Sr. Internal Auditor

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with The Standard.

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary:

Lead audits, consulting reviews, and Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) testing of the Company's network of internal control processes to assist management in ensuring that an appropriate control environment exists to support the achievement of organizational objectives related to reliability of financial reporting, safeguarding of assets, compliance with laws and regulations, and the effectiveness and efficiency of operations; and to assist members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors in carrying out their oversight function.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead large and complex financial, operational, and compliance audits, ICFR testing, consulting projects, fraud investigations, and special projects, including risk assessment and control evaluation, establishment of scope and objectives, testing, and monitoring action plans for adequacy and timely completion.  Advise management regarding adequacy of control structures, and negotiate effective, efficient solutions to control weaknesses.  Prepare written reports for management, executives, and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
• Oversee and review work of internal auditors, providing leadership, coaching, and technical guidance as appropriate, to accomplish team objectives for quality while meeting established time budgets.  Perform first level reviews of audit workpapers to ensure compliance with department and professional standards.
• Lead and participate in the development of a dynamic, risk-based audit plan linked to the Company's key business objectives.  Accountable for execution of plan to maximize coverage of higher risk areas and issues.  Analyze key financial and operating data and stay current on relevant external environmental factors, recommending changes to the audit risk environment as necessary.  Develop and maintain contacts with Company management to improve and enhance Internal Auditing's partnership with management through consultation and ongoing networking.
• Identify or develop data analytics and enhancements to department and auditing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the audit process and maximize the value provided to audit customers.

Skills & Background You’ll Need:

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field.

Certification: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) required.

Experience: 

• 4 to 6 years auditing experience or the equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of:  
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Insurance Company Accounting and Reporting Requirements including Model Audit Rule (MAR) or Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)
  • Information technology and internal auditing standard and techniques
  • Control frameworks and risk analysis models, such as COSO
• Working knowledge of:
  • Concepts of actuarial science, statistics, business law, and corporate tax
  • IT general controls (ITGC) and frameworks, such as COBIT

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate:

Winning Together: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with stakeholders across the organization. Able to effectively communicate with stakeholders on audit outcomes, findings, and recommendations.

Driving Success: Solid business acumen and utilizes critical thinking and evaluation of risks and testing results to provide insights into operations that impact and drive overall organizational success.

Improvement Mindset: Proactively identifies trends and patterns and provides analysis and recommendations to stakeholders and decision makers, to define, implement, and deliver on audit strategy and compliance to improve results.

Adaptability: Adapts quickly to changing priorities and is comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty driven by a fast-changing environment and new challenges.

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We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan

• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure

• A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement 

• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

The actual compensation for this role will be based on a combination of education and experience, knowledge and skills, position budget, internal equity, and market data.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and American Heritage Life Insurance Company and American Heritage Service Company, marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. Except where precluded by state or federal law, The Standard will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. The Standard offers a drug- and alcohol-free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on The Standard's property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation and employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. After any conditional offer of employment is made, the background check will include an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain and correct background information. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.