Senior Internal Auditor: SOX & Controls Champion (Hybrid)

Portland General Electric; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Portland General Electric seeks a Senior Internal Auditor to join Internal Audit Services. You will lead risk-driven engagements, plan fieldwork, review data, and craft concise reports that drive risk reduction and process improvements.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in auditing and a solid background in SOX controls, with strong communication and project management skills to coordinate with diverse teams across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Typically five or more years in business, internal auditing, public accounting or related functions.
• Professional licenses/certifications preferred and may be required within one year of obtaining position (CPA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, CISA, etc.).
• Experience conducting audit engagements from planning, to fieldwork through reporting – along with a basic understanding and application of project management techniques.
• Skilled at interacting with a variety of technical and non-technical functions and negotiating and resolving differences around simple to complex risks.
• A willingness to research and understand emerging regulatory topics and incorporate them into audit processes.
• Proficient use of Microsoft applications.
• Data analysis tool knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leads planning and fieldwork for assurance and advisory engagements, data review and analysis, performing complex research, documenting work for reporting, coordinating and reviewing the work of others.
• Drafts clear, concise audit and consultation reports with risk reduction or process improvement recommendations.
• Communicates findings and remediation updates to clients, including complex outcomes.
• Designs test plans and performs control testing to assess operating effectiveness of key controls.
• Manages own progress to meet engagement timelines.
• Tracks remediation and implements solutions to address identified risks.
• Performs administrative tasks and supports process improvements.

Skills

Audit planning

SOX controls

Data analysis

Report writing

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

CPA/CIA/CRMA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Audit software

Job description

Portland General Electric seeks a Senior Internal Auditor to join Internal Audit Services. You will lead risk-driven engagements, plan fieldwork, review data, and craft concise reports that drive risk reduction and process improvements.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in auditing and a solid background in SOX controls, with strong communication and project management skills to coordinate with diverse teams across the organization.