Senior Internal Auditor

Buckingham Search; Rosemont (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckingham Search is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor focused on Operations and Inventory in a hybrid role based in Chicago, Tampa Bay, or Irvine, CA. You will evaluate inventory management, financial controls, and compliance across multiple units, partnering with leaders to strengthen controls and drive efficiency.

Join a large, privately held organization with exposure to senior management, diverse operating footprint, and opportunities for long‑term career development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with 2-4 years of relevant experience in internal audit, public accounting, or consulting.
• Alternatively, a high school diploma or GED with 5-7+ years of directly relevant experience.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and report‑writing skills.
• Ability to evaluate business processes, identify control weaknesses, and communicate recommendations to stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 25% annually, with occasional international travel possible.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate operational processes, inventory management, financial controls, and compliance across multiple business units.
• Partner with business leaders to identify risks, improve processes, and implement practical solutions.
• Build your expertise through varied audit engagements, advisory projects, and exposure to senior management.
• Leverage analytics tools to identify trends, assess risk, and uncover opportunities for improvement.
• Join a well-resourced business with a diverse operating footprint and opportunities for long‑term career development.
• Support audit planning, risk assessments, and the development of audit programs.
• Lead operational audits focused on business processes, inventory, and internal controls.
• Perform financial and compliance testing as needed.
• Evaluate control design and operating effectiveness, identifying gaps and opportunities to mitigate risk.
• Partner with process owners and management to communicate findings and develop actionable remediation plans.
• Prepare audit reports outlining conclusions, control effectiveness, and recommendations for improvement.
• Participate in advisory reviews across various business functions and operational areas.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-solving

Communication

Report-writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

High school diploma or GED with 5-7+ years of relevant experience

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Power BI

Alteryx

Tableau

ACL

Cognos

Job description

Senior Internal Auditor | Operations & Inventory

Chicago, Tampa Bay, or Irvine, CA | Hybrid

Take your audit career beyond the numbers. Join a large, privately held, multi-entity organization operating across distribution, logistics, and consumer products. This is an opportunity to gain broad exposure to complex operations, evaluate business-critical processes, and work directly with leadership to strengthen internal controls and drive operational improvements.

The organization offers the scale and complexity of a global enterprise, with the long-term perspective and stability of a privately held business.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate operational processes, inventory management, financial controls, and compliance across multiple business units.
• Partner with business leaders to identify risks, improve processes, and implement practical solutions.
• Build your expertise through varied audit engagements, advisory projects, and exposure to senior management.
• Leverage analytics tools to identify trends, assess risk, and uncover opportunities for improvement.
• Join a well-resourced business with a diverse operating footprint and opportunities for long‑term career development.
• Support audit planning, risk assessments, and the development of audit programs.
• Lead operational audits focused on business processes, inventory, and internal controls.
• Perform financial and compliance testing as needed.
• Evaluate control design and operating effectiveness, identifying gaps and opportunities to mitigate risk.
• Partner with process owners and management to communicate findings and develop actionable remediation plans.
• Prepare audit reports outlining conclusions, control effectiveness, and recommendations for improvement.
• Participate in advisory reviews across various business functions and operational areas.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, with 2-4 years of relevant experience in internal audit, public accounting, or consulting.
• Alternatively, a high school diploma or GED with 5-7+ years of directly relevant experience.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and report‑writing skills.
• Ability to evaluate business processes, identify control weaknesses, and communicate recommendations to stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 25% annually, with occasional international travel possible.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• CPA, CIA, and/or CFE certification.
• Experience with data analytics or visualization tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, ACL, or Cognos.