What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audit Specialist position at Nippon Express USA?
Overview
Nippon Express Company, Ltd. (“NX”) was founded in 1872 in Japan and is headquartered in Tokyo. NX employs approximately 72,000 employees at 733 locations, in 47 countries and 314 cities around the world.
Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc. (“NEU”) was incorporated in New York in 1962 as a fully owned subsidiary of NX. NEU provides logistics solutions and comprehensive transportation services through its international freight forwarding and logistics network, including specialized handling of: air, land, sea and express packages; all types and sizes of cargo; personal effects and household goods; fragile and perishable freight; and livestock. NEU also provides related services, such as warehousing, distribution and customs brokerage and clearance. NEU operates at 55 locations in 27 states within the U.S., with approximately 1300 employees. NEU has enjoyed tremendous growth and success as one of the top five international freight forwarders in the world. We connect people with products throughout the world.
Responsibilities
Purpose:
The Audit Specialist will provide Monitoring, Data Analysis and Reporting on audit related activities.
Essential Duties:
- Administration of Audit Division activities.
- Provide longer term and annual audit planning.
- Provide preliminary arrangements of all Internal Audits.
- Provide preparatory audit materials through information gathering, such as documents and interviews, and provide an analysis of findings.
- Audit visit as a member of Audit Team
- Draft observation sheets and Audit Reports.
- Provide feedback and reports to all related parties.
- Follow up to Auditee’s with findings.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Bilingual Japanese/English.
- High School diploma or Equivalent/Related Industry experience.
- Intermediate to Advanced Knowledge of MS Office Products, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
- Strong organization member and communication skills.
- Capability to schedule, organize and work independently.
- Strong Teamwork skills.
- Ability to work with all levels within. the organization.
- Not direct Internal Audit experience required, but Accounting experience/ knowledge welcome.
Organization Relationships:
Will work with all levels in the organization.
Work Environment:
(With or without accommodations) This position is predominantly sedentary office work, which involves sitting, typing, filing, and conversing on the phone. But it is required to visit the audit target offices in US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil (NEU America’s) according to the annual audit plan which includes business trips for 6 or 7 times in a year.
This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities and working conditions of the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.
