Internal Auditor

Itron, Inc., a U.S. public company dedicated to creating a more resourceful world by innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, has an immediate opening for an Internal Audit Specialist. This position reports to the North American Internal Audit Manager and has primary responsibility for performing operational audits, ethics and compliance investigations, business process and system implementation reviews, and special projects. This role supports and assists in Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 (SOX) compliance including risk assessment, control design, operating effectiveness testing, and deficiency remediation. This is a role with upward mobility and provides the successful candidate with an opportunity to contribute to improvement of the company’s financial and operating environment while gaining exposure to many facets of our business.

Job Duties

• Demonstrate understanding of business processes, internal control risk management, IT controls, and related regulatory and compliance standards.
• Perform internal audit assurance activities, internal audits over financial, operational, compliance, IT and SOX, including fieldwork procedures to meet audit objectives of the internal audit plan.
• Use problem solving and critical thinking skills to quickly identify internal control deficiencies, evaluate their risk implications, and seek to understand the broader impact of current decisions.
• Perform interviews of key stakeholders, document procedures performed, including basis of conclusions and recommendations logically, concisely, and timely.
• State complex issues simply and concisely by utilizing strong written and verbal skills.
• Develop and maintain consistent work papers that clearly and concisely document achievement of audit objectives including audit summary memorandum, sample methodology, test work procedures, conclusions, recommendations, and management's response.
• Draft written summary of audit findings and recommendations and communicate audit results to management and assist in drafting the formal audit report.
• Assist in SOX process documentation and risk assessments. Perform design and operating effectiveness testing of entity and cycle level SOX key controls.
• Assist in various special projects requiring analytical and risk assessment competencies. Ability to collaborate with company personnel in various levels and functional areas of the organization.
• Coordinate and drive activities with external auditors to support external attest, audit, and review procedures.
• Exercise professional skepticism, judgement, and integrity.
• Be able to assist and address concerns of control owners in matters relating to testing or audit projects assigned. Serve as adviser on ad hoc questions or inquiries from management.
• Build and nurture positive working relationships within in the organization, as well as with external auditors by providing high quality deliverables and communications.