Senior Internal Auditor

Senior Internal Auditor | Operations & Inventory

Chicago, Tampa Bay, or Irvine, CA | Hybrid

Take your audit career beyond the numbers. Join a large, privately held, multi-entity organization operating across distribution, logistics, and consumer products. This is an opportunity to gain broad exposure to complex operations, evaluate business-critical processes, and work directly with leadership to strengthen internal controls and drive operational improvements.

The organization offers the scale and complexity of a global enterprise, with the long-term perspective and stability of a privately held business.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate operational processes, inventory management, financial controls, and compliance across multiple business units.
• Partner with business leaders to identify risks, improve processes, and implement practical solutions.
• Build your expertise through varied audit engagements, advisory projects, and exposure to senior management.
• Leverage analytics tools to identify trends, assess risk, and uncover opportunities for improvement.
• Join a well-resourced business with a diverse operating footprint and opportunities for long-term career development.
• Support audit planning, risk assessments, and the development of audit programs.
• Lead operational audits focused on business processes, inventory, and internal controls.
• Perform financial and compliance testing as needed.
• Evaluate control design and operating effectiveness, identifying gaps and opportunities to mitigate risk.
• Partner with process owners and management to communicate findings and develop actionable remediation plans.
• Prepare audit reports outlining conclusions, control effectiveness, and recommendations for improvement.
• Participate in advisory reviews across various business functions and operational areas.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, with 2-4 years of relevant experience in internal audit, public accounting, or consulting.
• Alternatively, a high school diploma or GED with 5-7+ years of directly relevant experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to evaluate business processes, identify control weaknesses, and communicate recommendations to stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 25% annually, with occasional international travel possible.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• CPA, CIA, and/or CFE certification.
• Experience with data analytics or visualization tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, ACL, or Cognos.