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Internal Audit Manager
Chicago, IL | 3 days in the office, 2 days work from home
Step into a highly visible role where you’ll shape how risk is managed across a complex, multi-entity organization. For a member of the Fortune 500, we are a leader in underwriting, insurance, and risk management services for business partners. This position goes beyond traditional audit, allowing you to design controls, advise on evolving business processes, and influence enterprise-wide risk strategy.
Reporting to Internal Audit leadership, you’ll partner closely with business and functional teams to strengthen the control environment across both core operations and corporate functions. You’ll also play a key role in major initiatives, including system implementations and process transformations.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted advisor on new and evolving processes, guiding control design, process mapping, and best practices
- Assess financial, operational, compliance, and technology risks across core business functions and shared services
- Build and enhance risk and control frameworks, including process narratives, flowcharts, and control matrices
- Partner with stakeholders to communicate findings and implement practical, scalable solutions, including automation opportunities
- Support audit involvement in system implementations and SDLC initiatives
- Collaborate across business units to strengthen controls and drive consistency
- Contribute to special projects and continuous improvement efforts within Internal Audit
- Stay current on regulatory, industry, and risk trends
Qualifications:
- 6 years of experience in internal audit, risk management, or advisory (public accounting or consulting experience a plus)
- Professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, or similar
- Strong understanding of internal controls, SOX, and financial reporting risks
- Ability to assess complex processes and translate risk into actionable insights
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels
- Hands-on, execution-focused mindset with strong project management capabilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
- Willingness to travel up to 20%
- Experience supporting complex, regulated industries (e.g., financial services or insurance)
- Familiarity with leading frameworks and standards (e.g., COSO, SOX, internal audit standards)
- Experience supporting system implementations or IT risk initiatives
Why This Role
- High-impact, advisory-focused work with strong visibility to leadership
- Opportunity to influence major initiatives and enterprise risk strategy
- Exposure to both business and technology risk
- Collaborative environment with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation
Salary : $85,000 - $130,000