Auditor, Internal Audit

We design and make material handling products and solutions, but the most important part of our business is our people. We have been a hard-working company for over 140 years – proud of our heritage, where we come from, and where we’re going. As Columbus McKinnon grows, so does our need for driven and inspired employees. We are publicly traded and expanding globally – to new markets, geographies, and distribution channels. Join our winning team!

For one of our locations in Wuppertal we are looking for you as an

Auditor, Internal Audit (m/w/d)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the Internal Audit Manager 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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.
• Solid knowledge of international compliance standards as well as internal control systems (ICS).
• Working knowledge of word processing software, spreadsheet software, database extraction and analysis tools.
• Experience with SAP is preferred.
• Business‑fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field.
• At least 1-2 years of professional experience in a corresponding operational role and/or external/internal audit activity in a globally operating industrial company or auditing firms (Big 4).
• Individual must possess or be willing to obtain professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA).
• Requires 10% - 20% domestic and international travel on an annual basis, occasionally on weekends. 

Benefits