Senior Internal Auditor

Vaco by Highspring; Norcross (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to lead audits and advisory engagements, strengthening controls and improving processes across the organization. You will partner with leadership to assess risk and support strategic initiatives, including M&A due diligence and business transformation efforts.

This role targets professionals from Big 4, public accounting, or corporate audit who want broader business partnership and impact beyond pure compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 2+ years of audit experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute internal audit and advisory engagements from planning through reporting.
• Perform risk assessments, process reviews, and internal control evaluations.
• Assess finance and business processes impacted by system implementations and IT control changes.
• Partner with management to identify control gaps, process deficiencies, and remediation plans.
• Research accounting, audit, and internal control matters and recommend practical solutions.
• Prepare audit reports and present findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support strategic initiatives including controllership reviews, M&A due diligence, business integration, and operational excellence projects.
• Build strong relationships with leaders and business partners across the organization.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Independent work

Audit experience

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

Audit management platforms

Internal control frameworks

Job description

Are you looking to leverage your public accounting or internal audit experience in a role that offers broader business exposure and greater strategic impact?

As a Senior Internal Auditor, you'll lead audits and advisory engagements across the organization, partnering with leadership to assess risk, improve business processes, strengthen controls, and support key initiatives including M&A activities, business transformation efforts, and operational excellence projects.

This role is ideal for professionals coming from Big 4, public accounting, or corporate audit environments who want to expand beyond compliance-focused work and become a trusted business partner.

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Internal Auditor to join a growing company and execute audit and advisory projects that help strengthen controls, improve processes, and drive operational excellence. This role offers exposure to financial, operational, compliance, and strategic initiatives, including M&A activities, business process reviews, and risk assessments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute internal audit and advisory engagements from planning through reporting.
• Perform risk assessments, process reviews, and internal control evaluations.
• Assess finance and business processes impacted by system implementations and IT control changes.
• Partner with management to identify control gaps, process deficiencies, and remediation plans.
• Research accounting, audit, and internal control matters and recommend practical solutions.
• Prepare audit reports and present findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support strategic initiatives including controllership reviews, M&A due diligence, business integration, and operational excellence projects.
• Build strong relationships with leaders and business partners across the organization.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 2+ years of audit experience
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work independently.

Preferred

• 3+ years of Internal Audit experience.
• CPA, CIA, CISA, or similar professional certification.
• Public Accounting experience.
• Experience with audit management platforms and internal control frameworks.
• Strong report writing and stakeholder communication skills.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations; and
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.