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American Water · 3 weeks ago

Lead, Internal Auditor

Camden, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$81K/yr - $133K/yr

7+ years exp

American Water is a leading water utility company, and they are seeking a Lead Internal Auditor to assess risks and controls within the organization. This role involves conducting complex audits, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations while enhancing operational efficiency.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Lead and conduct complex audits and projects to assess AW’s risks and controls to ensure: Compliance with laws and regulations, Reliability of financial reporting, The effectiveness and efficiency of operations, The safeguarding of company assets

Assess risks and controls following internal audit industry standards and AW IA procedures

Lead risk-based audits/projects and audit teams, ensuring quality and timely audit deliverables

This includes coordination, planning, fieldwork, audit/project reports, and issue resolution

Collaborate with and influence stakeholders through effective communication of audit/project observations and recommendations to reduce risk and enhance controls

Independently propose recommendations that support AW strategies and objectives

Build rapport across diverse teams, including AW stakeholders and external vendors throughout audits/projects

Manage competing interests as needed

Train / develop junior team members to ensure team productivity

Ensure communication and performance of responsibilities is organized, efficient, proactive, timely, cost effective and professional

Serve as an internal or external representative for AW and/or AW IA within your areas of expertise

Assist in the development of a pipeline of talent

Qualification

Internal auditingRisk assessmentSarbanes-Oxley complianceAnalytical skillsMicrosoft ExcelAuditBoard knowledgeTeam buildingCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsProblem solvingProject management

Required

Bachelor's degree required

Minimum of seven (7) years overall business experience, of which a minimum of five (5) years within audit, compliance, and/or risk related fields is required

In-depth expertise in process evaluation and audit including planning, testing, and reporting

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on initiative, knowledge sharing, team building and decision making

Ability to apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to multiple projects while working as part of a team and/or independently

Understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements and risks/controls assessment following an integrated business controls framework

Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel functionalities (i.e. pivot tables, Vlookup, etc.)