Senior Internal Auditor

Unum; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 64,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision

Dental

Short & Long-Term Disability

Paid time off

401(k) with employer match

Performance-based incentive plans

Student loan repayment options

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work environments

Job summary

Unum is seeking a Senior Internal Audit professional to perform moderately complex audits within a formal risk-based framework. You will work independently and with teams, contribute to audit objectives, and leverage your experience to guide improvements in internal controls and financial reporting.

The role emphasizes collaboration with business partners, presenting findings to senior leaders, and mentoring team members while pursuing professional certifications such as CIA, CPA, CFE, or CISA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or equivalent required with 3–7 years of work experience in internal audit or related field.
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills; able to communicate findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and execute internal audit projects from start to finish.
• Design testing to evaluate controls and processes using a risk-based approach.
• Present audit results to senior leaders with actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with business partners and external consultants to assess risks and improve controls.
• Mentor junior team members and share knowledge within the IA team.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Auditing

Education

Four-year degree

Tools

SQL

Power BI

AuditBoard

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 certifications such as CPA, CFE, CIA, 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.

Job Specifications/Requirements:

• Relevant four-year degree required with 3 to 7 years’ work experience
• Professional certification (e.g., CIA, CPA, CFE, CISA) preferred or working towards certification.
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking skills, and demonstrated curiosity.
• Act on feedback from managers and solve problems in a collaborative way.
• Commit quickly and positively to change; promote and role model effective change behavior, including adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Effective, inclusive, and succinct oral and written communicator who actively listens, builds strong connections, instills trust, influences, and aligns stakeholders.
• Successfully communicate complex information to diverse audiences, tailoring your communication style to the needs of your audience.
• Use data to provide comprehensive insights, enable better decision-making, and tell a story.
• Operate with a continuous improvement mindset, seeking more efficient ways of working, sharing knowledge, and encouraging others to pursue improvement opportunities.
• Attention to detail while effectively and independently prioritizing work and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to link a strong understanding of business processes, business drivers, and changes to other business areas, risks, issues, and trends that result in actionable outcomes.
• Strong Excel skills and proficient in Word and PowerPoint.

Technical Competencies

US Business/Corporate:

• Familiarity with audit principles and practices in alignment with the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) or similar framework.

Internal Controls:

• Familiarity with the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) control framework for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) financial reporting.

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

$63,500.00-$120,000.00

• healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental)
• insurance benefits (short & long-term disability)
• performance-based incentive plans
• paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not
• All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

Company:

Unum