Full Job Description
The Senior Internal Auditor will join Vantive at an exciting stage of growth and transformation, with the opportunity to help shape and build a newly established Internal Audit function. In this role, the Senior Auditor will independently lead complex, cross-functional and global risk-based financial, operational, and compliance audits from risk assessment and scoping through reporting and remediation follow-up, with limited oversight, while supporting SOX/ICFR activities. The role offers broad exposure to business leaders, functions, and processes and the opportunity to influence how Internal Audit delivers value to the organization. The Senior Auditor will provide objective assurance, practical insights, and technical leadership that strengthen controls, mitigate risk, improve business processes, and support Vantive's evolving business priorities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Independently lead complex, cross-functional and global risk-based financial, operational, and compliance internal audit engagements from risk assessment and scoping through reporting and remediation follow-up, with limited oversight.
- Accountable for the quality, timeliness, risk coverage, stakeholder alignment, and successful completion of assigned audit engagements, including planning, scoping, fieldwork, issue development, reporting, and follow-up.
- Independently determine audit procedures, testing methods, sampling approaches, and issue-assessment criteria for assigned engagements, incorporating professional judgment, data analytics, and emerging risks and escalating matters with significant enterprise or regulatory implications.
- Lead assigned SOX and ICFR activities, including risk assessment, walkthroughs, control documentation, testing strategy, deficiency evaluation, remediation monitoring, and external audit coordination.
- Develop and enhance audit methodologies, testing standards, templates, and risk-assessment approaches, and recommend changes to audit scope, testing strategy, or the audit plan based on emerging risks and business developments.
- Serve as a subject-matter resource in one or more areas such as SOX/ICFR, operational auditing, IT controls, financial reporting processes, or data analytics.
- Coach and provide technical guidance to auditors, guest auditors, and third-party resources; coordinate work during engagements; review workpapers and deliverables for quality and consistency; and provide performance input to the Audit Manager.
- Conduct stakeholder interviews, walkthroughs, and process assessments to understand business objectives, identify key risks and controls, and evaluate control design and operating effectiveness.
- Partner with Finance, IT, Legal, Compliance to strengthen controls, improve process effectiveness, and support timely remediation.
- Prepare audit reports and issue summaries that communicate risk, root cause, business impact, and agreed management actions.
- Track remediation progress, validate completed actions, and escalate significant, overdue, or recurring issues to Internal Audit leadership.
- Use data analytics, automation, and technology-enabled testing to improve audit efficiency, coverage, and insight.
- Maintain effective stakeholder relationships while preserving independence, objectivity, confidentiality, and appropriate challenge, and influence business leaders to accept audit conclusions, risk assessments, and remediation commitments where perspectives or priorities differ.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of progressive internal or external audit experience, preferably in a public company, healthcare, medical products, or manufacturing environment, including demonstrated experience independently leading complex audits from planning through reporting and follow-up.
- Experience working on internal audit projects, SOX or ICFR activities, control assessments, process reviews, and remediation follow-up in a complex or global organization.
- Knowledge of internal control frameworks, audit methodology, COSO, SOX or ICFR requirements, financial reporting processes, and business process controls.
- Experience using data analytics tools or advanced Excel functionality to analyze populations, identify anomalies, select risk-based samples, or support audit conclusions.
- Demonstrated ability to assess the significance of audit findings, identify root causes and business impact, and develop practical, risk-based recommendations in collaboration with management.
- Ability to balance multiple priorities, manage assigned audit activities to established timelines, proactively communicate status and emerging issues, and identify potential delays or scope changes.
- Demonstrated ability to coach less-experienced auditors, review audit work for quality, coordinate engagement resources, and influence senior stakeholders with differing perspectives.
- Strong critical thinking, communication, analytical, problem-solving skills.
- CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, or similar professional certification required, or must be obtained within 18 months of appointment.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to approximately 25%, based on audit and business needs.
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Vantive, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $92,000 - 115,000 USD annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.
US Benefits at Vantive
This is where your well-being matters. Vantive offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Aon Pooled Employer Plan ("Aon PEP"), Vantive's 401(k) retirement savings plan, to help you prepare for your future. The Aon PEP is designed to help improve retirement outcomes by providing retirement resources more efficiently. The plan offers a robust set of investment options, financial education, and a suite of resources to support your retirement goals.
We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Vantive's US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Vantive