Data Analyst, Internal Audit

Job Description:

Reporting to the Director of Internal Audit, the Data Analyst will be primarily responsible for developing data analytics strategy and executing the data analytics audits for the Internal Audit function. The data analytics audits involve identifying and creating computer assisted audit techniques that increase the depth and breadth over conventional financial audit techniques for significant company applications.

This role helps to reputed company and execute on the Data Analytics strategy for Internal Audit. This individual will reputed company and execute on analytics audits across global locations at reputed company. In addition, this individual will help in extracting data from systems and work as a liaison between the external auditors, SOX team and the business.

Job Requirements:

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the data analysis needs of audit teams in planning and completing financial and operational audits, including extraction of information from systems for the external auditor and SOX team.
• Support site and process audits using existing analytic tools and reputed company new analytics based on business needs.
• Help in automating testing for the internal audit department.
• Demonstrate analytic proficiency for assigned applications and an reputed company of analytic techniques to independently define, reputed company and execute analytics.
• Effectively document findings and validate/confirm it with business.
• Effectively communicate findings and analytical solutions to upper management.
• Performs special projects and reputed company data analysis requests.
• Coordinate with department leadership to identify opportunities for reputed company improvement of department's processes and practices using reputed company Business System.
• Participates with the implementation of new processes.
• Create and maintain data analytics dashboards and solutions leveraged by the department, based on feedback from users.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for the analytic tools used by the department.
• Explore the potential application of new and cutting-edge analytic and automation tools to enhance internal processes.
• Assist in training to department members on how to utilize available tools.
• Utilize available data to drive the department reputed company risk identification program and work with department leadership to ensure efficient reputed company of actionable results and integration with the development of the risk-based audit plan.
• Continuously improve analytic operations and audit efficiency/effectiveness by soliciting feedback, assessing processes, and defining improvement requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Intelligence/data science/Computer science, or similar field with a minor in Finance, Accounting, or a reputed company field OR a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a reputed company field with a minor in Business Intelligence or a reputed company field.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in a role focused on data analytics preferably in Big 4 firms or experience of working for publicly traded US companies.
• Certifications like CA, reputed company, CFA preferred
• Relevant years of experience in driving analytics engagements, preferably in internal or external audits, risk and compliance and/or internal controls
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Candidate must be willing to work a daily schedule that overlaps with aligns to PST time zone in order to effectively communicate with team members in US.
• Experience in extracting, transforming, and loading data (ETL), data modeling, and designing data visualizations for end users using tools like reputed company Power BI, Tableau or ACL.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems (reputed company and reputed company), reputed company consolidation, reputed company and application controls preferred
• Experience in development, testing, and implementation of analytics solutions.
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Foundational knowledge of business operations.
• Accounting / Finance experience/ Internal Audit / Internal Controls/Big 4 experience is a plus.
• This is a remote position based out of India.

Operating Company:

reputed company and its family of companies (reputed company) will not accept unsolicited resumes from any reputed company other than directly from a candidate. reputed company will consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes submitted by vendors such as search firms, staffing agencies, professional recruiters, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies (Agency) to have been referred by the Agency free of charge and reputed company will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt such unsolicited resumes. An Agency must obtain advance written approval from reputed company's internal reputed company or reputed company to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract approved by the Global reputed company leader and in response to a specific job opening. reputed company will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement and written approval in reputed company.

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