Senior Internal Auditor

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Internal Auditor based in United States.

This is a ground-floor opportunity to help establish and shape an Internal Audit function across a growing, multi-company organization.
You will contribute to the development of audit methodologies, standards, processes, and risk-based planning frameworks from the outset.
The role combines hands-on audit execution with broader responsibilities across governance, risk management, and internal controls.
You will assess enterprise-wide risks, plan and execute audit engagements, and provide actionable insights to senior leadership.
Your work will help strengthen operational resilience while supporting regulatory and licensing requirements across evolving business lines.
You’ll collaborate with finance and business stakeholders across multiple organizations in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.
This role is ideal for an experienced auditor who enjoys building functions, working independently, and making a tangible organizational impact.

• Help establish the Internal Audit function from the ground up, contributing to its charter, methodology, standard operating procedures, templates, and quality standards.
• Support the development of the audit universe and conduct enterprise-wide risk assessments across multiple business entities and operational areas.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of a risk-based annual and/or multi-year Internal Audit Plan.
• Independently plan, scope, and execute audit engagements, including walkthroughs, risk and control identification, control testing, workpaper preparation, and findings development.
• Evaluate governance structures, risk-management practices, and internal controls to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop clear, well-supported audit findings and recommendations that provide practical value to business and finance stakeholders.
• Present audit results, significant matters, and audit planning updates to executive management and the Audit Committee.
• Partner with stakeholders across business and finance functions to strengthen governance, risk management, compliance, and internal control practices.
• Manage multiple audit engagements and priorities simultaneously while maintaining strong documentation, quality, timelines, and stakeholder communication.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of Internal Audit practices as the organization grows and its regulatory and operational requirements develop.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Approximately 3–5+ years of relevant professional experience, preferably including recent Internal Audit or Risk Advisory experience.
• Current or most recent professional role must be in Internal Audit.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the establishment, transformation, or enhancement of an Internal Audit function.
• Strong knowledge of the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards and the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF).
• Experience conducting enterprise-level and/or Internal Audit risk assessments and translating risk insights into audit priorities.
• Proven ability to independently scope, plan, execute, document, and report Internal Audit engagements.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, internal controls, and audit methodologies.
• Strong analytical, documentation, project-management, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail and high-quality deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present audit findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable working independently in a fully remote, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment.
• Preferred: Public accounting or Risk Advisory experience in addition to industry Internal Audit experience.
• Preferred: Experience with operational and/or compliance audits alongside financial controls and assurance work.
• Preferred: CIA, CPA, CISA, CRMA, or similar professional certification, completed or in progress.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Benefits

• Fully remote position open to candidates located anywhere in the United States.
• Opportunity to build an Internal Audit function from the ground up and have meaningful influence on its long-term structure and standards.
• Broad exposure to governance, enterprise risk, internal controls, regulatory requirements, and multiple business operations.
• High level of autonomy and ownership in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.
• Direct collaboration with business leaders, finance stakeholders, executive management, and the Audit Committee.
• Opportunity for professional growth as the Internal Audit function expands and matures.

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

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