Global Internal Audit Associate: Controls & Risk Analytics

Avient Corporation; Avon Lake (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Avient Corporation seeks a Staff Auditor to build expertise in internal audit, controls, risk management, and business-process improvement within a global manufacturing environment. You will perform audit procedures, evaluate controls, analyze data, and translate findings into practical recommendations that strengthen Avient's control environment and support continuous improvement.

You will also have opportunities to contribute to operational and risk-based audits and data analytics initiatives,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Data Analytics, Data Science, or a related field is required.
• 1+ years of accounting, finance, audit, internal controls, data analytics, or related experience preferred.
• Experience with internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, financial controls, public accounting, or manufacturing environments preferred.
• Exposure to global business processes, financial reporting, business process controls, or enterprise systems preferred.
• One or more professional certifications or progress toward certification preferred, including CPA, CIA, CFE, or CMA.

Responsibilities

• Support and, as experience develops, lead internal audit projects as part of Avient's annual risk-based internal audit plan.
• Perform internal control assessments of Avient's global financial processes, including identifying key controls, evaluating control design, testing operating effectiveness, and documenting results in accordance with audit standards.
• Execute Sarbanes-Oxley audit procedures and support management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting.
• Analyze financial, operational, and process data to identify trends, risks, control gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare clear, well-organized audit workpapers, summaries, and reports that support audit conclusions and communicate results effectively.
• Partner with business process owners and corporate functions to understand processes, gather information, validate findings, and support practical remediation plans.
• Track and follow up on management action plans to ensure audit findings and recommendations are addressed timely and effectively.
• Present audit observations, insights, and practical recommendations to internal audit leadership, business partners, and senior management.
• Support ad-hoc audits, advisory projects, data analytics initiatives, and other special projects that provide quantitative and qualitative insight to Avient's businesses or corporate functions.
• Provide support for due diligence activities related to potential acquisitions, including review of financial, operational, and control-related information.
• Stay current on internal audit practices, internal control concepts, data analytics tools, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Data analytics

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Data Analytics, Data Science, or related field

CPA / CIA / CFE / CMA or progress toward certification

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Avient Corporation seeks a Staff Auditor to build expertise in internal audit, controls, risk management, and business-process improvement within a global manufacturing environment. You will perform audit procedures, evaluate controls, analyze data, and translate findings into practical recommendations that strengthen Avient's control environment and support continuous improvement.

You will also have opportunities to contribute to operational and risk-based audits and data analytics initiatives,