Your Role on the Expedition: As a Senior Internal Auditor, you will play a critical role in strengthening Generali's control environment across the U.S. Through a systematic and risk-based audit program, you will assess financial integrity, operational effectiveness, and regulatory compliance across our businesses. You will lead end-to-end audit engagements, collaborate closely with business leaders, and provide insights that drive meaningful improvements in efficiency, risk mitigation, and governance.
This highly visible role offers significant autonomy and the opportunity to work within a global audit community, engage with both internal and external stakeholders, and contribute to initiatives that shape the organization's future. It is an ideal position for a proactive, analytical professional seeking continuous development in an international environment.
Chart Your Course: - Lead and perform audits in line with IIA Standards and Generali Group Audit Methodology.
- Participate in the annual risk assessment process and support the development of the risk-based audit plan.
- Execute all phases of audits in a timely manner and deliver products within department and professional standards: planning, fieldwork, testing, reporting, and issue follow up.
- Build audit programs and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls across key business processes.
- Collaborate with audit teams to ensure alignment on audit work, and coordinate co-sourced audits.
- Apply data analytics tools (Excel, IDEA, etc.) to enhance audit insights
- Identify improvement opportunities to mitigate risks and strengthen operational performance.
- Present findings clearly and confidently to audit leadership and stakeholders.
- Track remediation progress and validate closure of audit issues.
- Support special projects, advisory reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Assist in preparing Audit Committee materials
- Stay up to date on industry, regulatory, and emerging risks affecting the insurance sector.
Your Ticket to Success: - Advanced knowledge of audit, accounting, finance, and insurance regulatory frameworks.
- Solid organizational and project management skills; ability to handle multiple priorities.
- Self driven, autonomous, and accountable in managing audit work (i.e. deliver a high-quality result within the given timeframe).
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to translate complex issues into clear insights.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across all levels of the organization.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities; intellectually curious and quick to learn new areas.
- Strong team spirit, with the ability to support the development of a small department while contributing to the broader international Generali Group Audit community.
- High integrity, objectivity, and sound judgment.
- Experience working in international or complex environments.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with Artificial Intelligence and data analytics tools (IDEA) is a plus.
- Willingness to travel within the U.S.
- Fluent English.
Education/Certifications: - High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED) required.
- Master's degree in economics, Business Administration, Finance or Law.
- Initial/Solid experience of internal or external auditing ideally in the Insurance sector and/or with Certified Internal Auditor or Accountancy qualification.
Position Coordinates: This is a Remote role.
The candidate must reside in one of the following states:
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, ID, IL, KS, LA, MD, MI, MO, MN, NC, NJ, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV Time for Take-off: While there is some flexibility in the hours, this position will be Monday-Friday during regular business hours (approximately 8:00am-5:00pm). Occasional overtime may be required according to business need.
One team. Every destination. Generali Global Assistance is proudly part of the Europ Assistance Group and our products utilize a number of corporate and product brands. The brands for our North American team include the following:
- CSA: US travel insurance brand for retail, tour operator, cruise and lodging partners. Learn more here .
- Generali Global Assistance (GGA): The primary Corporate brand in the United States for our travel insurance, travel assistance, identity and cyber protection, and beneficiary companion products. Learn more here .
- GMMI: the industry standard for global medical cost containment and medical risk management solutions. Learn more here .
- Iris, Powered by Generali: identity and digital protection solution. Learn more here .
Explore new horizons • apply today! Don't meet every single requirement? At Generali Global Assistance, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and enriching workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
