Senior Internal Auditor: Operational Audits & Advisory Leader

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks an experienced internal auditor to lead and execute complex audits and advisory projects. You will apply IIA standards, perform fieldwork, and draft findings for senior stakeholders, including the CAE, while leveraging Optro and SAP ERP to drive process improvements.

The role emphasizes risk management, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement across global environments, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute to

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of proven experience in internal audit or compliance in complex and global environments.
• Experience performing operational audits and advisory projects on high-risk and high-complexity engagements.
• Proficiency with audit tools and documentation application (Optro) and IIA standards.
• Ability to establish and enforce quality standards across a team.
• Demonstrated interest in leveraging AI and emerging technologies to improve audit effectiveness, efficiency, and quality.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Preferred: CIA, CPA, CISA, or progress toward certification (CTPRP).
• Preferred: Experience with SAP ERP environments, data analytics tools, and technology-enabled audit techniques.
• Preferred: Ability to lead audit scopes and coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Preferred: Experience in global and matrixed organizations.
• Multilingual capability is a plus (English, Mandarin Chinese, other European languages).
• Strong knowledge of operational audits, risk management, advisory projects, and internal control concepts.

Responsibilities

• Execute audit programs within defined project timelines, addressing higher-complexity, higher-risk, and professional-judgment areas.
• Participate in planning operational audits and advisory projects, including regional audits, process reviews, and supplier audits.
• Conduct process interviews and walkthroughs, document key attributes, and support junior auditors during planning.
• Conduct audit fieldwork in accordance with IIA standards.
• Apply RACI frameworks, design testing attributes, complete work papers, and maintain quality and re-performance standards.
• Contribute to audit methodologies and templates and recommend scope adjustments.
• Identify control gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Review methodology, evidence, and conclusions with the Project Manager.
• Draft findings, consolidate reports, and present findings to stakeholders, project teams, and the CAE.
• Support junior team members in issue resolution.
• Maintain work papers, scope documentation, and project records in Optro.
• Ensure management action plans and follow-up actions are completed for audit closure in Optro.
• Monitor remediation, validate corrective actions, gather evidence, and provide status updates to the Project Manager and CAE.
• Lead small-scale operational audits or advisory projects.
• Support SOX testing, IT projects, investigations, ad hoc initiatives, and cross-pillar assignments.

Skills

Internal Audit

Operational Audits

IIA Standards

Optro

Risk Management

Education

CIA/CPA/CISA

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Optro

SAP ERP

Audit Tools

Job description

Jobtailor in the United States seeks an experienced internal auditor to lead and execute complex audits and advisory projects. You will apply IIA standards, perform fieldwork, and draft findings for senior stakeholders, including the CAE, while leveraging Optro and SAP ERP to drive process improvements.

The role emphasizes risk management, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement across global environments, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute to