Overview
Location: For Those Who Work At Home, Ohio
The Internal Audit (IA) function serves as the 3rd Line of Defense, providing independent assurance over the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal controls across the organization. The Enterprise Projects (EP) team evaluates and monitors the organization’s most critical strategic initiatives, including large-scale business transformations, technology implementations, regulatory programs, digital modernization efforts, data-driven initiatives, and emerging technology deployments.
This Senior Lead Auditor role leads and executes independent, risk-based reviews of complex programs and projects throughout their lifecycle. The position assesses project governance, identifies emerging risks, evaluates the design and effectiveness of business and technology controls, and communicates observations and recommendations to senior management.
Collaboration with business, technology, risk, compliance, and audit stakeholders is essential to provide independent insight into successful delivery of strategic initiatives and to help ensure risks are appropriately identified, governed, and mitigated.
Responsibilities
- Lead and execute all phases of project risk reviews, including planning, fieldwork, reporting, and issue validation activities.
- Conduct walkthroughs and testing procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal controls.
- Review project status reporting, governance artifacts, risk registers, issue logs, and key performance indicators to assess overall project health.
- Identify, assess, and communicate project risks, control weaknesses, implementation concerns, and regulatory compliance issues.
- Draft audit findings, observations, executive summaries, and reporting deliverables for senior management and audit leadership.
- Escalate significant concerns to project leadership and monitor remediation efforts through completion.
- Coordinate integrated reviews involving multiple audit teams and subject matter experts across risk domains.
- Perform testing to evaluate adherence to enterprise project management standards, governance frameworks, policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Evaluate risks and controls associated with technology-enabled transformation initiatives and emerging technologies.
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a culture of respect and personal accountability regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Education Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required.
Experience Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of audit, risk management, technology risk, project management, or related experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $71,000.00 - $125,000.00 annually.
- Placement within the pay range may differ based upon skills, experience, and geographic location.
- Eligibility for incentive compensation, which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.
The organization provides eligibility for benefits based on the position.
This role is eligible for work arrangements that prioritize in-office presence while providing flexible options when roles can be performed effectively in a mobile environment.
Additional Information
- This position is NOT eligible for employment visa sponsorship for non-U.S. citizens.
- Job posting expiration date: 11/27/2026