Senior Internal Auditor

Vaco by Highspring; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an Internal Audit Senior in Cincinnati, Ohio, to partner with senior leaders across functions and strengthen risk management, controls, and compliance frameworks.

You will evaluate controls, perform audits, and support regulatory initiatives while communicating findings clearly to finance and operations teams. The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, data-driven insights, and practical risk mitigation in a large corporate environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years of auditing experience within public accounting or a large corporate environment.
• Strong analytical ability with the ability to work with and interpret financial and operational data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively across all levels of an organization.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate internal controls and supporting documentation to assess the effectiveness of the organization's control environment.
• Perform testing related to corporate governance, financial controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify control gaps, risks, and opportunities to improve and communicate findings to appropriate stakeholders.
• Help ensure established policies, procedures, and controls are consistently followed throughout the organization.
• Support ongoing compliance initiatives, including requirements related to financial controls and data/payment security.

Skills

Auditing experience

Analytical ability

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Our client is a well-established, nationally recognized organization headquartered in Cincinnati with a large and complex operating footprint. The company has built an outstanding reputation for operational excellence, customer service, innovation, and long-term growth.

The Internal Audit team works closely with senior leadership and business partners across multiple functions, providing meaningful insight into risk, controls, compliance, and operational performance.

For someone coming out of public accounting or a large corporate audit environment, this role offers the opportunity to move beyond traditional external audit and become a true business partner while continuing to leverage your accounting, audit, analytical, and controls expertise.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Join a highly established Cincinnati-based organization with a strong national presence and long history of growth.
• Gain exposure to senior leadership and business partners across multiple areas of the company.
• Move beyond traditional financial statement auditing and gain experience with operational audits, internal controls, regulatory requirements, technology-related controls, and enterprise risk.
• Participate in projects that provide visibility into how different parts of a large organization operate.
• Excellent platform for someone coming from Big 4, public accounting, or a large-company audit environment who wants broader corporate exposure.
• Stable, professional corporate environment with a culture focused on developing and retaining high-performing employees.

The Opportunity

The Internal Audit Senior will join the corporate Internal Audit team and play an important role in evaluating the organization's financial, operational, and compliance environment.

This position will work across the organization to assess controls, identify opportunities for improvement, support audit initiatives, and help ensure business practices align with established policies, regulatory requirements, and internal standards.

What You'll Do

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Evaluate internal controls and supporting documentation to assess the effectiveness of the organization's control environment.
• Perform testing related to corporate governance, financial controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify control gaps, risks, and opportunities to improve and communicate findings to appropriate stakeholders.
• Help ensure established policies, procedures, and controls are consistently followed throughout the organization.
• Support ongoing compliance initiatives, including requirements related to financial controls and data/payment security.

Operational & Corporate Auditing

• Participate in corporate and operational audit projects covering various areas of the business.
• Perform field/location audit activities and review resulting findings and reporting.
• Analyze processes, transactions, and supporting data to identify trends, exceptions, risks, and opportunities to improve efficiency and controls.
• Partner with business leaders to understand processes and evaluate whether controls are operating as intended.

Investigations & Special Projects

• Work with Internal Audit leadership on confidential investigations and special projects.
• Assist with fact‑finding, data analysis, documentation, and reporting related to sensitive business matters.
• Maintain a high level of discretion when working with confidential information.

Regulatory & Risk Initiatives

• Monitor changes in regulatory or control requirements and help evaluate their potential impact on the organization.
• Assist with developing or updating audit procedures and testing approaches as new requirements emerge.
• Contribute to broader risk‑management and control initiatives as needed.

Business Partnership & Communication

• Build effective working relationships with stakeholders throughout the organization.
• Clearly communicate audit observations, risks, and recommendations to both finance and non‑finance audiences.
• Work collaboratively with Internal Audit leadership and business partners to understand issues and identify practical solutions.
• Take on additional responsibilities and increasingly complex projects as your experience and knowledge of the organization grow.

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; Accounting preferred.
• 3+ years of auditing experience within public accounting or a large corporate environment.
• Strong analytical ability with the ability to work with and interpret financial and operational data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively across all levels of an organization.

Preferred:

• CPA and/or CIA certification.
• Experience with SOX, internal controls, operational auditing, or regulatory compliance.

Internal Audit Senior

Cincinnati, Ohio | Full-Time | Hybrid/Corporate Environment

Desired Skills and Experience

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; Accounting preferred.
• 3+ years of auditing experience within public accounting or a large corporate environment.
• Strong analytical ability with the ability to work