Specialist, Internal Audit - Corporate Services

As a team member in Internal Audit at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

This position will be on Internal Audit’s Corporate Services (CS) team. As a part of this team, you will have the opportunity to focus on audits pertaining to a variety of Nationwide’s corporate functions, including Investments, Finance/Controllership, Marketing, Legal & Compliance, Aviation, Human Resources, Corporate Citizenship, Nationwide Pet and much more. Performing both assurance and advisory engagements, you will focus on the Nationwide’s corporate operations, governance, and related information technology platforms.

Whether you’re an experienced auditor or have built a career in a corporate finance function, you can grow your current skills and stretch into new areas as a member of the Internal Audit CS team!

This is a hybrid position located in Columbus, Ohio and you will be required to come into the office two days per week.

This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.

To enable Nationwide to serve customers with the extraordinary care they deserve, we use advanced analytics to get insights from big data to provide meaningful audit results that improve business effectiveness and efficiency. No two audits are ever the same and the variety of work assignments gives us visibility and exposure throughout the enterprise. If you have the desire to learn continuously, think critically and can see the big picture, we want to know more about you!

As a Specialist, you'll help drive continuous improvement to our processes and standards and execute assurance and advisory engagements. We'll count on you to help manage engagements from planning through reporting, including coaching and mentoring other associates, while navigating constantly evolving business environments and related risks.

• Participates in and leads some aspects of planning activities, including conducting client interviews, identifying key risk and controls, developing the audit plan and effectively communicating expectations with the auditee/client.
• Tests multiple business and technology controls for multiple audits concurrently. Uses critical thinking to understand and independently execute control testing and document results according to professional and internal standards. Uses analytics and data visualization tools to perform full population testing.
• Identifies and documents issues and process improvement opportunities through control testing. Employs strong communication and persuasion skills to effectively partner with clients to vet issue details, discuss effective risk mitigation activities and follow up on mitigation activities through resolution.
• Demonstrates leadership by mentoring and coaching less experienced staff, reviewing work performed by other team members and providing valuable upward and downward feedback.
• Develops relationships across the enterprise to provide outstanding service to all customers and serve as a trusted business advisor to clients, internal risk partners and others.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Audit Director/Audit Officer

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, technical, or related field preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Relevant certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, PMP) or progress toward becoming certified desired.

Experience: Typically, four to six years of experience in audit, risk management or a related field. Experience in the insurance and financial services industry is preferred.

Knowledge, Abilities and

Skills:

Applied knowledge in audit, business and IT general concepts and theory. Must have an operational knowledge and application of audit practices to…