Senior Data Analytics - Internal Auditor

Robert Half
Chicago, IL, United States
23 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$100,000.0 - $121,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Business Analytics Applications Data Analysis Computer Programming Data Validation Data Systems R (Programming Language) JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Python (Programming Language) Data Driven Tests Salesforce.Com SQL Databases
+5 more
Scripting Enterprise Software Applications Information Technology Data Analytics Workday

Job description

· Lead the Internal Audit data analytics function, serving as the primary point of expertise for data analytics, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and continuous auditing within the department.

· Apply a data-driven mindset to build, enhance, and execute Internal Audit data solutions that deliver advanced audit capabilities, including automation, continuous auditing, and data analytics.

· Lead and oversee data analytics initiatives supporting audit, SOX, and risk projects, leveraging advanced analytical techniques to enhance audit procedures, expand coverage, and identify risks.

· Design and execute data-driven testing of key controls across in-scope processes, systems, and programs, elevating levels of assurance, consistency, and audit efficiency.

· Develop and implement AI-enabled and advanced analytics solutions using available tools to support audit teams and audit operations.

· Drive automation across audit, SOX, and risk activities, unlocking efficiencies and improving the quality and scalability of testing and analysis.

· Develop and enhance continuous auditing capabilities, including dashboards and monitoring solutions that provide timely control and business insights to support management action.

· Serve as a data champion within Internal Audit by elevating awareness of appropriate, effective, and responsible uses of data in assurance and advisory work.

· Collaborate closely with audit teams to integrate analytics into audit planning, execution, and reporting activities.

· Build and maintain strong relationships with key data leaders, system owners, and data custodians to enable timely and reliable access to data required for audit and risk initiatives.

· Leverage enterprise systems such as Workday, JD Edwards (JDE), Salesforce, and other core platforms as key data sources to support audit analytics, continuous auditing, and data-driven control testing.

· Use existing data sources and structures to provide more quantitative, evidence-based assessments of key risks, controls, and audit conclusions.

Requirements

· 5+ years of progressively responsible experience applying advanced data analytics, automation, and data-driven control testing within Internal Audit, SOX, compliance, and/or enterprise risk environments.

· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Data Science, Management Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

· Proven track record of delivering audit and risk solutions through the application of data analytics, scripting, and programming skills (e.g., Python, R, SQL) and relevant analytics platforms.

· Strong experience across the full data analytics lifecycle, including data acquisition, cleansing, transformation, analysis, and reporting.

· Experience designing and delivering continuous auditing capabilities, dashboards, and monitoring solutions that provide reliable, timely performance metrics and actionable insights.

· Experience working with enterprise platforms such as Workday, JD Edwards (JDE), Salesforce, and similar systems, including extracting, analyzing, and validating data for audit and risk purposes.

Benefits & conditions

The salary range for this position is $100,000-$121,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this remote role please send your resume to john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m.

Fast-Track Career Advancement Opportunity (This position is expected to advance quickly within the company over the next few months.)

About the company

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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