Lead Internal Auditor (Hybrid

Description

Longroad Energy is a Boston, MA headquartered renewable energy developer focused on the development, ownership, and operation/asset management of wind, solar, and battery storage projects throughout North America. Founded in 2016, Longroad has developed more than 7.2 GW and owns 5.4 GW of wind, solar, and energy storage projects across the United States, with more than 34 GW of projects currently in development.

Our vision is to create lasting value for our shareholders, communities, and employees by responsibly developing, owning, and operating renewable energy projects. We have assembled a world‑class team with a passion for renewable energy innovation and a commitment to advancing the transition to clean energy.

The Lead Internal Auditor will be an integral member of Longroad’s Internal Audit team, helping the organization achieve its strategic objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluating and improving governance, risk management, and control processes. The Lead Internal Auditor will lead and perform risk‑based audit engagements while embedding process improvement thinking into every engagement. This role bridges traditional assurance work with operational excellence, applying process design expertise to deliver recommendations that go beyond compliance and drive tangible efficiency gains.

This role is well‑suited for a highly self‑motivated, self‑starting professional who is driven by the impact they can have on improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency. This role is designed for a hands‑on, critical thinker who is energized by transformation and continuous improvement. Beyond traditional audit execution, you will help re‑imagine how processes, controls, and ways of working can be more efficient, scalable, and effective.

The role partners closely with teams across the organization to identify opportunities for process redesign, modernization, and smarter risk management as the business grows and evolves and be a key contribution planning, executing, and reporting on financial, operational, and compliance audits. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.

• Partner with business teams to understand end‑to‑end processes and challenge existing ways of working to identify opportunities for redesign, simplification, and efficiency
• Lead audit engagements with a hands‑on, critical thinking mindset, willing to roll up sleeves, dig into the details, and remain focused on value creation, not just issue identification
• Prepare clear, compelling audit documentation and reporting that highlights themes, root causes, and actionable improvement opportunities, going beyond surface‑level findings to diagnose the underlying drivers of issues
• Partner with and advise business stakeholders on internal controls, risk management, and process redesign initiatives
• Champion a continuous improvement mindset across the audit function and business stakeholders
• Support SOC 1 compliance while helping evolve controls as processes, systems, and responsibilities change
• Drive continuous improvement within the Internal Audit function by identifying and implementing new methodologies, tools, and approaches
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on risk, controls, and process transformation initiatives
• Act as a technical resource for audit methodology and process analysis, supporting the development of junior audit staff
• Assist external auditors and other third parties as required
• Perform other duties as assigned

• 5+ years of experience in internal audit, public accounting, or operational excellence
• Highly self‑motivated self‑starter with the ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive work forward
• Strong interest in driving organizational effectiveness through process redesign, automation, and more thoughtful control environments
• Creative problem solver with the ability to tackle complex, ambiguous challenges, bringing a structured, root cause analysis approach and a collaborative, solutions‑oriented mindset
• Demonstrated ability to apply root cause analysis to move from problem…