External Auditor

Ross Stores; Murrieta (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Paid sabbaticals

Mentoring program

Job summary

Ross Stores, Inc. in Murrieta, CA is seeking an External Auditor to anchor its expanding finance operation. The role emphasizes ownership, budget rigor, and collaboration with the external audit process to ensure GAAP-compliant, transparent financial narratives.

You will manage weekly cash positioning, reimbursement claims, and investor reporting while defending the $69,000 - $98,000 budget line and supporting internal controls in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Growth mindset and receptiveness to feedback are essential.
• Reliable, accountable, and able to follow through on commitments.
• Clear documentation and organized work output are required.
• Stable reliability that minimizes supervision and micro-management.
• Ability to juggle competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with internship schedules and team norms at Ross Stores.

Responsibilities

• Administer the company expense policy and audit reimbursement claims.
• Run weekly cash positioning and short-term borrowing decisions.
• Assist with quarterly investor reporting and clear financial narratives.
• Build and defend the $69,000 - $98,000 budget line with transparent assumptions.
• Support the External Auditor in pricing, margins, and unit economics.
• Maintain accurate records in risk assessment and suggest process improvements.
• Read the Accounts Receivable aging and take proactive actions.
• Complete internship close for a junior ledger you fully own.

Skills

Growth mindset

Accountable

Clarity of thought

Reliability

Priorities management

Internship scheduling

Job description

Ross Stores is scaling its Murrieta operation and needs an External Auditor to keep the financial foundation from cracking. What anchors this Murrieta job is ownership; the $69,000 - $98,000, the internship hours, the 1-year ask all hang off that.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer the company expense policy and audit reimbursement claims
• Run weekly cash positioning and short-term borrowing decisions
• Assist with quarterly investor reporting and oddball-friendly financial narratives
• Build the $69,000 - $98,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it
• Support the External Auditor in modeling pricing, margins, and unit economics
• Maintain accurate records in Risk Assessment and recommend process improvements
• Read the AR aging like a weather map and act before storms hit
• Run the internship close for a junior ledger you fully own

What You'll Bring

• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• Working familiarity with internship schedules and team norms at Ross Stores

Ross Stores began as a side project in Murrieta and grew into the sharp-but-gentle platform thousands of finance users now rely on. Around Ross Stores, the loudest voice never automatically wins the finance argument.

We value work-life balance, so expect $69,000 - $98,000, flexible hours, paid sabbaticals, and a supportive mentoring program.

Right now the External Auditor listing in Murrieta, CA is live and looking.

Pair your KPI Reporting with our GAAP-heavy team and watch what Ross Stores can build.