Imperial Brady is a leading North American distributor and solutions provider for cleaning and facility care, foodservice, and packaging. With more than 13,000 employees and a broad supply chain network, we deliver national scale with local expertise. Built on strong customer relationships and deep industry knowledge, we go beyond distribution-delivering Supplies + Support through expertise, service, and a commitment to making every customer touchpoint a plus. #imperialbradyjobs
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Imperial Brady has a Internal Audit Manager role available in North Bergen! Join a strong and continuously evolving group, helping to continue to grow our business. If you're eager for your next opportunity, Imperial Brady is a great place to take that next step.
You will:
- Evaluate and test IT general controls, including logical access, change management, computer operations, and interface controls.
- Assess application controls, automated controls, system-generated reports, and other technology dependencies supporting financial reporting.
- Review SOC 1 reports and evaluate applicable complementary user entity controls.
- Assess controls related to system implementations, upgrades, integrations, and other significant technology changes.
- Partner with IT and business owners to address identified technology-control gaps.
- Lead and perform SOX business-process assessments across key financial reporting processes.
- Document processes, identify financial reporting risks and key controls, and evaluate control design.
- Perform and review control testing and evaluate supporting evidence.
- Identify control gaps, work with management to develop practical remediation plans, and validate implementation.
- Support management's ongoing ICFR assessment and certification processes.
- Lead and perform financial, operational, compliance, and technology audits based on the Internal Audit plan.
- Evaluate business processes and internal controls and recommend practical improvements.
- Provide risk and control guidance for acquisitions, integrations, system implementations, and significant process changes.
- Assist with fraud investigations and other special reviews, including analysis of transactions, documentation, and control breakdowns.
- Use data analytics and technology to improve audit coverage, testing, and identification of unusual activity.
- Manage assigned audits and SOX projects from planning through reporting and remediation follow-up.
- Coordinate with external auditors on SOX scope, testing, documentation, and remediation matters as appropriate.
- Maintain SOX documentation, testing results, issues, and remediation activities in Workiva.
- Communicate significant findings, remediation status, and project progress to Internal Audit leadership and management.
You have:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
- 6+ years of relevant experience in Internal Audit, SOX compliance, external audit, IT audit, or internal controls.
- Experience evaluating and testing business-process controls and IT general controls.
- Experience leading audits, SOX assessments, or other control-related projects from planning through completion.
- Experience working directly with business and technology stakeholders to identify control gaps and support remediation.
- Strong knowledge of SOX 404, internal controls, and financial reporting risks.
- Working knowledge of IT general controls, application controls, interfaces, and system-generated reports.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and professional judgment skills, with the ability to translate risks into practical control solutions.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple audits and SOX initiatives simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders.
- Ability to effectively and responsibly leverage AI, automation, and data-analysis tools to improve audit efficiency, documentation, testing, and risk assessment.
- Ability to work independently, adapt to a changing environment, and appropriately escalate significant issues.
Preferred:
- CPA, CIA, CISA, or other relevant professional certification.
- Public-company SOX 404 experience.
- Experience evaluating application controls, system-generated reports, interfaces, and SOC 1 reports.
- Experience with Workiva or another SOX/GRC platform.
- Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, or significant system/process changes.
- Distribution or other high-volume transactional business experience.
Pay range: $120,000-155,000 annually.
We offer a dynamic environment for our more than 13,000 employees to work, learn, and grow professionally. We value our people and strive to create rewarding career opportunities by offering competitive salaries and benefits (medical, dental, vision), a 401(k) program with company match, life insurance, a generous paid time off package, educational reimbursement, paid family leave, and adoption assistance. We are excited to invite talented individuals with a passion for excellence to join our team.
Imperial Brady is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history, or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.
Our company is a Fair Chance employer, committed to providing opportunities for qualified individuals with past justice system involvement. We believe in assessing candidates based on their skills and experience. A conditional offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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