Senior Internal Auditor; Hybrid

Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees.

Our founder, Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures.

Learn about our company culture directly from our team.

YOU

Simpson Strong-Tie's Internal Audit team provides independent, objective audit and consulting activities designed to add value and improve the Company operations. The team helps management accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control frameworks, and governance processes.

The primary focus of this position will be to significantly contribute to the planning, testing and execution of management's internal audit projects and internal controls program, including all business and accounting activities needed to support Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Under the supervision of the Internal Audit Senior Manager, this individual will participate in the execution of the annual SOX program (including Business and Accounting processes), internal audit projects, including scoping, testing and final reporting. This person will work directly with the IT, business, accounting and Finance process owners to help them identify and implement adequate internal controls. This person will also lead the testing of key controls as well as assist with any remediation efforts.

Additionally, this person will assist with the SOX requests from the external auditors.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
(% of Time)

Conduct discussions with the process owners to update process narratives, RCMs, understand key controls and related risks for new and existing processes. (20%)

Perform, along with other seniors and staff auditors, the testing of key controls for all business cycles. This includes coordinating with the Process Owners to obtain the necessary documents for testing. (20%)

Lead the scheduling of walkthroughs with the process owners and external auditors. (15%)

Conclude on results of testing and provide periodic status updates to the Internal Audit Senior Manager. (15%)

Participate in and significantly contribute to the SOX remediation testing as needed. (10%)

Play a key supporting role to the Senior Manager in the scoping, performance and reporting phases of Internal Audit projects. (10%)

Participate in the development of the annual SOX plan (e.g. planning, risk assessment, scoping, testing allocation, etc.). (5%)

Assist with SOX requests from the Company's external auditors. (5%)

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

If you can do everything listed above, you've got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:

• Master's and/or Bachelor's degree in business and/or accounting from an accredited college/university.
• A mix of operational and financial audit experience preferred.
• 3 to 5 years in a related field, preferably in professional services and/or a public company's internal audit or SOX department required.
• Professional Certification such as CPA, CIA or CISA is preferred.
• Experience auditing an SAP environment will be considered favorable.
• Very good knowledge of the COSO control framework.
• Excellent knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley and a very good understanding of risk and internal controls concepts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including documentation of findings and recommendations.
• Ability to identify improvement opportunities in business systems.
• Ability to maintain professional demeanor in times of high stress.
• Must be a team player, have a positive attitude, and be able to work independently.
• Attention to detail and must be able to multi-task on various projects.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and hear, and sometimes walk and stand. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers/scanners, etc. are frequently used.

Travel

This position requires domestic and international travel up to 10% of the time.

Work Status & Location

This full-time, exempt position is located in Pleasanton, CA or Plano, TX.

Relocation

Relocation is not…