Senior Internal Auditor

1 Month ago • 2 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Internal Auditor will be responsible for deep diving into complex processes and systems, evaluating controls, and providing value-add process improvement solutions. This role involves conducting risk assessments, leading business process reviews, and assessing the design and adequacy of internal controls. The auditor will also determine control effectiveness, consult on policy changes, and prepare reports for process improvements. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and external auditors is crucial for executing the SOX program and ensuring quality of work products. This role requires working from the office at least two days a week.

Must have:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance, or equivalent experience.
Minimum of two years of experience auditing publicly traded companies or Big4 consulting firms.
CPA, CA, CFE, CISA, CIA certifications are required.
Knowledge of GAAP and SEC Reporting is essential.

Good to have:

Experience in the Alternative Energy industry.

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Job Details

Enphase. Power by people. Founded in 2006, Enphase transformed the solar industry with our revolutionary microinverter technology, turning sunlight into a safe, reliable, resilient, and scalable energy source to power our lives. Today, our intelligent microinverters work with virtually every solar panel. When paired with our award-winning smart battery technology, we engineer one of the industry's best-performing clean energy systems.

The Enphase Energy system enables people to use, save, sell, and own their power. This includes our industry-leading app, which provides unprecedented data and control in the palm of your hand. For the first time in the evolution of our centuries-old grid, people can get paid for the clean energy they produce and share with their communities, helping to build a new energy future that harnesses the sun. This clean, free, abundant energy source can power our lives and help replace fossil fuels altogether.

Enphase Energy is seeking top-tier talent to join our leading-edge tech company. We hire creative, top-performing people with a passion for high achievement. Enphase Energy provides employees with the opportunity to do their best work in a stimulating, dynamic, challenging, and fun environment. Be a part of the industry leader pioneering improvements in how Solar Energy is delivered to homes and businesses.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Internal Auditor who is a self-starter with drive, business intelligence, and a proven change catalyst. This exciting role provides opportunities to deep dive into complex processes and systems, evaluate controls, and provide value-add process improvement solutions.

This role requires strong business partnering capabilities, analytical skills, and collaboration with multiple cross-functional teams.

The Senior Internal Auditor will assist with the ongoing risk assessment process, lead business process reviews, assess the design and adequacy of internal controls, and determine control effectiveness.

This position requires working from the office at least two days a week.

What you will be doing:

Conduct walkthrough meetings with business unit leaders and process owners to assess the design of internal controls for assigned (SOX) cycles.
Update documentation for changes in assigned cycles (SOX process narratives, flowcharts, and risk and control matrix RCM).
Execute SOX testing, key reports testing, prepare work programs, and document tests of controls.
Ensure quality of work products and identify and communicate high-risk observations to Internal Audit management.
Participate in evaluating the financial impact of SOX critical controls deficiencies and working with management on the associated business process improvements.
Consult on changes to policies and procedures, identify policy exceptions and provide alternative solutions for consideration by management.
Conduct reviews of new processes and procedures (including new acquisitions) and assess effective control points.
Prepare detailed reports for process improvements for consideration by management.
Create input material and contribute to weekly status meetings with external auditors.
Partner with control and process owner to understand processes, control gaps, and potential solutions while driving accountability to see things to resolution.
Primary responsibility for reporting on the status of SOX and any internal audit efforts
Apply a general knowledge of the technologies used to build complex IT environments
Facilitate use of technology-based tools or methodologies to perform control testing
Act as Administrator of the SOX Management Tool
Executes special projects at the Global Head of Internal Audit request.
Maintains independence and objectivity.
Maintain an in-depth understanding of business areas and supporting functions.
Play a substantive role with project management by supporting audit planning, managing idle time, and self-productivity
Exercise professional skepticism judgment and adhere to the code of ethics

Who you are and What you bring

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance, or equivalent practical experience
A minimum of two years of experience auditing publicly traded companies or Big4 consulting firms, specifically in SOX compliance
CPA, CA, CFE, CISA, CIA certifications
Knowledge of GAAP and SEC Reporting
Experience in the Alternative Energy industry

Excellent written and verbal communication skills (listen, listen, listen, negotiate, convince).
Ability to work under pressure and deliver results in a fast-paced and deadlineoriented environment with the agility to respond effectively to changing priorities.
Team player, who integrates with the team and adapts to the dynamic environment.
Aptitude for problem-solving and root cause analysis, including the ability to conceptualize and analyze multiple scenarios in solving business problems.
Strong organizational skills with a record of using initiative to complete work assignments.
Project management skills in coordinating with cross-functional teams, outsourced consultants, and external auditors in executing the SOX Program.
Ability to work across time zones and manage diverse stakeholders and resources in multiple countries.
Ability to manage peaks in SOX testing.
Proficiency in using computer software and applications for data management, analysis, and reporting purposes incredibly, PowerPoint and Excel efficiently
Initiative-taker with a sense of urgency and working in a fast-changing environment with shifting priorities.
Experience with AuditBoard Platform or experience with other automated SOX tools. Managing the SOX database, building ad-hoc reporting, and leveraging the tool to administer and optimize the SOX program.
Continuous development of the SOX platform to enhance user-friendliness and expand the capabilities of the platform
Strong analytical skills to evaluate root causes of control weaknesses and partner with business leaders to enhance control effectiveness and remediate control deficiencies, as needed.