Internal Auditor - Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina

About the job 

The Internal Audit team is seeking an Internal Auditor to help lead a modern, analytics-driven audit function that partners with the business to strengthen controls, manage risk, and accelerate decision-making across SAS.  We are actively working toward public company readiness and searching for an innovative self-starter to join our team. 

This is an individual-contributor role accountable for executing and leading operational, financial, and SOX audits across a global software business. You'll combine deep audit fundamentals with data, automation, and AI-enabled techniques — bringing forward an audit approach that is risk-based, evidence-driven, and genuinely useful to the business. The role partners closely with Finance, IT, and Legal. 

As an Internal Auditor, you will: 

Apply AI and data analytics to modernize audit 

• Champion the adoption of generative AI within Internal Audit by identifying, piloting, and scaling innovative use cases that enhance audit quality, drive efficiency, and elevate the impact of audit deliverables — serving as a thought leader in modernizing audit methodologies and continuously improving how insights are generated, analyzed, and communicated. 

Lead operational and financial audits across the enterprise 

• Plan and execute risk-based operational, financial, and compliance audits — defining scope, designing test procedures, conducting fieldwork, and delivering findings that drive practical, actionable change. 

• Translate complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations that resonate with both process owners and executives. 

Drive SOX compliance and continuous control improvement 

• Execute and continuously enhance SOX scoping, walkthroughs, design assessments, and testing for business process controls. 

• Leverage AI and data analytics to streamline process and control documentation and deliver timely insights into operational effectiveness. 

Advise the business and influence the control environment 

• Partner with management to solve complex business problems, bringing independent perspective, analytical rigor, and a control mindset. 

• Provide independent perspective and analysis on policy changes impacting business practices and accounting — helping management anticipate downstream control and risk implications. 

Required qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree or educational equivalent in accounting, finance, information systems, or a related field.
• CPA or CIA certification required.
• Typically requires five or more years of progressive audit experience, including at least three years with a large public accounting firm.
• Demonstrated experience leading SOX testing — including scoping, walkthroughs, design and operating effectiveness testing, and deficiency evaluation.
• Hands-on experience using data analytics to improve audits — testing full populations, identifying anomalies, and quantifying risk.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications. 

Preferred qualifications 

• Experience auditing a global software or technology company.
• Practical experience applying GenAI tools (e.g., Copilot, internal LLM platforms) in audit.
• Additional certifications such as CFE, CISA, or CRMA. 

Additional competencies, knowledge and skills 

• Analytical depth — Comfortable working with large datasets, identifying trends and patterns, and turning data into actionable insights.
• Communication — Conveys information and ideas clearly and concisely in writing, in meetings, and in front of senior leaders.
• Critical thinking — Synthesizes information from multiple sources to identify root causes. 

World-class benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include:
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.