Senior Internal Auditor – Lead ESG Specialist

IDEX; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 107,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings with company

PTO

Job summary

IDEX is seeking a detail-oriented auditor to lead and support internal audits across financial, operational, IT, and ESG domains. The role involves assessing risks, testing controls, and presenting actionable findings to management to strengthen governance and compliance.

Responsibilities include executing audits at business units and corporate levels, coordinating with external auditors, and ensuring alignment with GAAP/GAAS and ESG standards. Travel up to 30% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required.
• Three years of progressive accounting, auditing, or SOX experience required.
• Two years of ESG frameworks, standards, and regulations experience required (GRI, SASB, TCFD).
• Experience with internal control frameworks and risk assessment methodologies; current US GAAP and GAAS; project management; audit software; MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Execute a variety of financial, operational, IT, and compliance audits at the business unit and corporate levels.
• Participate in meetings with internal management and the external audit firm to identify areas of concern and emerging trends and to determine scope of reviews/audits.
• Understand risks and controls in relation to SOX, financial reporting processes, and business operations while working on audits.
• Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, fraud, or non-compliance with GAAP, laws, regulations, and management policies.
• Document work performed and present findings identified to management, including making recommendations to mitigate and/or remediate gaps identified.
• Follow up on the progress of implementation of recommendations and directions to the management of the corporate office and business unit sites, tracking progress towards identified goals.
• Conduct comprehensive ESG audits across our global operations, identifying risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of ESG policies, procedures, and practices to ensure alignment with industry standards and regulations and identify control gaps and process control improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with various departments to develop and implement corrective action plans and best practices.
• Provide detailed audit reports and recommendations to senior management and the ESG Steering Committee.
• Stay current with ESG trends, regulations, and best practices.
• Assist in the development of risk-based audit plans.
• Constantly challenge the status quo and look for ways to improve operational efficiency.
• Attend training, seminars, and workshops as deemed necessary.
• Perform additional internal audit functions and other related duties as assigned.

Skills

SOX auditing

Risk assessment

Project management

Audit software

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Audit software

Job description

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

DUTIES

• Execute a variety of financial, operational, IT, and compliance audits at the business unit and corporate levels.
• Participate in meetings with internal management and the external audit firm to identify areas of concern and emerging trends and to determine scope of reviews/audits.
• Understand risks and controls in relation to Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), financial reporting processes, and business operations while working on audits.
• Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, fraud, or non-compliance with GAAP, laws, regulations, and management policies.
• Document work performed and present findings identified to management, including making recommendations to mitigate and/or remediate gaps identified.
• Follow up on the progress of implementation of recommendations and directions to the management of the corporate office and business unit sites, tracking progress towards identified goals.
• Conduct comprehensive ESG audits across our global operations, identifying risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of ESG policies, procedures, and practices to ensure alignment with industry standards and regulations and identify control gaps and process control improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with various departments to develop and implement corrective action plans and best practices.
• Provide detailed audit reports and recommendations to senior management and the ESG Steering Committee.
• Stay current with ESG trends, regulations, and best practices.
• Assist in the development of risk-based audit plans.
• Constantly challenge the status quo and look for ways to improve operational efficiency.
• Attend training, seminars, and workshops as deemed necessary.
• Perform additional internal audit functions and other related duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field required.
• Three years of progressive accounting, auditing, or SOX experience required (i.e., reviewing building processes and designing, testing, or implementing internal controls).
• Two years of experience required with ESG frameworks, standards, and regulations (i.e., GRI, SASB, and TCFD).
• Any experience required with: internal control frameworks and risk assessment methodologies; current US GAAP and GAAS; project management; audit software; and with the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Professional sustainability certification (i.e., FSA) required.
• Up to 30% national and international travel required.
• Must have legal authority to work in the U.S.
• EEOE.

Compensation

The compensation range for this position is $107,349 - $144,400. This position may be eligible for performance-based bonus plan.

Benefits

Our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings include: Health benefits, 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, PTO, and more. More information on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page: https://www.idexcorp.com/careers/our-benefits-and-rewards/

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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