Internal Audit Director

Education and/or Experience:

• CPA and/or CIA a plus, bachelor’s degree in accounting from four-year college or university
• Large accounting or consulting firm experience, previous lead role in internal audit in industry.
• Thorough understanding of internal controls over financial reporting, COSO and SOX 404.
• General understanding of SEC reporting.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the Internal Audit staff as aligned with the standard.
• Perform the necessary risk assessments of all field businesses in order to develop an annual Audit Plan for field operational audits.
• Oversee and execute the Audit Plan for field operational audits.
• Oversee and execute value-added consulting site visits in order to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness of field businesses with respect to Company policy & procedures.
• Maintenance of an internal control monitoring system to support management’s assertions required by Section 404 of SOX.
• Develop, manage and execute the documentation and testing of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
• Work with department heads in the documentation required by Section 404 focusing on processes, risk assessments, and internal controls over financial reporting.
• Identify control gaps and work with process owners to document and monitor remediation plans.
• Identify, recommend, and implement changes to the Company’s financial processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Serve as liaison for internal and external auditors in connection with Section 404 engagement to ensure requests are fulfilled in a timely manner.
• Prepare communications and status reports for senior management and the Audit Committee.
• Keep abreast of new Sarbanes-Oxley and related developments and identify their potential impact on the Company.
• Must be able to effectively communicate to all levels both at corporate and in the field.
• Provide support, as needed, for ad hoc projects.
• Travel requirement may be up to approximately 20%.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have general knowledge of accounting software (Great Plains and Enterprise a plus), Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Hyperion.

Diane Delgado LeMaire|　Senior Managing Director, Accounting & Finance Recruiting | Creative Financial Staffing, a division of Fitts, Roberts CPA Firm | 5718 Westheimer Suite 800 | Houston, TX 77057 |713-490-6003 | dcd@fittsroberts.com|