Leverages data analytics to support the internal audit team, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of audits and enterprise risk management. Analyzes and visualizes data to develop continuous monitoring programs and deliver actionable insights that enhance financial, operational, and compliance audits.
Requirements
- Strong experience with data analytics and visualization tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), and Excel Power Query.
- Proficiency with programming in languages such as SQL and Python for data extraction, transformation, and analysis.
- Knowledge of audit principles, enterprise risk management, and the Global Internal Audit Standards, with relevant certifications (CPA, CIA, CISA, or analytics tools) preferred.
- Able to think critically, identify potential risks, and offer innovative solutions.
- Attention to detail and strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Responsibilities
- Develops and executes complex data analytics procedures to address audit objectives, detect anomalies, and evaluate potential risks or opportunities.
- Extracts, cleans, transforms, and prepares data from multiple systems using advanced analytics tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), and Excel Power Query.
- Applies programming skills in SQL and Python to design repeatable workflows that enable automated testing, continuous monitoring, and data-driven audit processes.
- Creates dashboards, reports, and visualizations to effectively communicate results and support decision-making at all levels of the organization.
- Assist in risk assessments and developing value-added recommendations, insights, trends, and risks identified through data analytics to audit teams, management, and executives.
- Identifies patterns that may indicate control weaknesses, inefficiencies, or fraud, and recommends enhancements to audit methodologies and analytics approaches.
- Integrates a strong understanding of audit principles and enterprise risk management into analytics design and execution
Other
- Partners with audit teams to identify opportunities where data analytics can strengthen financial, operational, and compliance audit and risk management activities.
- Leads the planning, execution, and reporting of corporate audits, ensuring compliance with Global Internal Audit Standards.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable reports for stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, data science, information systems, or a related field.
- 5+ years of data analytics or related experience, preferably within public accounting or internal audit in a publicly held company.
