Internal Auditor

The Company

Since its founding over 40 years ago, The Heico Companies has grown from a single business to over 70 separate companies through a strategic acquisition policy, and by reinvesting earnings into internal growth and new prospects. Historically talented at restoring distressed companies, Heico now targets acquisitions that will complement its ever-growing portfolio of companies in manufacturing, construction, and industrial services.

These companies are organized into groups: Applied Solutions Group, Construction Solutions Group, Industrial Technologies Group, and Metal Processing Group. Once acquired, new Heico companies are assigned to a group and run on a stand-alone basis, allowing for great independence as well as the opportunity to share knowledge about markets, production processes, and management practices across other Heico groups and companies.

Heico continues to seek out new opportunities and maintain its standard of success. The Heico Companies has remained a privately held company since its creation and maintains a majority ownership in each of its operations, which generate close to $3.0 billion dollars in revenues. Many of our businesses are certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE).

More information about the overall organization can be found at www.heicocompanies.com.

The Position

The Internal Audit Staff will participate in financial, operational, compliance, IT, and strategic audits for all companies within the Heico portfolio. This position reports to the Internal Audit Manager and is located at our corporate office at 27501 Bella Vista Parkway, Warrenville, IL 60555.

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of financial, operational, compliance, and strategic audits, including planning, execution of testing, summarization of test results, report preparation, and follow-up with management on effective and timely remediation.
• Collaborate with members of the internal audit team to aid in the creation of risk assessments and audit plans.
• Analyze data to understand trends and risk patterns and recommend adjustments to the audit processes based on the results of analytics.
• Perform audit activities to ensure timely completion and to maximize the efficiency of the audit approach.
• Assist Internal Audit management in identifying internal control and financial statement risks as well as business process improvement opportunities; develop appropriate plans to address risks and opportunities in a timely fashion.
• Keep abreast of Finance team priorities and initiatives, as well as Heico business unit and Internal Audit Industry developments, to ensure audit activities and plans are responsive to organizational needs and follow the most recent best practices.
• Identify, validate, and communicate audit findings and process improvements and ensure that results are understood, presented fairly, properly documented, and that appropriate action plans are put into place and agreed upon by management.
• Assist with special projects as designated by Internal Audit or Executive Management.
• Support annual external financial audits of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Job Requirements     

Education

• Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Data Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Skills & Relevant Work Experience

• Knowledge of the Institute of Internal Auditors’Internal Audit Standards and generally accepted auditing principles.
• Detail-oriented, self-starter, and possesses a strong work ethic.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills coupled with experience and/or interest in Data Analytics, and Data Visualization software.
• Ability to multi-task; meeting deadlines; good organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to interact with all levels of management and establish and maintain good working relationships with co-workers, staff, and external contacts; works effectively in a professional team environment.
• Experience with evaluating IT general, application, and security controls is preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel. Experience with Power BI is preferred.
• CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CRMA, or other related professional certification (or in progress) a plus.
• Fluency in Spanish, French, Mandarin, or German a plus.

Travel Requirements: 30-50% including international.

EOE/M/F/D/V

The expected salary range for this position is $68,000 - $75,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

This position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes, but isn’t limited to:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and disability
• 401(k) with employer match
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Insurance
• Paid time off and holidays