Senior Internal Auditor

Location: Remote - Ohio, Euclid - 22801
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time
Function: Finance
Pay Grade and Range: AFU010-P3 (Min $83,781 - Mid $98,565$83,781.00 - $113,350.00)
Bonus Plan: 20% CIP
Target Bonus: 20.0
Hiring Manager: Michael G Evans
Recruiter: Allison Schock

Internal Candidate Eligibility Criteria:
1. Is a Lincoln Electric employee with at least 1 year of service
2. Is NOT on an active Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)

Purpose

The senior internal auditor is an essential part of Lincoln Electric's independent internal audit department, providing value-added assessments and analysis of Lincoln Electric's internal controls environment. In this role, you will lead and support a variety of internal audits and transformation initiatives, reporting to the Internal Audit Supervisor and Manager. You will contribute to the function's innovation through the development of data analytics and play an impactful role improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the company's controls environment. Lincoln's employee development programs will help to develop future skills and knowledge that encourages promotion from within across functional areas.

Job Description (Duties and Responsibilities)

1. • Performs analysis and provides leadership of Sarbanes-Oxley, Compliance, and Operational Audit engagements. Includes planning, development, and execution of audit programs for key accounting and operational processes.
   • Assumes additional responsibilities and performs special projects in support of the Company's Strategy. Significant opportunity to make an impact to the organization via current digital transformation initiatives, including a key focus on data analytics. Go beyond traditional audit approaches and help create a better way of working.
   • Opportunity to work for a company and function that operates in a challenging environment, with an emphasis on career development, rewarding performance and innovation, cross-functional opportunities, and promoting work life balance.
   • Performs testing of key controls and processes. Prepares work papers to support audit scope, objectives, risk analysis, findings and conclusions reached. Provide recommendations and process improvement ideas for incorporation in to final audit reports.
   • Partners with external auditors in completing interim and year-end testing procedures in order to attest to the accuracy of the consolidated financial statements.
   • Develops programs and systems to ensure timely and technical compliance with all appropriate accounting standards and reporting regulations. Assist in various special projects throughout the year.

Basic Requirements

1. • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting required
   • 3-5 years Internal Audit expereince in Manufacturing preferred
   • Risk-based and Operational audit experience required
   • CPA, CIA, CFE certifications are preferred. Potential for company support of ongoing or future certifications.
   • Minimum of three years progressive auditing experience including risk-based and operational auditing experience preferred
   • Excellent technical, analytical, presentation, and written communication skills

1. • Thorough knowledge of auditing methodologies and approaches. Strong understanding of internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
   • Accepted Accounting Standards (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), financial & IT process knowledge.
   • Specific experience with SAP and data analysis tools (Alteryx, Tableau, RPA development) preferred.
   • Expectation for travel (domestic and international) approximately 10-20% of time annually, with flexibility and ability to work around schedule conflicts.
   • Language skills and international work experience preferred.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.