Internal Audit Consultant

toyota; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyota's Internal Audit Department is seeking a passionate Internal Audit Consultant to perform and lead assurance and advisory engagements that evaluate governance, risk management, business processes, and internal controls. This role can be based at our Plano, Texas; York, Michigan; or Georgetown, Kentucky locations, with relocation not available.

The selected candidate will report to an Internal Audit Senior Manager and support independent assurance and practical advisory insight that

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant education and experience.
• Progressively responsible experience in internal audit, compliance, or risk management.
• Ability to independently lead projects or engagements and coach others.
• Strong analytical, judgment, and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel ~15%.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex operational and compliance assurance engagements.
• Assess risks, control design, and residual risk using approved methods.
• Plan and execute interviews, walkthroughs, testing, and evidence collection.
• Lead engagements as Scrum Master when assigned and coordinate teams.
• Develop clear findings and communicate to management and governance.

Skills

Audit Leadership

Risk Management

Data Analysis

Communication

Cross-functional

Project Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

SAP

Tableau

Archer

TeamMate+

Job description

Overview

Who we are

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world's most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We're looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

Toyota does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this role now or in the future. You must have the right to work in the United States and not require Toyota support or sponsorship for immigration-related employment (e.g., H-1B, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, 'job flexibility benefits' [also known as I-140 or Adjustment of Status portability], etc.) now or in the future. You should not apply for this role if you will require Toyota to assist with immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.

Who we're looking for

Toyota's Internal Audit Department is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Internal Audit Consultant .

The primary responsibility of this role is to perform and lead operational and compliance assurance and advisory engagements that evaluate governance, risk management, business processes, and internal controls.

Reporting to an Internal Audit Senior Manager, the person in this role will support the department's objective to provide independent assurance and practical advisory insight that strengthens governance, risk management, compliance, and internal controls.

This position can be based at our Plano, Texas; York, Michigan; or Georgetown, Kentucky locations. The selected candidate will be expected to reside within commutable distance of one of these locations. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll be doing

• Perform complex operational and compliance assurance and advisory work, including selected governance, strategic, integrated, and investigation-support activities.
• Assess business objectives and strategic, operational, compliance, governance, technology, and fraud-related risks; evaluate control design, operation, and residual risk using approved methodologies.
• Plan and execute research, interviews, walkthroughs, site visits, process analysis, control evaluation, testing, and other procedures; obtain reliable and sufficient evidence to support conclusions.
• Lead standard engagements as Scrum Master when assigned, coordinating plans, sprints, milestones, team assignments, specialists, deliverables, quality, and timely escalation of significant barriers or risks.
• Develop balanced, evidence-supported findings and clear communications for management and governance audiences; support corrective-action follow-up and identify broader risk themes and improvement opportunities.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant education and experience.
• Progressively responsible experience in internal audit, external audit, compliance, operational governance, risk management, quality, investigations, or a related discipline within a complex, regulated, or multinational organization.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead standard projects or engagements and coordinate or coach team members without direct supervisory authority.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, professional judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex risk matters clearly and concisely to management and executive audiences.
• Proven ability to build productive cross-functional relationships, facilitate agreement, and challenge stakeholders respectfully while maintaining objectivity.
• Working knowledge of data analysis and the ability to evaluate data completeness, accuracy, relevance, and reliability.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, adapt to changing circumstances, and escal…
• Ability and willingness to travel 15% of the time.

Added bonus if you have

• Advanced degree in business, accounting, finance, risk management, data analytics, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, CFE, CISA, CRMA, or other relevant credentials.
• Working knowledge of the Global Internal Audit Standards.
• Experience leading operational, compliance, governance, strategic, integrated, or investigation-support engagements.
• Experience using audit-management, GRC, ERP, analytics, or visualization platforms such as TeamMate+, SAP, Archer, ServiceNow, Power BI, Alteryx, or Tableau.
• Experience applying Agile auditing practices or Scrum methods, including risk-based backlog management, iterative planning and delivery, team collaboration, retrospectives, and timely escalation of impediments.
• Experience using approved generative AI tools in audit or contributing to complex AI projects in governance, risk, compliance, control, or ass