Senior Internal Auditor

Position Summary

Plays a key part of a collaborative team aiding Subaru of America (SOA) in navigating its risk:reward landscape.

Serves an integral role in Internal Audit's delivery of a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.

Reports to the Internal Auditor Manager and executes reviews over SOA's financial, operational, information technology (IT), and compliance controls.

Develops audit programs, performs testing, supervises junior staff, and communicates findings and recommendations to management.

Additionally, contributes largely on investigative assignments.

Major Responsibilities


* Leads company-wide risk assessments intended to validate controls or identify missing controls, controls that need to be redesigned, and controls that are no longer necessary.


* Plays a significant role in Subaru of America's (SOA's) Japanese Sarbanes-Oxley Act (J-SOX) program.

Performs both test of design and test of effectiveness on financial and information technology (IT) controls to assess the effectiveness of the control environment.

Embraces valuable opportunity to rationalize controls where applicable.


* Performs critical investigations of suspected fraud using data analysis, interviews, and other forensic skills; the investigations are generally conducted in collaboration with other SOA departments and allow this job to contribute across the organization.


* Conducts, with team members, audits in the critical area of warranty compliance.


* Contributes on critical ad hoc projects where Internal Audit is supporting an SOA business partner in solving a problem or transforming their workflow; these complex projects utilize not only auditing skills but also larger critical thinking skills.


* Works closely with both the external auditor and our co-source partners to ensure the ultimate efficiency of collective audit efforts.

Addresses time-sensitive issues of critical nature which require interaction with high-levels of Management, within SOA and external partners, for resolution.

This allows the Lead Auditor to exhibit general project management ability.


* Oversees progress of staff and independently delivers resolution of escalated issues.

Additional Responsibilities


* Plays an active part in ensuring that Internal Audit's activities are conducted in compliance with The Institute of Internal Auditors' "Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing," company policy, and other applicable professional guidance.


* Leverages AuditBoard (our platform for audit execution) both within the department as well as with with teams outside of Internal Audit.


* Actively identifies and incorporates emerging trends and best practices in internal auditing to continuously improve the department.


* Increases professional skills and competencies through on-the-job training, professional seminars, or pursuit of a...