Sr. Internal Auditor

Company Description

At National Vision we believe everyone deserves to see their best to live their best. We help people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible.

National Vision is one of the largest optical retail companies in the United States with over 1,100 stores. We operate four retail brands: America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Eyeglass World, and Vista Opticals inside select Fred Meyer stores and on select military bases. We offer an innovative culture where training is a priority, hard work is praised, and career growth is a reality.

National Vision is currently looking for a Senior Internal Auditor to join our growing team!

Job Description

The role assists with the evaluation of the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes by applying risk-based audit principles. This position is responsible for multiple audit activities including financial, operational, and compliance audit engagements, SOX control design and effectiveness assessments, and other consulting engagements.

What Would You Do? The Specifics.

• Utilizes analytical and audit skills to identify IT, financial and operational risk of the organization and offer recommendations to reduce risk.
• Understands key processes and systems to identify control risks.
• Evaluates financial documents for accuracy and compliance with federal regulations.
• Identifies business processes that can be improved.
• Assists with developing findings during audit engagements to communicate to upper management in the form of reports and presentations.
• Conducts detailed business audits to identify risk or inefficiencies, policy breakdowns, systemic issues and shrink opportunities in the company's retail stores, manufacturing labs, distribution centers, retail support center and financial statements.
• Prepares audit documentation for senior management to address what auditing procedures were performed, controls tested, results of testing and findings.
• Drafts audit reports and present issues to the business while discussing practical cross-functional solutions.
• Assists with the company's SOX 404 compliance program through walkthroughs, testing, and control matrix updates.
• Works with process and control owners for remediation.

Qualifications

Work Experience

• 4-6 years in an audit capacity in either a publicaly traded company and/or with an public accounting firm (Required)

Education

• Four year college degree or equivalent experience. Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or Business Management. Required

Licenses, Certifications, Professional Affiliations

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (Preferred)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) (Preferred)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) (Preferred)

Additional Skills

• Advance skills in Microsoft tool suite (Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Working knowledge of IT environments including applications, databases and ITGC's.
• Strong verbal/written communication abilities; effective interpersonal skills; strong attention to detail.
• Strong ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems, analyzes data and translates into recommendations

Additional Information

Taking Care of our People!

We understand the importance of financial health and security, and because of that, we provide competitive compensation to all Associates. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401k retirement savings with company match, flex spending account, paid personal time off, paid company holidays, parental leave, employee eyewear discount and much, much more. At National Vision, we strive to deliver opportunities for professional growth and long-term career fulfillment. We provide training programs, access to educational courses and pride ourselves on the ever-increasing amount of promotions from within.

We value and respect the unique and individual differences that everyone brings. We embrace all differences in matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a place where people want to come, stay, and do their best work.

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We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.