Senior Internal Auditor

Unum; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning culture

Diversity priority

Performance incentives

Health benefits

Generous PTO

Job summary

Unum is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor in Chattanooga, TN, to lead moderately complex audits across functional areas and contribute to the internal audit lifecycle. The role collaborates with management, business partners, and external consultants to assess risks and implement improvements.

This position emphasizes mentorship and applying audit principles to strengthen controls. You will leverage AuditBoard, SQL, and Power BI to analyze data, design tests, and present findings to senior

Qualifications

• Senior level auditor with ability to lead audits.
• Strong knowledge of internal audit lifecycle and risk-based testing.
• Experience presenting findings to senior leadership.
• Proficiency with SOX and financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute internal audits across functional areas.
• Design testing to assess processes and controls under risk-based approach.
• Present audit results to business partners and senior leaders.
• Mentor IA team members and support knowledge sharing.

Skills

Audit

Risk assessment

Problem solving

Team leadership

Communication

Education

CIA

CPA

CFE

CISA

Tools

AuditBoard

SQL

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life's moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

• Award-winning culture
• Inclusion and diversity as a priority
• Performance Based Incentive Plans
• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
• Mental health support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Student loan repayment options
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work environments

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans .

And that's just the beginning...

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you're directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!

General Summary

This is a senior level position that performs moderately complex audit activities specializing in one functional area of Internal Audit and with the ability to contribute across functional areas. This individual works individually and in teams with minimal direction from management. At this level, individuals contribute to audit objectives using audit or business experience, creativity, problem solving and critical thinking, decision making, and professional judgment.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

US Business/Corporate

Support your team in planning, organizing, researching best practices, and completing the steps of the internal audit lifecycle to assess whether risks are being managed.

Design and complete testing to evaluate the strength and effectiveness of processes/controls using a risk-based approach.

Leverage strong problem solving, critical thinking skills, and attention to detail to identify risks affecting the company.

Collaborate with team members, business partners, and external consultants to assess the impact of risks and recommend appropriate actions.

Assist in the development and presentation of audit results to business partners, including senior leaders, in a way that can be consumed, agreed to, and will inspire action.

Build relationships with a broad range of business leaders and areas and continue to expand knowledge of various processes and industry trends to advise senior leaders and provide forward-looking insights that reduce risk.

Act as a mentor/coach to develop, challenge, empower, and share knowledge with team members within IA, where applicable, to achieve results and seek growth opportunities.

Leverage and continuously improve audit knowledge and application of audit principles, practices, frameworks, and methodology.

Share responsibility for completing quality audits in support of team performance goals and metrics.

Work independently and in teams to plan, organize, and prioritize work across multiple audits and initiatives, and may lead audits with less complexity.

Invest in ongoing learning (e.g., departmental trainings, professional learning opportunities, and certifications such as CIA, CPA, CFE, CISA) to deepen your skills, while also supporting others by sharing developmental opportunities and personal learnings.

Utilize audit management software (AuditBoard), data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., SQL, Microsoft Power BI), and productivity software (Microsoft Office) to work effectively and support the technical development of others.

Internal Controls

Leverage strong problem solving, critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and accounting and financial knowledge to provide reasonable assurance on the effectiveness of the internal controls over financial reporting in compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX).

Collaborate with team members, business partners, and external auditors, while balancing, organizing, and planning work toward deadlines.

Leverage and continuously improve audit knowledge and application of audit principles and practices.

Work independently and in teams to plan, organize, and lead audits.

Act as a mentor/coach to develop, challenge, empower, and share knowledge with team members within IA, where applicable, to achieve results and seek growth opportunities.

Increase exposure to a broad range of business areas and build relationships with leaders responsible for Unum's financial reporting processes.

Share responsibility for completing quality audits in support of team performance goals and metrics.

Invest in ongoing learning (e.g., departmental trainings, professional learning opportunities, and certific