Senior Internal Auditor

Barnes & Noble, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discount

EAP

Sick Pay

Paid Time Off including paid Maternity

Parental Leave

Company Paid Holidays

Transit

401(k) with Company Match

Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical

Dental and Vision)

Healthcare and Dependent Care Spending

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3–5 years of internal or external audit experience.
• CISA, CIA or CPA certification, or active progress toward relevant certification.
• Working knowledge of IIA Standards, COSO framework, and SOX requirements.

Responsibilities

• Execute audit procedures including walkthroughs, control testing, data analysis, and transaction testing per the audit program.
• Document exceptions with precision and evidentiary support; perform root-cause analysis and assess business impact.
• Prepare clear workpapers and draft findings with conditions, criteria, causes, effects and recommendations.
• Assist in compiling draft audit reports and presenting to stakeholders; build relationships with process owners and staff.
• Execute SOX control testing for assigned areas and support follow-up activities and data analytics initiatives.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

CISA, CIA or CPA certification (or progress toward)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Senior Internal Auditor supports the execution of risk-based internal audits and advisory projects to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management, and business processes. This role partners with cross-functional teams to identify control gaps, recommend process improvements, and help ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. The Senior Internal Auditor also contributes to audit planning, testing, documentation, and reporting while building strong relationships across the organization.

Ideally, individual in this position is commutable to either our Westbury, NY or Union Square, NY office.

What you do:

Audit Execution

• Independently execute assigned audit procedures - including walkthroughs, control testing, data analysis, and transaction testing - in accordance with the audit program.
• Identify deviations from expected controls and document exceptions with sufficient precision and evidentiary support.
• Perform root cause analysis for identified exceptions and assess the potential business impact.
• Apply data analytics to identify trends, outliers, and red flags within large data sets (e.g., sales data, inventory records, vendor payments).
• Complete assigned workpaper sections on time and to quality standards, requiring minimal rework.

Documentation & Reporting

• Prepare clear, well-organized workpapers that document the objective, scope, procedures performed, evidence obtained, and conclusions reached.
• Draft finding write-ups including condition, criteria, cause, effect, and recommendation.
• Assist in compiling draft audit reports and preparing presentation materials for stakeholder meetings.

Business Partnership

• Build effective working relationships with process owners and staff at the operating level.
• Conduct interviews and process walkthroughs to understand business operations, risks, and controls.
• Communicate status updates and preliminary observations to the management on a timely basis.

SOX & Special Projects

• Execute SOX control testing procedures for assigned process areas, including documentation of test steps and results.
• Support follow-up activities by gathering evidence that management action plans have been completed.
• Contribute to department projects such as data analytics tool development, methodology updates, and audit universe enhancements.

Knowledge & Experience:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of internal or external audit experience.
• CISA, CIA or CPA certification, or active progress toward relevant certification.
• Working knowledge of IIA Standards, COSO framework, and SOX requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); exposure to data analytics tools preferred.
• Solid oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel (including overnight) 20%

Preferred

• Big Four or public accounting experience (i.e., audit/advisory experience).
• Retail industry experience - particularly in store operations, inventory, or merchandising audit.
• Analytical & Critical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Curiosity & Learning Agility
• Integrity & Objectivity

Benefits for those who are scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week include Employee Discount, EAP and Sick Pay. For those scheduled to work between 20 and 29.99 benefits include Employee Discount, EAP, Sick Pay and Paid Time Off including paid Maternity and Parental Leave, Company Paid Holidays, Transit and 401(k) with Company Match. For those scheduled to work 30 hours or more benefits include Employee Discount, EAP, Sick Pay and Paid Time Off including paid Maternity and Parental Leave, Company Paid Holidays, 401(k) with Company Match, Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision), Healthcare and Dependent Care Spending Accounts, Healthcare Spending Account, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Transit, and Tuition Reimbursement. All benefits provided are in accordance with the terms of the current plan and may be subject to future change. Benefit may vary depending on location/state regulations. More information can be received by the recruiter or Human Resources.

An employee in this position can expect an annual salary between $100,000 - $115,000 depending on experience, seniority, geographic locations, and other factors permitted by law.