Internal Auditor

Job Description

Internal Auditor - Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina

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If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career with flexibility and a world-class employee experience, you'll find it here. We're recognized globally for our inclusive culture and innovative technologies by organizations like Fast Company, Forbes, Newsweek, and more. 

About the job 

The Internal Audit team is seeking an Internal Auditor to help lead a modern, analytics-driven audit function that partners with the business to strengthen controls, manage risk, and accelerate decision-making across SAS. We are actively working toward public company readiness and searching for an innovative self-starter to join our team. 

This is an individual-contributor role accountable for executing and leading operational, financial, and SOX audits across a global software business. You'll combine deep audit fundamentals with data, automation, and AI-enabled techniques — bringing forward an audit approach that is risk-based, evidence-driven, and genuinely useful to the business. The role partners closely with Finance, IT, and Legal. 

As an Internal Auditor, you will: 

Apply AI and data analytics to modernize audit 

• Champion the adoption of generative AI within Internal Audit by identifying, piloting, and scaling innovative use cases that enhance audit quality, drive efficiency, and elevate the impact of audit deliverables — serving as a thought leader in modernizing audit methodologies and continuously improving how insights are generated, analyzed, and communicated. 

Lead operational and financial audits across the enterprise  

• Plan and execute risk-based operational, financial, and compliance audits — defining scope, designing test procedures, conducting fieldwork, and delivering findings that drive practical, actionable change. 

• Translate complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations that resonate with both process owners and executives. 

Drive SOX compliance and continuous control improvement 

• Execute and continuously enhance SOX scoping, walkthroughs, design assessments, and testing for business process controls. 

• Leverage AI and data analytics to streamline process and control documentation and deliver timely insights into operational effectiveness. 

Advise the business and influence the control environment  

• Partner with management to solve complex business problems, bringing independent perspective, analytical rigor, and a control mindset. 

• Provide independent perspective and analysis on policy changes impacting business practices and accounting — helping management anticipate downstream control and risk implications. 

Required qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree or educational equivalent in accounting, finance, information systems, or a related field.
• CPA or CIA certification required.
• Typically requires five or more years of progressive audit experience, including at least three years with a large public accounting firm.
• Demonstrated experience leading SOX testing — including scoping, walkthroughs, design and operating effectiveness testing, and deficiency evaluation.
• Hands-on experience using data analytics to improve audits — testing full populations, identifying anomalies, and quantifying risk.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications. 

Preferred qualifications 

• Experience auditing a global software or technology company.
• Practical experience applying GenAI tools (e.g., Copilot, internal LLM platforms) in audit.
• Additional certifications such as CFE, CISA, or CRMA. 

Additional competencies, knowledge and skills  

• Analytical depth — Comfortable working with large datasets, identifying trends and patterns, and turning data into actionable insights.
• Communication — Conveys information and ideas clearly and concisely in writing, in meetings, and in front of senior leaders.
• Critical thinking — Synthesizes information from multiple sources to identify root causes. 

World-class benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include:
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

You are welcome here.

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our inclusive workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers.

Additional Information:

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. 

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