Senior Internal Auditor, Technology

Overview: REI Co-op is united in finding, building, and celebrating better ways to work. This helps people find and enjoy a love of the outdoors. When you work for the co-op, you do your best work with support to live your best life. You also help shape the future of the outdoors for people and the planet. This role helps REI succeed by using a careful, risk-based approach to assess and improve governance, risk management, and internal controls. The Senior Internal Auditor scopes, plans, and completes assurance and advisory reviews. This person also acts as a consultative partner on key initiatives. This position works with others across the co-op, giving guidance on risk and control practices. The Senior Internal Auditor also joins integrated audits, including technology and process reviews, all in line with REI’s mission and values. Responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Develop exceptional client relationships and work closely with the business divisions and key support functions
• Develop positive working relationships with management. Foster open communication so IA is seen as a trusted advisor.
• Ensure REI’s IA projects align with co-op priorities. Focus on identifying areas for improvement and communicating them clearly and briefly.
• Provide value add and goal consultation on governance, risk, and control related topics
• Scope, plan, and execute audit engagements on time. Work in a collaborative style with the rest of the IA team.
• Present audit findings verbally and in writing to IA management. Also present findings to senior and mid management in business. Suggest improvements in process, policy, or technology as appropriate.
• Ensure that findings and value add observations are validated and effectively communicated, tracked and followed up on
• Represent internal audit in a professional manner and maintain good working knowledge of company policies and procedures.
• Participate in co-op–wide risk assessment and other special projects as requested by IA management
• Integrate data analytics into audit planning and fieldwork to enhance insight generation and audit efficiency.
• Coordinate with external auditors or third parties as needed to support audit coverage and minimize duplication of effort.
• Stay current on emerging risks, technologies, and audit techniques relevant to retail and IT environments.
• Demonstrate adaptability by embracing new technologies and proactively seeking opportunities to improve processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, engineering, accounting or equivalent
• Masters in management information systems, computer science or related field
• 3+ years internal audit and/or risk management consulting experience in IT or technology-enabled audits
• 2+ years of supervisory experience in a mid to large company environment
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of internal audit, risk management and compliance standards and frameworks (COSO, COBIT, NIST, etc.)
• SAP ERP experience preferred
• Cybersecurity Audit/knowledge experience preferred.
• Prior experience in the retail/consumer business industry highly preferred
• Experience using automation, data analytics and dashboarding tool (i.e. ACL, Tableau, Sigma)
• Relevant certification (CISA, CISSP, CIA, CPA) or ability to obtain within 12 months.
• Limited travel required (10%)

Closing: At REI, we believe the outdoors is for all. We are committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization. We know that there's strength in our diversity – that each employee brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. Every day you are driving change, fostering a culture of respect, and knowing you're backed by benefits that support your whole life. To work towards this commitment and fulfill our brand promise of inspiring and enabling a life outside for everyone, we seek employees who demonstrate different ways of working, create a sense of belonging, and actively listen and learn. Pay Transparency We are committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors. REI offers all regular employees a generous employee discount, access to health benefits, a retirement savings plan and accrued time off. Click here for a detailed overview of benefits plans by employee profile. Base Pay Range: $85,400.00 - $136,700.00 per year Apply tot his job Apply To this Job