Director, Internal Audit

Reporting directly to the VP of Financing Reporting and Internal Controls, the Director of Internal Audit will play a key role in supporting Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and internal controls for the organization. This role will be responsible for establishing and overseeing the functions of internal audit and SOX compliance programs for all business units and entities, maintain internal controls, conduct risk assessments, test strategy in collaboration with management and external auditors as well as identify, evaluate, document and remediate deficiencies while providing controls guidance for potential process and system changes in a rapidly-scaling environment.

• Drive the entire internal audit process including spearheading the design, development, and testing over the implementation and adoption of the Company's internal controls over financial reporting.
  • Establishing the Internal Audit Charter and developing the Company's internal audit strategy and roadmap
  • Leading the engagement planning and scoping activities pertaining to the Company's audit plan including the assessment of all relevant risk factors

• Partner and collaborate with First Advantage’s internal audit co-sourcing partner(s) and internal stakeholders to manage and execute audits, including identifying and analyzing risks, planning and prioritizing the audit work, developing audit recommendations, surfacing identified issues with management, and collaborate in preparing audit reports
  • Driving the documentation, assessment, testing and monitoring of internal controls over financial reporting, including tracking control gaps and action plans to remediate weaknesses
  • Partnering with control owners on root cause analysis and action plan progress; perform impact analysis at year-end on deficiencies identified

• Partner with IT Compliance to drive, implement and monitor comprehensive plans for relevant IT projects, including conversions and upgrades, to provide reasonable assurance around related control implications. This includes managing IT related internal audit and SOX compliance audits on general controls.

Other responsibilities include:

• Develop and provide routine training to control owners to ensure a thorough understanding of the internal audit and SOX compliance programs, control design, and the impact of their control(s) on the Company’s financial statements
• Support management in the preparation of material, presentations, and other documentation as required for periodic management and Audit Committee meetings.
• Manage the CEO/CFO Certification Program including risk assessment and scoping, process and control documentation, testing, and remediation with the objective of ensuring ongoing compliance in an efficient and effective manner.
• Consult with business teams on new business initiatives, system implementations, accounting policy changes, personnel changes and acquisitions and assess the impact of the changes on internal controls.
• Manage the Enterprise Risk Management Program with the objective of driving improvement in risk management integration in strategy setting process and driving performance.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, Master’s Degree preferred

Additional Knowledge, Skills, Abilities or Certifications:

• CPA, CIA, and/or CISA certification preferred
• Strong understanding, expertise, and experience with SOX 404, COSO, corporate governance, and internal control evaluations (including phases of planning, evaluation, documentation, testing and remediation)
• Ability to influence, interact, and partner effectively with cross-functional and remote teams at all levels of management and geographies
• Advanced understanding of financial and business processes and the risks surrounding those processes
• Strong understanding of IT risks and controls and their overall impact to the financial control environment
• Ability to map processes, assess control gaps, and recommend solutions
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and effectively prioritize projects
• Ability to bring structure, understanding, and clarity from an internal control perspective
• Ability to comfortably lead discussions around internal control matters with leadership and external auditors
• Strong documentation and project management skills and experience
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and competing priorities
• Experience managing a team that is a mix of professional staff and third-party consultants

Physical Requirements:

Majority of the time will be spent sitting in an office setting

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This role will be primarily responsible for supervising externally sourced resources. Eventually this role may supervise up to 1 internal resource.