Senior Internal Auditor

CFS; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS, a Fortune 250 organization in Houston, is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to lead operational audits and advisory engagements from planning through reporting. The role emphasizes hands-on SOX walkthroughs, analytics-driven insights, and close collaboration with business leaders to improve performance and reduce risk.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of audit or advisory experience and be proficient with Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, and other analytics tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of internal or external audit or risk advisory experience.
• Experience performing SOX walkthroughs and control testing.
• Proficiency with analytics tools (Power BI, Alteryx, SQL).

Responsibilities

• Lead operational audits and advisory engagements from planning through reporting.
• Perform SOX walkthroughs, control testing, and remediation follow-up activities.
• Utilize data analytics tools to identify trends, exceptions, risks, and process improvement opportunities.
• Support and lead investigations, fraud risk assessments, and special projects.
• Manage multiple concurrent audit engagements and stakeholder relationships.
• Review staff auditor workpapers and provide coaching and development support.

Skills

SOX walkthroughs

Control testing

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Alteryx

Qlik

Power Query

SQL

Job description

• Spend most of your time on operational audits, advisory projects, investigations, and analytics rather than exclusively SOX testing.
• Enjoy significant autonomy in designing audit approaches and solving complex business challenges.
• Partner directly with business leaders and influence decisions that improve performance and reduce risk.
• Work in a fast-paced environment where every engagement offers new challenges and learning opportunities.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Join a Fortune 250 organization.
• Spend most of your time on operational audits, advisory projects, investigations, and analytics rather than exclusively SOX testing.
• Enjoy significant autonomy in designing audit approaches and solving complex business challenges.
• Partner directly with business leaders and influence decisions that improve performance and reduce risk.
• Work in a fast-paced environment where every engagement offers new challenges and learning opportunities.

Key Responsibilities For The Senior Internal Auditor

• Lead operational audits and advisory engagements from planning through reporting.
• Perform SOX walkthroughs, control testing, and remediation follow-up activities.
• Utilize data analytics tools to identify trends, exceptions, risks, and process improvement opportunities.
• Support and lead investigations, fraud risk assessments, and special projects.
• Manage multiple concurrent audit engagements and stakeholder relationships.
• Review staff auditor workpapers and provide coaching and development support.

Qualifications For The Senior Internal Auditor

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field.
• 3-5 years of internal audit, external audit, risk advisory, or related experience.
• Experience performing SOX walkthroughs and control testing.
• Working knowledge of analytics tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, Qlik, Power Query, or SQL.

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