This is a high visibility opportunity where you will gain valuable exposure to many areas within our business, and be able to make important improvements that make a real difference. Our team is cross-functional and you will perform a wide range of operational and technical audits, so we are seeking a candidate with broad experience in Operations, Commercial, Compliance, IT and Financial auditing. You must also be comfortable performing as a sole contributor and teammate and in doing so will have the opportunity to learn our business, our IT environment, and meet a wide range of stakeholders.
You will work with an Audit Manager conducting end-to-end financial, operational, IT and compliance audits across all Amazon businesses. Audit topics could include distribution center operations, customer services, vendor contracting, logistics, commercial arrangements, compliance with varying regulations and company policies, privacy, information security, business continuity, asset management and platform security, among others.
You must be able to understand complex business processes and identify the full range of risks. You should be comfortable interacting with a range of roles, from technical software development engineers to business leaders.
You should be able to translate risks into business issues. You will use your writing skills to succinctly communicate identified issues in business terms. You must help prioritize findings and recommendations in tune with our corporate strategy. You should be able to facilitate multiple stakeholders to agree on appropriate solutions and verify that risks are mitigated appropriately. You must be a strong project manager who can manage variable resources and conduct your own audits from beginning to end, often managing multiple projects at once.
We don’t like to sit still, which is why we always treat every day like Day 1 -- a day to make more good things happen for our customers. It’s that kind of spirit that drives our success now and keeps us ahead of the competition in the future. And you could be part of it.
Key job responsibilities
- Contribute to the Internal Audit risk assessment and audit planning process
- Plan and scope audit/advisory projects, execute project plans, prepare written findings, and facilitate business responses and action items.
- Dive deep into the details to develop meaningful findings and recommend root cause remediation.
- Facilitate multiple stakeholders to agree on appropriate solutions and verify that risks are mitigated appropriately.
- Prepare reports which you will present to senior level management and provide for reporting to the Audit Committee.
- Represent Internal Audit to various venues (e.g. meetings with stakeholders, Management and Board meetings, compliance committees)
- Produce documentation to respond to internal/external requests to Internal Audit
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- BA/BS degree in accounting, finance, business, engineering, information systems, computer science or related field
- 4+ years of experience in Finance, Audit, Operations, Risk Management, Compliance, Technology or related function
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Risk management experience (performing assessments, assessing controls, managing enterprise control frameworks).
- Big 4 accounting or consulting firm experience OR Internal Audit experience
- Relevant certifications (CPA, CIA, CISA) preferred.
- Experience collaborating on a team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent project management experience.
- Experience with Excel and writing data queries.
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