Staff auditor, Financial Compliance

Job Type:Regular Plains is an industry-leading transportation and midstream provider specializing in transportation, storage, processing and marketing solutions for crude oil. We own an extensive network of pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage and gathering assets in key oil producing basins and transportation corridors and at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

We’re on the lookout for passionate self‑starters who thrive in fast‑moving, collaborative, and innovative environments.

The Staff Auditor supports risk-based internal audits and SOX compliance activities in a modern, agile environment. The role combines foundational auditing and accounting knowledge with professional skepticism, critical thinking, clear communication, data analysis, responsible use of artificial intelligence, and business-process automation. The auditor is expected to learn quickly, challenge assumptions constructively, validate technology-enabled work, and translate results into practical business insights.

Key Responsibilities
• Interview process owners and other personnel at multiple organizational levels; ask focused questions, listen actively, and document information accurately.
• Understand and document business processes, operational/financial/strategic risks, systems, data flows, and controls using narratives, flowcharts, risk-and-control matrices, and other approved formats.
• Execute risk-based audit procedures and SOX control testing, including walkthroughs, sample-based testing, data-driven testing, evidence evaluation, and clear workpaper documentation.
• Use approved artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation tools to deepen and accelerate research, planning, data preparation, testing, documentation, issue development, and reporting.
• Independently verify the accuracy, completeness, relevance, and source support of AI-generated or automated output; maintain appropriate human judgment and accountability.
• Identify control gaps, compliance concerns, root causes, emerging risks, and opportunities to simplify processes, strengthen controls, or improve operating performance.
• Communicate audit status, observations, evidence required, and testing results promptly and professionally to Internal Audit leadership and business stakeholders.
• Participate in agile team practices, including iterative planning, short feedback cycles, transparent work tracking, retrospectives, and continuous improvement.

Core Competencies
• Strong oral communication: conducts effective interviews, explains audit objectives and findings clearly, and adjusts messaging for technical, operational, and executive audiences.
• Strong written communication: produces concise, accurate, evidence-based work papers, observations, recommendations, and reports.
• Critical thinking and professional skepticism: evaluates conflicting information, recognizes bias, connects evidence to conclusions, and escalates issues appropriately.
• Analytical problem solving: decomposes ambiguous problems, identifies patterns and anomalies, performs root-cause analysis, and develops practical recommendations.
• Collaboration and influence: builds productive relationships, works effectively across disciplines, gives and receives constructive feedback, and handles challenge professionally.
• Business acumen and risk awareness: understands how strategy, operations, technology, financial reporting, compliance, and third parties interact.
• Learning agility and adaptability: quickly develops knowledge of new processes, systems, standards, risks, and technologies.
• Integrity, accountability, confidentiality, and sound judgment when handling sensitive company information.

AI, Data, and Automation…