Internal Auditor / Senior Auditor, Operational & Compliance

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is seeking a Senior Auditor, Operational and Compliance, to lead audits across a broad portfolio and partner with teams to strengthen governance, processes, and controls.

The role emphasizes data-driven insights, strong communication, and project management in a fast-paced environment. The position is hybrid with in-office days in New Albany/Columbus, OH, and flexibility on other days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, information systems, or related field.
• Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, CISA, or CFE preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of progressive experience in operational/internal audit, compliance, finance, risk, consulting, or related roles.
• Experience scoping audits or advisory projects and developing work programs.
• Ability to translate observations into practical recommendations with strong data skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Internal Audit’s annual risk assessment and agile risk identification processes by helping assess operational, financial, compliance, and strategic risks across the business.
• Lead project work within the Operational and Compliance audit portfolio, including developing audit scope, objectives, audit programs, testing procedures, and evaluating design and operating effectiveness of processes and controls.
• Identify and evaluate exposures to the Company and partner with the business to develop cost-effective action plans to mitigate risk.
• Support SOX efforts, including walkthroughs, testing, and deficiency evaluation, coordinating with Internal Controls and external auditors.
• Embed with business teams on transformation initiatives and advisory projects to provide governance and controls perspectives.
• Summarize audit insights using data visualization and clear written communication for leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Data visualization

Project management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/business information systems

CIA/CPA/CISA/CFE preferred

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is seeking a Senior Auditor, Operational and Compliance, to support a broad portfolio of assurance and advisory activities focused on operational, financial, compliance, and enterprise risk. In this role you will lead complex operational audits, use data and business insight to identify meaningful risk themes, and partner with teams across A&F to strengthen governance, processes, and controls. The Senior Auditor will report to the Senior Manager, Internal Audit, and gain valuable exposure to senior leaders across the organization. We are looking for a naturally curious, collaborative self-starter with strong critical thinking, communication, data visualization, and project management skills who can demonstrate flexibility and agility in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

This is a hybrid role based at our Global Home Office in New Albany, Ohio, with in-office Team Up Days Tuesday through Thursday and Work From Anywhere flexibility generally available on Mondays and Fridays, subject to role needs and manager alignment.

This role is based at our Global Home Office in Columbus, OH.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Support Internal Audit’s annual risk assessment and agile risk identification processes by helping assess emerging operational, financial, compliance, and strategic risks across the business.
• Lead project work within the Operational and Compliance audit portfolio, including developing audit scope, objectives, audit programs, testing procedures, and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of processes and controls.
• Identify and evaluate exposures to the Company, including potential impact and root cause analysis, and partner with the business to develop cost-effective action plans that sufficiently mitigate risk.
• Support SOX efforts, including walkthroughs, testing, and deficiency evaluation, while collaborating effectively with the Internal Controls team, external auditor, and Controller’s organization.
• Embed with business teams on key transformation initiatives, ad-hoc advisory projects, policy development, and significant corporate initiatives to provide a risk, governance, and controls perspective that supports effective decision‑making and sustainable process design.
• Use data, visualization techniques, and clear written communication to summarize audit insights, support conclusions, and communicate results to Internal Audit leadership and business stakeholders.

What Do You Need to Bring?

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, information systems, or a related professional field; professional certification such as CIA, CPA, CISA, or CFE preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of progressive experience, preferably in operational audit, internal audit, compliance, finance, risk, consulting, or relevant business process roles; retail, eCommerce, supply chain, or manufacturing experience will also be considered.
• Demonstrated experience scoping audits or advisory projects, developing work programs, identifying risks and controls, documenting results, and supporting practical business recommendations.
• Experience applying audit, risk, compliance, finance, consulting, or business process knowledge to operational environments, with the ability to quickly learn new business processes and translate observations into practical recommendations.
• Strong planning, project management, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, including comfort working with data and tools such as Excel, Power BI, or other analytics and visualization platforms.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to build productive relationships across Internal Audit, external auditors, and business stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude, embrace change, and thrive in a fast‑paced environment.