Associate Auditor

Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Position Summary

The Associate Internal Auditor is a newly established performer who assists with the completion of Operational, Financial, and Compliance audits covering Bridgestone Americas and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East, and Africa business units and functional areas. This role will utilize audit processes and procedures in order to perform effective, independent and objective audits identifying risks, vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and recommend corrective and preventative actions. The position reports to the Internal Audit Manager.

This role will be based in Nashville, TN.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the completion of risk-based audits in accordance with regulatory and corporate standards, including planning, performing control walkthroughs, control testing, documenting, and reporting results.
• Verifies accounting records are accurate and factual and that the company's best practices are safeguarded.
• Identifies risks, controls, and opportunities for improvement; Identifies root cause and assists in development of recommendations for cost reduction, profit generation and operational efficiency improvements.
• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets data collected from multiple sources to aid in audit procedures, as necessary.
• Assist in drafting audit reports that address key issues noted during the audit for review.
• Participates in discussions to present audit results and prepare necessary presentations
• Assists in monitoring key risk indicators and emerging risks to identify potential edits or updates to the risk assessment/audit plan.
• Develops relationships with Management to understand key initiatives within the organization.
• Participates in ad hoc requests and special projects as required by the Audit leadership team.
• Utilizes data analytics tools to enhance audit efficiency and identify anomalies or trends.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field with a GPA of 3.25 or higher with 0-3 years of experience in related field.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Seeking CPA, CIA, CFE, CISA, or CMA preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with advanced Excel skills required.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Excellent critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Knowledge of accounting best practices and ability to learn industry standards.
• Sound independent judgement, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
• Strong English skills; bilingual in Spanish and/or Portuguese helpful but not required.
• Position will require moderate travel (up to 30%) and the ability to travel internationally.