Staff Internal Auditor in Warrenville, IL at The HEICO Companies, LLC

Job Description

The Company

Heico has a history of success. Since its founding over 40 years ago, The Heico Companies has grown from a single business to over 78 separate companies through a strategic acquisition policy, and by reinvesting its earnings into internal growth and new prospects. Historically talented at restoring distressed companies, Heico now targets acquisitions that will complement its ever-growing portfolio of companies in manufacturing, construction, and industrial services.

These four core operations are organized into platforms: Applied Solutions Group, Construction Solutions Group, Industrial Technologies Group, and Metal Processing Group. Once acquired, new Heico companies are assigned to a platform and run on a stand-alone basis, allowing for great independence as well as the opportunity to share knowledge about markets, production processes, and management practices across other Heico platforms and companies.

Heico continues to seek out new opportunities and maintain its standard of success. The Heico Companies has remained a privately held company since its creation and maintains a majority ownership in each of its operations, which generate more than $3.3 billion dollars in revenues. Many of our businesses are certified Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBE).

More information about the overall organization can be found at www.heicocompanies.com.

The Position

Our organization is seeking a Staff Internal Auditor with a strong desire to learn and develop in the field of internal auditing. The ideal candidate will possess an analytical mindset, attention to detail, and a commitment to high ethical standards to participate in financial, operational, compliance, and strategic audits for all companies within the Heico portfolio. 

This position reports to the Internal Audit Supervisor and is located at our corporate office at 27501 Bella Vista Parkway, Warrenville, IL 60555.

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of advisory, financial, compliance, operational, and investigative audit services, including planning, execution of testing, and summarization of test results.
• Collaborate with members of the internal audit team to aid in the creation of risk assessments and audit plans.
• Analyze data to understand trends and risk patterns and recommend adjustments to the audit processes based on the results of analytics.
• Perform audit activities to ensure timely completion and to maximize the efficiency of the audit approach.
• Assist Internal Audit management to identify internal control and financial statement risks as well as business process improvement opportunities; develop appropriate plans to address risks and opportunities in a timely fashion.
• Keep abreast of Finance team priorities and initiatives as well as Heico business unit and Internal Audit Industry developments to ensure audit activities and plans are responsive to organizational needs and follow the most recent best practices.
• Identify, validate, and communicate audit findings and process improvements and ensure that results are understood, presented fairly, properly documented, and that appropriate action plans are put into place and agreed upon by management.
• Assist with special projects as designated by the Internal Audit management team or Executive Management.
• Support annual external financial audits of the Company and its subsidiaries.

Job Requirements      

Education           

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or related field.

Skills & Relevant Work Experience

• 0+ years’ experience; relevant coursework or internships in accounting, auditing, data analytics, and/or risk management are a plus.
• Detail-oriented, self-starter, and possesses a strong work ethic.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Capability to multi-task; capable of meeting deadlines; good organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to interact with different levels of management and establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, staff, and external contacts; works effectively in a professional team environment.
• Knowledge of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Internal Audit Standards and Code of Conduct.
• Understanding of generally accepted auditing theory, principles, and practices.
• Desire to pursue professional certification (e.g., CFE, CPA, CIA).
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.
• Familiarity with PowerApps, Power BI, and IDEA (data mining software) a plus.
• Fluency in Spanish, French, Mandarin, or German a plus.
• Expected Travel 30% - 50% as needed.

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