Senior Internal Auditor

American Family Insurance Agency Staff; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Comprehensive benefits

Pension plan

Job summary

American Family Insurance is seeking an experienced internal audit professional based in Madison, WI. You will develop and lead internal audit programs to ensure compliance with best practices and company policies.

You will prepare management reports with recommendations, lead risk identification across strategic, operational, regulatory, financial and IT areas, and coordinate action plans with process owners to address findings.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk assessment and internal audit engagements.
• Ability to lead medium/high complexity audits.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience communicating complex audit findings to non-technical audiences.
• Proven leadership in large projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Develops and leads internal audit programs.
• Prepares management reports with recommendations.
• Leads risk identification across strategic, operational, IT and financial areas.
• Coordinates action plans with process owners to address findings.

Skills

Risk assessment

Audit planning

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Report writing

IT risk & controls

Education

CISA certification

CIA certification

CISSP certification

Job description

Description

Develops, plans, and leads the execution of internal audit programs for the organization to ensure compliance with best practices and the organization's policies, procedures and standards. Prepares reports for management on the results of engagements, providing recommendations on improvements. Leads identification and analysis of strategic, operational, legal/regulatory, financial and/or IT risks. Reports audit findings and works with process owners to develop appropriate management action plans. Generally assigned engagements of moderate or high complexity.

Position Compensation Range:

$80,000.00 - $131,000.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities

• Proactively identifies and analyzes risks to the organization.
• Partners with second lines of defense to identify risk from internal and external sources.
• Completes internal audit's risk assessment to document risks and controls.
• Creates test plans and complex audit programs to assess the design and operating effectiveness of key controls.
• Conducts test procedures as outlined in detailed audit program. Documents and analyzes test results, identifying areas of issue.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
• Demonstrated experience managing or leading large complex projects.
• Demonstrated insurance industry experience or demonstrated knowledge of risk management or audit principles.
• Demonstrated experience with problem solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Demonstrated experience communicating/presenting complex and independent concepts and unbiased fact-based decision-making.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience identifying and assessing complex and interrelated technology risks and controls.
• Ability to communicate complex technical audit findings to non-technical audiences.
• Experience utilizing AI for audit, assurance, and/or risk and control work.
• Knowledge of information technology infrastructure and cybersecurity risk and control models (e.g., NIST, COBIT, COSO).
• CISA, CIPP, CISSP, CGEIT, CISM, CRISC, or CIA certifications and/or 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Travel Requirements
  • Up to 10%.
• Physical Requirements
  • Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
• Working Conditions
  • Not applicable.

Additional Information

• To ensure a strong start, all employees participate in our New Employee Orientation during their first week. This experience is held in person at our Madison, WI Headquarters or one of our AmFam core locations to help you connect with our mission, meet key team members and build relationships that support your growth. At times, sessions may be delivered virtually based on scheduling and availability.
• Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks
• Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
• Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

American Family Insurance is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email [e-mail] to request a reasonable accommodation.