification procedures over corrective action plans.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or comparable business degree

Job description

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Title: Senior Auditor
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration -6 Months
Pay Rate: $40 - $45/ hr

JOB DESCRIPTION
Senior Auditor

This Senior Auditor role is based in Downtown Chicago, IL and will require onsite work.
The Senior Auditor is a developing audit professional who is primarily responsible for participating in Audit and Risk Assessment/Mitigation activities.
The Senior Auditor is also responsible for performing advisory project work, such as, assisting in corporate investigations, ad-hoc special projects and Sarbanes-Oxley 302 and 404 compliance activities.
The key duties and responsibilities of the Senior Auditor are:

• Participating in audits evaluating the adequacy of controls for Client's business units and/or key business processes. Included in this responsibility are:
• Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of assigned areas under review, including processes, risks and controls, and documenting processes accurately and completely.
• Assisting Audit Project Manager in the development of an approach and testing strategy for assigned areas to ensure all key business risks and controls are evaluated.
• Completing test procedures, including maintaining appropriate testing documentation to support results.
• Identifying potential findings, drawing conclusions, developing recommendations noted from the review and communicating to the Audit Project Manager
• Confirming all findings to ensure full understanding with management throughout and at the conclusion of the project by discussing process and control deficiencies, recommending corrective actions and other suggestions for improvements in operations and/or reductions in costs
• Assisting in development of the formal findings and recommendations for inclusion in a report to management.
• Performing verification procedures over management corrective action plans
• Participating in ad-hoc projects, investigations and/or any other required activities including Sox 302 & 404 activities.
• As required, providing assistance to external auditors during their interim and annual reviews of the company.
• As a global resource, participating in audit assignments as required in any location.
• Collaborating with global colleagues on department/corporate-wide initiatives.
• Contributing to innovative and continuous improvement culture.
• How this opportunity is different
• The client Internal Audit Senior Auditor role offers a truly unique opportunity to work with a diverse and inclusive global team of audit professionals. Our world class leading department is committed to professional development and offers ongoing training opportunities such as participation with our own Data Analytics team to learn, develop and utilize various analytic techniques. We strive to create an environment that encourages teamwork, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or comparable business degree, with professional designations/certifications preferred.
• 2-5+ years of audit experience with a large multi-national, professional services or public accounting firm.
• Advanced technical, analytical and problem-solving skills with knowledge and understanding of internal auditing standards and techniques as well as general accounting methods, principles and practices.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills, as well as, interpersonal skills to work effectively in teams and build relationships.
• Effective organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Financial Services and Insurance

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