Auditor, Internal Audit

The Auditor is responsible for helping execute the Company’s internal audit plan, which includes financial, operational, compliance, and information technology audits and consulting activities. The Staff Auditor is also a key contributor in executing the Company’s Sarbanes-Oxley program. The Staff Auditor ensures compliance with the Institute of Internal Auditors Standards and company-approved policies and procedures and works extensively with multiple internal functions and the independent auditor.

Why Ryan?

Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results

People:

• Create a positive team member experience.

• Partner extensively with the independent auditors to ensure risk/control coverage, issue remediation, and delivery of IA work to reduce effort for process and control owners.

• Build strong working relationships throughout the company and within the internal audit team, including with various levels of management, setting expectations and meeting/exceeding expectations.

Client:

• Assist in the development of audit procedures, and communicate audit results to process owners, control owners, and management.

• Ensure high quality deliverables, value added recommendations and customer satisfaction.

• Regularly educate process owners and control owners on governance, risks, controls, and changes in the audit requirements. 

Value:

• Perform issue remediation testing and follow-up to ensure issues are resolved timely.

• Execute duties as a high energy, performance-oriented and empowered team member.

• Execute against department policies and procedures, suggest improvements to department operations.

• Key contributor in evaluating and testing controls for the Company’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) program.

• Executes Internal Audit/SOX project-level strategies, risk assessments, and project plans.

• Works on multiple and complex audits/projects simultaneously, while achieving deadlines.

• Perform reviews of critical business processes, evaluating design and operational effectiveness of internal controls and identifying potential process improvement opportunities.

• Assess various risks and exposures of key business processes in the preparation of audit plans and programs.

• Create process maps of significant financial, compliance and operational processes to identify potential internal control weaknesses and recommend opportunities for improvement.

• Prepare high-quality draft audit reports, conclusions/recommendations for management’s consideration.

• Self-monitor workload, prioritize activities, and communicate project issues timely.

• Stay current with business/industry changes and accounting and auditing pronouncements and apply that knowledge within the business.

• Other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.

• Minimum of two years overall audit experience; Big 4 accounting firm experience preferred.

• Significant exposure to large, public company environments preferred.

• Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or candidate (parts passed) preferred; CIA or CISA certification a plus.

• Hands on experience with internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, including the 2013 COSO Internal Control Integrated Framework.

• Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Strong organizational and communication skills, both oral and written.

• Trusted advisor and confidant with a high level of professionalism.

• Strong initiative and independent judgment.

• Flexible in a growing and evolving environment.

• Ability to work effectively across functional areas and with different levels of management.

• Passion for identifying and assessing risks, building relationships and making recommendations for process improvements.

• Proven capabilities in self-reliance, collaboration and producing results.

• Prior direct experience in an IPO environment a plus.

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15%

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have Workday or similar ERP system experience, and intermediate-to-advanced skills using Microsoft® Office.  Experience using audit software, such as ACL, IDEA, or TeamMate Analytics, a plus. 

Certificates and Licenses:

Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or candidate (parts passed) preferred; CIA or CISA certification a plus.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position is an individual contributor who, from time-to-time, performs peer-to-peer work product reviews.

Work Environment:

• Standard indoor working environment.

• Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.

• Position requires regular interaction with employees both in person and via e-mail and telephone.

• Domestic and international travel up to 15%.

Compensation:

• For certain California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $71,500 - $94,325

• For other California based locations, the base salary hiring range for this position is $78,000 - $102,850

• For Colorado based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $68,500 - $90,200

• For New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $65,000 - $85,800

• For Washington based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $71,500 - $94,325

• The Company makes offers based on many factors, including qualifications and experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran