Senior Internal Auditor

Senior Internal Auditor

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Remote - Ohio, Euclid - 22801 Employment Status: Salary Full-Time Function: Finance Pay Range: $83,781.00 - $113,350.00 Target Bonus: 20.0% Req ID: 27678

Purpose

The senior internal auditor is an essential part of Lincoln Electric's independent internal audit department, providing value-added assessments and analysis of Lincoln Electric's internal controls environment. In this role, you will lead and support a variety of internal audits and transformation initiatives, reporting to the Internal Audit Supervisor and Manager. You will contribute to the function's innovation through the development of data analytics and play an impactful role improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the company's controls environment. Lincoln's employee development programs will help to develop future skills and knowledge that encourages promotion from within across functional areas.

Job Description (Duties and Responsibilities)

Performs analysis and provides leadership of Sarbanes-Oxley, Compliance, and Operational Audit engagements. Includes planning, development, and execution of audit programs for key accounting and operational processes.

Assumes additional responsibilities and performs special projects in support of the Company's Strategy. Significant opportunity to make an impact to the organization via current digital transformation initiatives, including a key focus on data analytics. Go beyond traditional audit approaches and help create a better way of working.

Opportunity to work for a company and function that operates in a challenging environment, with an emphasis on career development, rewarding performance and innovation, cross-functional opportunities, and promoting work life balance.

Performs testing of key controls and processes. Prepares work papers to support audit scope, objectives, risk analysis, findings and conclusions reached. Provide recommendations and process improvement ideas for incorporation in to final audit reports.

Partners with external auditors in completing interim and year-end testing procedures in order to attest to the accuracy of the consolidated financial statements.

Develops programs and systems to ensure timely and technical compliance with all appropriate accounting standards and reporting regulations. Assist in various special projects throughout the year.

Basic Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting required

3-5 years Internal Audit experience in Manufacturing preferred

Risk-based and Operational audit experience required

CPA, CIA, CFE certifications are preferred. Potential for company support of ongoing or future certifications.

Minimum of three years progressive auditing experience including risk-based and operational auditing experience preferred

Excellent technical, analytical, presentation, and written communication skills

Thorough knowledge of auditing methodologies and approaches. Strong understanding of internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

Accepted Accounting Standards (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), financial & IT process knowledge.

Specific experience with SAP and data analysis tools (Alteryx, Tableau, RPA development) preferred.

Expectation for travel (domestic and international) approximately 10-20% of time annually, with flexibility and ability to work around schedule conflicts.

Language skills and international work experience preferred.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.