Audit / Internal Audit Senior

Job Summary

The Audit / Internal Audit Senior Accountant will work on a variety of diversified assurance and review engagements, with an emphasis on Business Risk and Internal Audit work, while serving as the lead and helping develop Assurance staff and interns. This dual role between Internal Audit (10%) and Assurance Senior (90%) will allow this team member to become our subject matter expert in Internal Audit, while still developing overall Assurance knowledge and experience.  

Professional Responsibilities 

• Responsible for providing risk management and internal audit consulting services to CDH clients, which includes J-SOX internal audit, and Risk Advisory Consulting.

• Provide routine client service assistance such as advice on internal control approaches, best practices, and helping clients with routine issues within the scope of the engagement.

• Assumes overall responsibility in all phases of multiple audit and review engagements, including planning, staff supervision, fieldwork, client management, financial statement preparation, and wrap-up

• Assumes overall responsibility in all phases of multiple internal audit engagements, including planning, internal control analysis and preparing detailed reports on findings and presenting findings to the client

• Involved with engagement budgeting, delegating and monitoring workloads, along with client satisfaction

• Serves as departmental role model by adopting CDH core values and the Firm’s Five Star philosophy specifically in the areas of providing outstanding service to existing and potential clients; communicating effectively with team members and fostering a spirit of teamwork and continuous improvement

• Serves as the lead on engagement activities:

  • Prepares financial statements, and other reports using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards in the United States of America

  • Supervises and reviews workpapers and provides performance feedback to staff members

  • Collects and analyzes data to detect deficient controls, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies

  • Applies GAAP and GAAS to complex testing areas

  • Uses data analytics to complete financial statement audit and review testing, and supervises and teaches staff on such

  • Performs inventory observations to ensure accuracy and existence

  • Understands processes and recording of client transactions and can interview customer employees to obtain further information

  • Uses logic and reasoning to examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity

  • Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards

  • Understands the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making

• Researches applicable U.S. GAAS and GAAP standards and rules

• Involved in reporting to management about audit results, including business strategies, practices and policies, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities

• Serves as the primary client contact to help ensure the information flow from the client to the audit team is efficient.

• Proficient with Excel, Word, and ability to learn and train/supervise others on data extraction and other software used for audit efficiency.

Personal Responsibilities

• Continue to develop interpersonal skills, along with helping staff and interns

• Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis

• Maintain and expand knowledge base in areas of expertise

• Take proactive career steps through Career Advisor program

• Participate in recruiting efforts as needed

• Ability to work with little supervision and to lead a team through the engagement

Qualifications:

• Current CPA license

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related field

• Minimum of 3 years in public accounting, within an audit department 

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in the area of internal audit, internal controls assessment, and/or Sarbanes-Oxley 404 / J-SOX evaluation and testing.

• Project management experience, preferably managing and directing internal audit and/or SOX 404 projects within consulting or professional services firm, or in a public company environment.

• Willingness to travel up to 10-15 percent or more annually. Most travel is local.

• Bilingual- Japanese a plus