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Description

Position Summary

Top Corporate Audit position with responsibility for planning, developing, recommending and monitoring procedures and systems to be used in internal auditing throughout the organization.  Responsible for the supervision of the audit staff.

Essential Functions

• Excellent analytical and reasoning skills.
• Ability to analyze/evaluate operational or financial information
• Ability to formulate/administer budgets and analyze related reports
• Ability to observe employee performance and communicate directions to them.
• Ability to understand policies/procedures and communicate them to employees
• Review proposed company policies and procedures for proper internal control.
• Represent the Internal Audit Department on specifically assigned committees.
• Responsible for managing all operational auditors.
• Serve as contact person for operational auditors for clarification or a ruling on a situation encountered in an audit.
• Assign auditors to operational audits, ensuring that all work for audit is complete.
• Review proposed audit scopes to determine that all known concerns are addressed and adequately provided for.  Ensure that audit program includes all necessary steps.
• Keep abreast of all operational audits in progress and time (completion) concerns and inform chief audit executive of any significant problems that jeopardize the achievement of the objectives.
• Review work done in the field - discuss quality with auditor in charge.
• Ensure that audit reports presented within a reasonable time period after the completion of the audit.
• Review all audit reports for clarity prior to issuance.
• Conduct performance appraisals for audit managers and recommend merit increases and promotions.
• Perform audit follow-up on all open audit issues as appropriate.
• Participate in presentation to senior management and board as needed.
• Strive to continue the rapport between the Internal Audit Department and other departments at  Stores Services, the store personnel, and management.
• Develop staff by providing them with performance feedback for major audits and recommending them for appropriate training.
• Recruit, interview and hire staff as needed.
• Constantly upgrades technical knowledge in order to cope with changes
• Follows and subscribes to the Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc. Code of Ethics.

Requirements

Position Requirements

            Education & Experience

• Four-year college degree.
• CPA or CIA certification
• 10+ years accounting and auditing experience, with a minimum of 5 years internal auditing
• Proficient in business-related computer software (Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, etc.)
• Ability to operate PC
• Ability to manipulate various keyboards (computer, 10-key, etc.).
• Ability to operate and communicate using a telephone.
• Ability to travel to stores/markets/off-site facilities
• Ability to make presentations in an audience setting.
• Ability to operate/drive a vehicle.

            Physical

Reports Directly to:

EVP – General Counsel

Supervises:

-          2 Managers- Internal Audit

-          1 Supervisor – Store Audit

-          3 indirect reports