Consultant, Internal Audit

Consultant, Internal Audit

Remote

Ohio – Columbus Metro

United States – Remote

Full time

84439

As a team member in the Finance and Internal Audit department at Nationwide, the opportunities are endless! You can grow and learn in diverse areas across many disciplines such as Advanced Analytics, Investments, Actuarial, Accounting, Risk Management, Critical Business Advisor and so much more. Let Nationwide help create your career journey!

This position will be on Internal Audit’s Nationwide Financial Services (NFS) team. As a part of this team, you will have the opportunity to focus on audits pertaining to Nationwide Financial Services’ core businesses, including Life Insurance, Annuities, Retirement Plans, Mutual Funds, and much more. Performing both assurance and advisory engagements, you will focus on the business operations, governance, compliance, and related information technology platforms. Whether you’re an experienced auditor or have built a career in the financial services industry, you can grow your current skills and stretch into new areas as a member of the Internal Audit NFS team!

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Job Description Summary

To enable Nationwide to serve customers with the extraordinary care they deserve, we use advanced analytics to get insights from big data to provide meaningful audit results that improves business effectiveness and efficiency. No two audits are ever the same and the variety of work assignments gives us visibility and exposure throughout the enterprise. If you have the desire to learn continuously, think critically and can see the big picture, we want to know more about you!
As a Consultant, you’ll be a leader within the Office of Internal Audit, participating in critical initiatives and helping drive continuous improvement. We’ll count on you to manage projects for assurance and advisory engagements, from planning through completion, and navigate constantly evolving business environments and related risks.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates high-energy, flexibility, time management and strong communication skill by managing multiple assurance or advisory engagements at a time.
• Leads engagements, from planning to completion, with an authoritative level knowledge of auditing techniques and according to professional and internal standards. This includes, identification of key risks and controls in engagement plan, coordinating and reviewing work performed by engagement staff, summarizing issues, recommendations and conclusions in the engagement report and managing client relations. At times, performs engagement tasks of the highest complexity.
• Uses analytics and data visualization tools to perform full population testing. Identifies new ways to audit through data analytics, continuous auditing or other technologies.
• Manages engagement teams of approximately one to 10 associates. Assists with resource management activities for each engagement and provides valuable, real-time coaching and feedback to team members on both soft and technical audit skills.
• Drives ongoing risk assessments which serve as an input to the risk-based audit plan.
• Develops relationships across the enterprise to provide outstanding care to all customers and serve as a trusted business advisor to clients, internal risk partners and others.
• Contributes to initiatives and act as a change agent driving the unit to be more agile and innovative.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Audit Director/Audit Officer

Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, technical, or related field preferred. Advanced degree preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Relevant certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, PMP) desired.

Experience: Typically, more than six years of experience in audit, risk management or a related field. Experience in the insurance and financial services industry is preferred.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Skilled knowledge in audit, business and information technology general concepts and theory. Must have an operational knowledge and application of audit practices for multiple functional areas. Must have knowledge or project management and motivational theory. Applied knowledge in assessing risk. Must have critical thinking and decision-making skills for problem and/or enhancement identification and solution recommendation. Must have effective verbal and written communication skills. Collaboration and ability to work in a team environment required. Must have strong organizational and leadership skills to prioritize multiple tasks and execute audit objectives timely.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and HR Business Partner.
Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

-Credit/Background Check: Due to the fiduciary accountabilities within this job, a valid credit and/or background check will be required as part of the selection process.

-Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

Smoke-Free Iowa Statement: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries comply with the Iowa Smokefree Air Act. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on or around company premises as well as company issued vehicles. The company offers designated smoking areas in which smoking is permitted at each individual location. The Act prohibits retaliation for reporting complaints or violations. For more information on the Iowa Smokefree Air Act, individuals may contact the Smokefree Air Act Helpline at 888-944-2247.

For NY residents please review the following state law information: Notice of Employee Rights, Protections, and Obligations LS740 (ny.gov) https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/02/ls740_1.pdf

Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range.

The national salary range for Consultant, Internal Audit : 81,000.00-168,000.00

The expected starting salary range for Consultant, Internal Audit : 90,000.00 – 136,000.00