Senior Internal Auditor

Client is a global (re)insurer with over $3 billion in capital, writing a worldwide portfolio of insurance and reinsurance product.

The Position: Senior Internal Auditor

Summary:

Senior Internal Auditor will primarily be responsible for undertaking a range of internal audit activities to include>:

• SOX walkthroughs and testing.


• performs regulatory, operational, and financial reviews to evaluate whether controls and processes are in compliance with policies, procedures and legislation.


• provides recommendations to strengthen the controls and processes where appropriate.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, oversee, and/or assist in audits and reviews of key business processes and systems under development using the COSO methodology


• Identify opportunities to strengthen internal controls and improve business processes.


• Present issues and recommendations to operating management, including the drafting of Audit Findings and/or Reports.


• Plan and execute the review and audit of the internal control environment within the Company to enable the management attestation required by SOX


• Maintain effective relationships with external auditors, business units and corporate management to enhance the audit process.


• Providing ongoing support to all operating departments towards ensuring that all processes and procedures have considered the use of best practice in determining the application of strong internal controls.


• Assist in high level business risk assessment to determine the nature, timing and extent of risk-based audit procedures.


• Assisting with audit issue tracking and follow-up.


• Effectively monitors own performance to ensure plans, schedules, and budgets are met, as well as to appropriately use Company resources.


• Supervise audit staff/consultants on engagements as required.


• Lead special projects from time to time as deemed necessary by Audit and Management.

Experience/Qualifications:

• 2 - 7 years of audit related experience


• Bachelors degree or higher in Accounting or Finance


• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) a plus.


• Preferred experience in the insurance industry (any product line).


• Strong knowledge of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and COSO.


• Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills are essential


• Experience with Audit Workpaper software a plus


• Knowledge of audit data extraction and analysis (or interest to develop knowledge) preferred.