Senior Internal Auditor & SOX Controls Lead

Westlake; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake in Houston seeks a Senior Auditor to lead a range of internal audit projects, vendor audits, and SOX controls testing. The role emphasizes risk assessment, scope setting, and designing audit procedures, with responsibility for documenting work and drafting reports.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, at least 4 years of internal audit experience, and professional certifications (CISA/CIA/CPA/CFE) or progress toward them; familiarity with SAP/JD Edwards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related business field.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in internal audit, public accounting or consulting.
• Professional certification (CISA, CIA, CPA, CFE, or equivalent) or progress toward certification preferred.
• Knowledge of internal audit practices, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements and testing approaches.
• Knowledge of COSO governance framework and control environments.
• Experience with data analytics leveraging analytics tools and AI resources; SAP/JD Edwards experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform planning, organizing, analyzing, testing, and reporting to management on the results of internal audit projects.
• Assist in assessing risks relating to business risks and in developing risk-based project plans.
• Identify opportunities for improvements in processes and internal controls and discuss with process owners.
• Lead client opening and closing meetings for projects.
• Develop audit work programs and prepare workpapers to support observations and document work performed.
• Draft clear written descriptions of issues for reports to management and the Board.
• Present findings to Internal Audit Managers and Process Owners.
• Coordinate with outside firms performing engagements as needed.
• Monitor implementation of management action plans.
• Work independently with limited direction and coordinate project activities.
• Interact with management and team members effectively across the organization.

Skills

Internal audit

Risk assessment

SOX controls

Data analytics

CaseWare IDEA

SAP

JD Edwards

Audit procedures

Interviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

Professional certification (CISA, CIA, CPA, CFE) or progress toward

Tools

SAP

JD Edwards

CaseWare IDEA

Job description

Westlake in Houston seeks a Senior Auditor to lead a range of internal audit projects, vendor audits, and SOX controls testing. The role emphasizes risk assessment, scope setting, and designing audit procedures, with responsibility for documenting work and drafting reports.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, at least 4 years of internal audit experience, and professional certifications (CISA/CIA/CPA/CFE) or progress toward them; familiarity with SAP/JD Edwards