Staff Auditor
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. They are seeking a Staff Auditor to join their Internal Audit team, responsible for executing audit procedures across financial, operational, and IT processes, while contributing to clear findings and recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Executes fieldwork: performs and documents control and substantive testing; analyzes evidence; maintains workpapers that meet professional and departmental standards
- Applies basic data analytics (Excel/Power BI; run standard queries) to expand test coverage and corroborate conclusions; retains reproducible evidence
- Participates with Seniors/Internal Audit leadership in discussions of findings with stakeholders
- Supports Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (SOX) / Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) activities (walkthroughs, remediation testing, deficiency evaluation)
- Keeps Seniors/Internal Audit leadership informed on status, exceptions, and blockers; draft concise issue statements linking risk → evidence → impact → action in line with IIA communication requirements
- Participates in closing meetings
- Demonstrates conformance to the IIA Standards in daily work (workpaper quality, objectivity, due professional care) and participates in internal QAIP activities as requested
- Responsible for special projects as assigned
- Follows department templates and contributes ideas to improve work processes to Internal Audit leadership
- Coordinates day‑to‑day tasks and timelines
- Ability to travel up to 25%, primarily within North America, with some international travel as required
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, IT, data science, or related field
- 0-4 years of combined internal audit and/or accounting experience; prior Big 4/large-firm experience a plus
- Familiarity with the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards (2024) and COSO Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013)
- Willingness to learn SOX/ICFR concepts and testing procedures and coordinate requests with external auditors
- Proficiency with Excel
- Ability to travel up to 25%, primarily within North America, with some international travel as required
- Willingness to pursue CIA, CISA, or CPA certification
- Proficiency using AI, automation tools, data analytics/visualization
- Fluency in Mandarin Chinese or Spanish language a plus
Benefits
- Employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs.
- Robust health plans
- A market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution
- Product discounts
- Flexible time off benefits
- Adoption benefits
- Numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates
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