Auditor, Internal Audit

Job Summary/Overview

The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter who will utilize this opportunity to demonstrate their abilities while learning the about the Company, its business, and internal policies and procedures. Individual will perform internal reviews to evaluate and report on control processes for all Columbus McKinnon divisions and corporate departments, to include assessment of internal control processes and documentation as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  This position will be considered a candidate for advancement to other roles of responsibility within the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Auditor in the development of scope for audits and selection and development of appropriate audit procedures.
• Plan and execute audit and internal control testing procedures independently, while being able to team with individuals across various departments and functions.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively present to peers and management, including executive level management.
• Exercise due professional judgement during the course of the audit to avoid conflict of interest, maintain independence and objectivity and assure the protection of confidential information.
• Collaborates with management to ensure internal control documentation related to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), regulatory compliance, corporate governance and Company policy is sufficient and up to date.
• Promote role of department as a positive resource for technical expertise and guidance on policies, control issues, and business risks.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and communicate control weaknesses that create elevated risk, accounting/reporting deficiencies and business productivity and efficiency opportunities.
• Assist external auditors in review and assessment of the financial position of the company.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities

• Ability to interact with personnel at all levels clearly and comfortably.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.                                
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.     

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual will need a working knowledge of word processing software, spreadsheet software, database extraction and analysis tools. Experience with SAP is preferred.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from a four-year college or university with a concentration in Accounting, Finance or Business preferred. Other degrees would be considered, combined with an MBA or relevant Accounting or Finance experience.
• 1+ year of work experience in accounting or internal audit is preferred.
• Individual must possess or be willing to obtain CPA and/or other applicable professional certifications (e.g., CIA, CISA, CFE).
• Requires 10% - 20% domestic and international travel on an annual basis, occasionally on weekends.