Senior Internal Auditor

Job Description

Senior Internal Auditor

Job Summary

The Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for planning, executing, and documenting risk-based internal audits and SOX compliance activities under limited direction. This role evaluates business processes, internal controls, financial reporting risks, operational effectiveness, and compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.

The Senior Internal Auditor partners with business leaders, process owners, and external auditors to identify control gaps, assess risk exposure, recommend practical improvements, and support a strong internal control environment. This position requires sound judgment, strong analytical skills, clear communication, and the ability to manage multiple audit priorities while delivering high-quality work.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and document risk-based internal audit projects across financial, operational, compliance, and technology-related areas.
• Perform SOX control testing, including walkthroughs, control design assessments, operating effectiveness testing, remediation follow-up, and status reporting.
• Evaluate internal controls, business processes, and control environments to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and areas of potential risk.
• Develop audit workpapers that clearly support testing performed, conclusions reached, findings identified, and recommendations made.
• Draft clear, professional audit reports that summarize audit scope, work performed, findings, risk impact, root cause, and recommended corrective actions.
• Communicate audit results to management in a clear and practical manner, including observations, business impact, and recommended next steps.
• Partner with control owners and business leaders to support timely issue remediation and sustainable process improvements.
• Assist in the development of audit plans, risk assessments, testing strategies, and audit programs based on business priorities and risk exposure.
• Identify opportunities to improve audit methodology, testing efficiency, documentation quality, and reporting consistency.
• Exercise independent judgment in evaluating control design, testing evidence, risk severity, and remediation adequacy.
• Maintain strong working relationships with auditees, process owners, finance leaders, compliance partners, and external auditors.
• Monitor leading practices in internal audit, SOX compliance, accounting regulations, governance, risk management, and internal controls.
• Stay current on changes in auditing standards, regulatory expectations, accounting guidance, and internal control frameworks.
• Contribute to special projects, investigations, process reviews, and advisory activities as assigned.
• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, continuous improvement, and sound business controls.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5 years of internal audit, external audit, SOX, public accounting, financial controls, or related experience.
• Strong knowledge of SOX requirements, internal control frameworks, risk-based auditing, and professional auditing standards.
• Experience planning and executing audits with limited supervision.
• Ability to evaluate complex processes, identify control gaps, and develop practical recommendations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present findings to management.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage deadlines, competing priorities, and multiple audit activities.
• High attention to detail with the ability to produce clear, accurate, and well-supported audit workpapers.
• Ability to build productive working relationships while maintaining independence and objectivity.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CIA, or other relevant professional certifications.
• Public company audit experience.
• Big Four or national public accounting experience.
• Experience with manufacturing, renewable energy, global operations, or publicly traded companies.
• Experience using audit management, SOX compliance, ERP, or data analytics tools.
• Knowledge of SEC reporting, financial close processes, revenue, inventory, procurement, payroll, fixed assets, or IT general controls.
• Experience supporting external audit requests and management’s SOX certification process.
• Ability to use data analytics to identify trends, exceptions, control gaps, or audit focus areas.
  
  

At Array Tech, Inc., we strive to lead with our culture, and believe that our people are a key enabler of our future state. Our total rewards philosophy supports Array’s ability to attract, develop, and retain our employees. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and wellness programs that align with the local markets where we do business.

Array Tech, Inc. offers equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.