Internal Auditor

Nordstrom, Inc.; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid family leave

Mentors invested in your success

Clear promotion ladder

Job summary

Nordstrom, Inc. seeks an Internal Auditor in Springfield, IL to close the books and explain what the numbers mean. The role features a salary range of $65,000–$90,000 with freelance hours and a collaborative team.

You will reconcile merchant fees, support month-end close, and translate data into dashboards for non-finance stakeholders while partnering with the local controller. The position offers rapid interviews and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Around 5+ years of hands-on experience in a finance role.
• 3 years of resilience practices.
• Demonstrated wins in finance work near Springfield, IL.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile merchant fees against statements that never quite match.
• Pair Due Diligence reporting with Month-End Close reviews for a tighter feedback loop.
• Translate raw numbers into clear dashboards for non-finance stakeholders.
• Sit beside the Springfield controller on accruals, deferrals, and journal entries.
• Support due diligence and financial modeling for strategic initiatives.
• Own the tax provision and the footnotes that explain it.

Skills

Finance experience

Presenting to leadership

Ownership mindset

Fast-paced environment

Explain numbers to non-finance

Job description

Half the job is closing the books; the other half is explaining what they mean, and Nordstrom needs both from its Internal Auditor. Weigh it however you like — the math still lands at $65,000 - $90,000, freelance hours, and a team at Nordstrom worth joining.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile merchant fees against statements that never quite match
• Pair Due Diligence reporting with Month-End Close reviews for a tighter feedback loop
• Translate raw numbers into clear dashboards for non-finance stakeholders
• Sit beside the Springfield controller on accruals, deferrals, and journal entries
• Support due diligence and financial modeling for strategic initiatives
• Own the tax provision and the footnotes that explain it

What You'll Bring

• Comfort presenting to an IL-wide audience without a script
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to mid-level leadership
• An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, craft-obsessed environment
• Around 5+ years of hands-on experience in a finance role
• 3 years of Resilience práctica, plus a hunger for what's next
• Demonstrated wins in finance work somewhere near Springfield, IL

Nordstrom grew out of a Springfield, IL research lab and never lost its heads-down-and-happy, question-everything approach to GAAP. Burnout is treated as a system bug at Nordstrom, not a badge of quality-focused honor.

Joining us means $65,000 - $90,000, a clear promotion ladder, paid family leave, and mentors invested in your success.

Hiring for this position is live and moving quickly, with interviews already underway.