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Position Summary

The Senior Financial Operations Auditor plays a critical role in executing and overseeing financial, operational, compliance, and special audits across Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) and MPLX business units. Reporting directly to the SOX Business Process Audit Supervisor, this position ensures audit engagements are conducted in alignment with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and the enterprise's audit methodology.

This role is responsible for completing all phases of the audit lifecycle-from pre-planning and scoping to execution and reporting-while ensuring alignment with external auditors, SOX 404 teams, and other internal assurance functions.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills, and will be adept at managing complex audits, mentoring staff, and driving continuous improvement in audit practices. This role also contributes to strategic advisory reviews and supports the identification of cost recovery and savings opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform Staff and/or Lead Auditor functions for financial, operational, compliance, and special audits on MPC's and MPLX's business activities in accordance with International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and enterprise methodology to identify risks and controls that may have an impact on the integrity of the control environment, integrity of financial information, or achievement of business objectives.

• Ensures alignment of audit activities with those of the external auditors, SOX 404 team, and various Company compliance functions/other assurance providers to ensure proper audit coverage, elimination of duplicate efforts, and the efficiency and effectiveness of audit activities.

• Ensures a well-designed and appropriate audit program addressing and appropriately identifying key risks, ranking them, and articulating them in the Risk and Control Matrix (RACM); ensures the audit plan is appropriately scoped to include relevant risks/controls for testing.

• Leads opening and closing conferences with clients, to ensure audit focus and priority is understood and accepted by audit clients.

• Ensures audit staff assignments are equitably allocated based on career level and experience, for timely completion. Reviews planning documents (e.g., work programs, questionnaires, workpapers, etc.), completed by audit staff, for adherence to Plan objectives, completeness and accuracy.

• Coordinates and completes audit pre-planning and planning efforts prior to the assigned audit staff joining the engagement; facilitates a collaborative and team-based planning approach. Shares knowledge, leading practices and ideas to ensure the success of the project and development of staff. Conducts client interviews to enhance understanding of the business processes and controls being audited.

• Ensures the identified opportunities to leverage data analytics are in-line with audit scoping and testing procedures.

• Actively communicates control observations prior to the exit meeting in a professional manner with clients. Ensures the exit meeting document and the draft audit report are complete, accurate, and written in conformity with the "5-C" standards. Monitors and appropriately manages client expectations and works collaboratively with clients on identified issues for acceptable and feasible solutions. Leads post engagement issue follow up and resolution.

• Provides supervisory support to the assigned audit staff, delivering substantive coaching and development while maintaining a positive work environment. Addresses all questions from engagement team. Ensures review, evaluation, and delivery of personnel performance following each engagement in accordance with department guidelines and IIA standards.

• Ensures the audit remains on track for completion within the designated time frame and is executed in accordance with IIA and department standards and within budget; keeps audit client, audit lead, and the Audit Manager appropriately updated on the audit status. Communicates on an ongoing basis with department leadership on project status, issues resolution, and resource needs and responds accordingly to supervisor review and feedback.

• Staff's audits with assignments focused on large, complex, high-risk and greenfield audit scopes. Leads audit engagements as assigned. Staff's advisory reviews for new processes and systems design to provide an independent assessment or project management and control effectiveness as needed. Leads an engagement but may be asked to contribute as audit staff where resources are needed.

• Take on responsibilities as assigned by Management / Leadership team.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Audit, related field.

• Professional Certifications are preferred:

  • Certified Public Accounting (CPA)

  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

  • Other related industry certifications

• Five (5) years of experience in audit, accounting or business-related roles is required.

• 2 years of audit experience with exposure to complex, large-scale business operations is preferred.

• Up to 10% travel.

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Location:

Findlay, Ohio

Job Requisition ID:

00023393

Pay Min/Max:

$106,900.00 - $160,300.00 Salary

Grade:

11

Location Address:

539 S Main St

Additional locations:

Denver CO, Houston TX One Allen Center, San Antonio TX

Education:

Bachelors (Required)

Employee Group:

Full time

Employee Subgroup:

Regular

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