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Senior Internal Auditor

S&C Electric Company
United States, Illinois, Chicago
6601 North Ridge Boulevard (Show on map)
May 29, 2025

As an S&C Electric team member, you'll work on projects that have real-world impact. You'll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We're big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively.

Hours

  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) Hybrid

Compensation

At S&C, we are dedicated to providing competitive and equitable compensation for all our team members, and we are committed to transparency in our pay practices. The estimated annual base salary range for this position in the United States is $94,160 - $124,762. Individual pay within this salary range is determined by several compensable factors, including performance, knowledge, job-related skills and experience, and relevant education or training. This role is also eligible for S&C's annual incentive plan (AIP), subject to eligibility criteria.

Join Our Team as a Senior Internal Auditor!

The Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for planning and leading financial, operational and compliance assurance engagements in a privately held, 100% employee-owned environment.

Additionally, this is a highly visible role, and you will build partnerships across the organization, participate in collaborative, high impact advisory projects and lead growth initiatives of the Internal Audit function, which was recently formed to support our rapidly growing business.

Key Responsibilities:

The Senior Internal Auditor will be responsible for:

  • Assurance Engagements - leading the planning and execution of financial, operational and compliance engagements. This includes proposing audit procedures, managing audit requests, leading day-to-day interactions with business contacts, drafting observations and recommendations, preparing Internal Audit reports and performing post-audit remediation testing
  • Advisory Engagements - Providing value-add services and collaborating with the business on high-impact projects and engaging with the accounting team in an advisory capacity on the ongoing maintenance of the company's comprehensive internal control environment in accordance with the COSO framework.
  • Audit Communications - Preparing materials for and presenting at client-facing meetings including engagement kick-offs, fieldwork status and audit closing meetings and meetings of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
  • Risk Assessment - leading risk assessment activities in support of the development of the annual audit plan
  • Departmental Initiatives - Contributing to the achievement of departmental performance objectives and KPIs, and providing input on Internal Audit's long-term strategy
  • Business Partnering - Engaging with identified personnel within other S&C risk management functions (Enterprise Risk Management, IT Risk Management, Legal & Compliance, Quality etc.) to promote Internal Audit services and identify opportunities for collaboration

What you'll Need To Succeed:

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
  • 4+ years in a corporate internal audit function and/or an internal controls focused role within a professional services firm (internal audit consulting or external ICFR auditing).
  • Preparing written reports and memos, and delivering client-facing presentations to mid to senior-level management
  • Delivering value-add services through business partnerships and collaboration
  • Preparing flow-chart documentation and analyzing risk/control gaps
  • Using data to scope, develop and/or execute audit procedures
  • Time and Project Management - Proactively establishes work tasks and is accountable for meeting deadlines. Manages competing priorities when working on multiple projects simultaneously is required. Enjoys working in a team setting but also has the willingness to work independently at times
  • Analytical skills - ability to use and analyze data to see "the big picture," drive informed decisions and solve problems
  • Communication (written, verbal, listening and presentation) - Convey complex matters in a clear and concise manner
  • Career Development - Takes ownership of career trajectory by proactively establishing annual performance objectives and longer-term developmental goals. Strives for continuous improvement by actively seeking regular performance feedback, both positive and developmental. Fosters a culture that supports the growth of team members by providing coaching to less experienced team members and upward feedback to the Manager and Director of Internal Audit.
  • Professionalism and Integrity - Maintains a positive attitude, receives feedback constructively and interacts with business contacts in a professional manner. Complies with all applicable Company policies and rules and adheres to professional legal and ethical behavior standards

Preferred:

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or in-depth experience performing IT-related audits
  • Combination of internal and external audit experience within the manufacturing industry
  • Performing risk assessments using both quantitative and qualitative inputs
  • Managing post-audit activities, including assisting leadership in the development of action plans and performing subsequent remediation testing
  • Conducting training sessions for audit staff and educating other stakeholders on internal audit processes and control matters
  • Developing or refining Internal Audit policies, methodologies and practices
  • Experience or familiarity with compliance programs such as Anti-Bribery Anti-Corruption (ABAC) and Trade Compliance
  • Experience or familiarity with ISO (International Organization for Standardization) audits
  • Familiarity with ERP systems and audit management solutions
  • Familiarity with technical accounting standards (US GAAP/IFRS) and internal control frameworks
  • Familiarity with data analytics, robotic process automation and/or process mining

S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application, please email us at TAsupport@sandc.com.

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