Internal Auditor
Job Details
- Job Status: Closed
- Posted On: September 8, 2016
- Job Category: Finance and Accounting
- Position Type: Full Time
- Location:
- Desired Experience: 8+ Years
- Desired Education: MBA
- Compensation: $150 K +
- Travel: Negligible
- Relocation: Yes
Outstanding career opportunity with a tremendous telecom and information company. This is a regionally based company, privately held and making tremendous investments in their infrastructure and personnel. This is the largest privately held wireless company in the country and housed the only Tier III data center in the southeast. In addition to their investment in technology, they also differentiate themselves with extreme domestic customer service; 24/7.
Reporting directly to the President / CEO, the Director of Internal Audit is an experienced proven leader with deep technical acumen who takes ownership and accountability for developing and executing a companywide strategic and tactical plan for internal control functions that supports superior operational performance across the organization. The candidate will ensure the company’s processes, controls and systems are of the highest standard, protecting our customers, business and employees. The candidate must establish themselves as a valuable business partner that provides meaningful insights and solutions in a highly technical environment, continuously seeking ways to improve our operation through executing the audit strategy and leveraging technology to ensure Internal Audit processes maximize the impact on the business.
Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership, manage and execute audit strategies, focusing on risks relevant to our changing business environment and proactive risk mitigation to ensure the successful execution and delivery of the overall company vision and goals.
- Lead operational audits and pre-implementation reviews; ensure delivery of high quality audit projects and timely deliverables.
- Effectively communicate and provide meaningful insights about audit results that consistently demonstrates an understanding and appreciation of the business. Clearly explain remediation expectations, timing and follow up to ensure effective resolution.
- Maintain and enhance an excellent service-oriented environment for both internal and external customers to drive superior satisfaction and loyalty, focused on problem prediction, detection and resolution.
- Establish strong relationships and credibility across the organization with various levels of management and key business partners. Demonstrate a deep understanding of various functional areas (retail operations, finance, billing, etc.) across the company to identify and provide pragmatic recommendations for improvements to processes and controls.
- Proactively identify any upcoming risks, issues, bottlenecks and demonstrate sound judgement in selecting methods and techniques for implementing solutions.
- Analyze and revise internal processes to reduce costs and remove inefficiencies to maximize productivity in all functional areas while improving work quality.
- Coordinate and manage the relationship of any/all external consulting resources that are engaged to assist in the performance of internal control and auditing.
- Plan and manage the operational expense budget for the Internal Audit area.
- Manage and coordinate audit team resources to ensure they are effectively and efficiently utilized, understand assignments, priorities and that they are held accountable for results.
- Hire, coach and mentor Internal Audit staff to ensure individual growth and development.
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in finance, accounting, computer science, MIS or any IT related discipline required. MBA preferred.
- CPA and/or CIA preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of work experience with comprehensive knowledge and expertise in internal auditing methodologies, practices and standards.
- Must have at least 5 years demonstrated successful management experience in a corporate environment leading a team. Exceptional leadership skills and hands-on management with strong business acumen in a technical environment are essential.
- Must have a proven ability to collaborate with various operational units to identify and correct areas of risk and operational inefficiencies.
- Must have a strategic perspective and strong analytical thinking skills to quickly evaluate issues and develop solutions in a complex and customer oriented environment targeted to improve overall company performance and exceed company goals and objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
- Ability to plan and execute multiple projects simultaneously.
- Must have a high standard of ethics and professionalism.
- Must have the ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization.
- Must have experience developing and managing operating expense budgets.
Location: This position is based near Jackson, MS
Travel: Travel is negligible
Compensation: Compensation is $150 K+ commensurate with experience; plus a revenue bonus structure and full standard benefits.
** Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder to be considered for this position **
If you, or someone you know, may be interested and qualified for this position, please forward your resume and letter of interest
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