[Remote] Internal Audit and Advisory Lead (930934)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Equus is a leading provider of workforce development services in North America, and they are seeking an Internal Audit & Advisory Lead. The role involves delivering risk-focused internal audit engagements and providing advisory support to enhance business processes and control environments across operations in the US and Canada.
Responsibilities
- Internal audit delivery
- Lead end to end internal audit engagements including planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow up
- Develop risk aligned audit scopes, objectives, and work programs
- Coordinate and oversee co sourced audit resources to ensure high quality outcomes
- Prepare audit workpapers in accordance with approved methodology and maintain a strong body of audit evidence
- Monitor and report on the implementation of agreed audit actions
- Support the Internal Audit Manager in developing the annual audit plan
- Contribute to global continuous improvement initiatives across methodology, reporting, and use of data analytics
- Provide coaching, guidance, and quality assurance for co sourced teams as required
- Maintain current knowledge of industry trends, regulatory changes, and internal audit leading practices
- Collaborate with business units to document, assess, and enhance business processes
- Identify inefficiencies, control gaps, and improvement opportunities, providing practical, value adding recommendations
- Facilitate workshops and interviews to map processes and gather stakeholder insights
- Support the business in developing risk registers, control matrices, and improved control standards
- Assist stakeholders in defining, implementing, and embedding effective internal controls
- Identify key risks across core business processes and assess the effectiveness of existing controls
- Provide guidance on risk and control concepts and support continuous improvement in risk management practices
- Build trusted relationships with executives, process owners, and functional leads across the region
- Act as a trusted advisor on risk, controls, and process optimisation
- Support capability uplift efforts on risk, controls, and governance topics
- Communicate complex issues clearly and influence stakeholders towards sustainable solutions
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline
- 5–7+ years of experience in internal audit, risk management, or process improvement within a corporate environment or professional services
- Demonstrated experience leading audits and delivering advisory or process improvement outcomes
- Experience in business process mapping, risk assessment, and control evaluation
- Strong understanding of risk management, internal control frameworks, and audit methodologies
- Highly collaborative with the ability to build credibility and trust quickly
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to challenge the status quo
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distil complex issues into clear, actionable insights
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement, and navigate ambiguity
- High levels of ethics, objectivity, professionalism, and due care
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills
- Experience facilitating workshops in process analysis or risk assessment
- Professional certification such as CIA, CA, CPA, or equivalent (highly regarded)
- Exposure to co sourced audit delivery models is desirable
- Experience with data analytics tools is advantageous
Benefits
- Extensive learning opportunities
- Networking programs
Company Overview
- Equus Software is a computer software company that provides cloud-based technology and mobility solutions. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://equusoft.com.
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