Senior Auditor, Audit Programs (SOX Compliance)

Alaska Airlines; SeaTac (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free stand-by travel privileges

Well-being programs including medical,

Generous 401k match

Annual bonus plans

Generous holiday and paid time off

Job summary

Alaska Airlines is seeking a Senior Auditor, Audit Programs to serve as an expert in audit risk assessment and control identification across Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Horizon Air. You will independently assess internal controls governing business, operational, and safety processes for the group.

The role includes planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up, with collaboration to implement actionable improvements and support regulatory reviews in a fast-paced aviation environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in a Big 4 public accounting/internal audit firm or 4 years in corporate internal audit or related area.
• Bachelor’s degree or 2 years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• Experience with SOX compliance, ICFR, and/or public company financial reporting environments.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Minimal travel, approx. 10-15% of the time.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age 18; authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to audit engagements with a team on risk-based reviews of complex processes.
• Manages execution of audit engagements in line with professional standards.
• Collaborates with senior management to develop actionable solutions to risks.
• Promotes risk management awareness and strengthens internal controls.
• Leads special reviews including system implementations and investigations.
• Supports external reviews through audits and regulatory assessments.

Skills

Big 4 experience

Internal audit

SOX / ICFR

MS Office

Travel 10-15%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Company

Alaska Airlines

Role Summary

The Senior Auditor, Audit Programs is a subject matter expert in audit risk assessment and control identification at Alaska Airlines (AS), Hawaiian Airlines (HA), and Horizon Air (QX). As an individual contributor, this role exercises considerable judgement to provide an independent and objective assessment of internal controls governing business, operational, and safety processes for Alaska Air Group (AAG) and its subsidiaries.

Key Duties

• Demonstrates project management and operational analysis by significantly contributing to audit engagement teams ranging from one to three professionals on risk-based reviews of complex business, operational and safety processes requiring independent judgement and initiative.
• Manages execution of all audit engagements in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
• Collaborates with senior management to develop solutions to complex business risks by developing actionable plans to resolve audit findings.
• Promotes risk management awareness and operational safety assurance throughout the organization by facilitating the development of tools and techniques that strengthen risk management and internal controls.
• Manages projects to support the performance of special reviews including, but not limited to, system implementations, internal investigations, cost-benefit analyses, safety/regulatory and/or corporate compliance investigations.
• Supports external reviews of company operating divisions by supporting both business and aviation-specific projects such as: annual external audits, the Department of Defense (DOD) surveys, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 3 years of experience in "Big 4" type public accounting/internal audit firm, or 4 years of experience in corporate internal audit, public company internal audit, or related area.
• Bachelor’s degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), and/or public company financial reporting environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Minimal travel, approximately 10-15% of the time.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Experience evaluating technology-enabled business processes and applying artificial intelligence (AI), automation, or data analytics tools to support audit activities.
• A Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Data Analytics, Risk Management or Aviation specific.
• Risk-based auditing, project management, quality assurance, or operations analysis experience.
• Advanced audit qualification, (e.g., Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or similar, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or similar), or actively pursuing such certification.
• Strong understanding of risk-based auditing techniques.
• Demonstrated affinity for integrated audit approaches (e.g., IT audit knowledge, and/or data analytics tool experience, specifically Alteryx).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Professional curiosity, personal accountability for results, strong credibility with peers, subordinates, and leaders.
• Proven track record of working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment on complex projects.
• Process driven and a strong safety advocate; experience contributing to cohesive, results-oriented teams, and to deliver high-quality results within time budgets and in accordance with audit methodology and standards.
• Ability to understand, audit, and document complex business and operational processes, including effectively scoping audit projects and contributing to all project phases (planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up).

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

Salary Range

$99,850 -- $149,800 / year

Salary Details

Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

Note:

We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.

Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
• Generous 401k match program
• Annual bonus plans
• Generous holiday and paid time off

For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

Regulatory Information

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.

We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.

To Implement This Policy, We Will

• Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;
• Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and
• Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

Employment Type

Full-Time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Regular/Temporary

Regular

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