Senior Auditor

Universal Leaf Tobacco Company; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Pension

Medical benefits

Tuition assistance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A leading global leaf tobacco supplier is seeking a Senior Auditor in Richmond, Virginia. As a Senior Auditor, you will lead integrated risk-based audits, supervise staff auditors, and conduct thorough testing of internal controls. This includes performing data analytics and developing audit recommendations. The ideal candidate has at least four years of auditing experience, a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, and strong communication skills. Travel up to 30% is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years of progressive auditing and/or accounting experience.
• Experience leading an audit process and training lower level audit staff.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time domestically and internationally.
• Experience training and mentoring lower level audit staff.

Responsibilities

• Plan, perform, and close integrated risk-based internal audits.
• Supervise staff auditors and conduct system walkthroughs.
• Analyze root causes of audit issues and document findings.
• Conduct system walkthroughs, tests and evaluation of internal controls.
• Document tests and findings in automated audit workpapers.
• Communicate results to stakeholders and external auditors.

Skills

Leadership in audit processes

Data analytics experience

Excellent communication skills

Multi-lingual skills (Spanish or Portuguese)

Planning & organization

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business

CPA/CIA/CISA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Microsoft Office Suite

ACL

Job description

Reports To: Audit Management Team

Travel: 30% of the time domestically and internationally

Our Company

Universal is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and is the leading global leaf tobacco supplier. Tobacco sourcing and processing has been the Company's principal focus since its founding in 1918. The largest portion of the Company's business involves procuring and processing flue-cured, burley, and dark air‑cured leaf tobacco for manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. Over the past few years, Universal has expanded its business through a series of acquisitions to develop a plant‑based ingredients business segment to support the food and beverage markets, providing future growth opportunities for Universal. We are now a global business‑to‑business agri‑products supplier to consumer product manufacturers that sources and processes leaf tobacco and plant‑based ingredients. Through our plant‑based ingredients platform, we provide a variety of value‑added manufacturing processes to produce high‑quality, specialty vegetable‑ and fruit‑based ingredients as well as botanical extracts and flavorings for human and pet food end markets.

Universal conducts business in over 30 countries on five continents and employs over 25,000 permanent and seasonal workers. Domestically, Universal employs over 1,000 permanent and seasonal workers, and its revenues ending March 31, 2023, were $2.6 billion.

For more information on Universal, visit our website at www.universalcorp.com

Summary

As a Senior Auditor at Universal, you will lead and support integrated risk‑based internal audits across financial, compliance, operational, and information systems areas. You’ll train, assist and mentor staff auditors, review their work, and ensure quality throughout planning, execution, and closing phases. Your responsibilities include conducting system walkthroughs, testing internal controls, performing substantive and analytical reviews, and documenting findings in automated workpapers. You will analyze root causes of issues, develop practical recommendations for corrective action, and communicate results to stakeholders. Additional duties include interviewing management, performing data analytics on subsidiary financial and operational data, assisting external auditors, and handling special projects while maintaining confidentiality.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Assist in all phases of planning, performing and closing integrated risk‑based internal audits, inclusive of financial, compliance, operational and information systems (IS) areas.
• Supervise staff auditors on audits and special projects.
• Perform a detailed peer review of all work completed by staff auditors on audits and special projects.
• Conduct system walkthroughs and compliance tests, evaluate adequacy of internal controls, perform detailed substantive testing and analytical reviews.
• Document tests and findings in our automated audit workpaper package.
• Analyze the root cause of audit issues, develop practical recommendations, and appropriately document and communicate to stakeholders.
• Conduct interviews of all levels of management.
• Perform data analytics (Arbutus) on subsidiary financial and operational data.
• Provide direct assistance to the external auditors.
• Perform special projects, as assigned.
• Understand and exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Bachelor’s Degree with concentration in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• Minimum four years of progressive auditing and/or accounting
• Experience leading an audit process
• Experience training, assisting, and mentoring lower level audit staff.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time domestically and internationally.

Preferred Skills

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Certified Internal Auditor (CIA); or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification or active pursuit of certification(s).
• Experience in public accounting assurance or advisory practice; Big 4 or reputable regional firm highly valued.
• Experience in a publicly traded company.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Practical experience with ERP systems - Microsoft Dynamics 365 highly valued.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Motivated to work independently and complete responsibilities with little supervision yet work well and promote a team‑oriented culture.
• Strong organizational abilities, attention to detail, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, the IPPF, COSO’s Internal Control – Integrated Framework.
• Multi‑lingual skills (Spanish or Portuguese)
• Data analytics experience using Arbutus, ACL or similar products.

We offer a wide range of market‑competitive total rewards that include 401(k) match, pension, merit increases, paid holidays, medical, dental, life, vision, short and long‑term disability benefits, and tuition assistance to name a few.

EOE M/F/Disabled/Vet Employer

All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.