Senior Internal Auditor - Data Analytics

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, SQL, PowerBI, Tableau

Job Description

At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time; others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely.

This position may be a hybrid or fully remote position, as decided by your manager. If designated as hybrid, you’ll divide your time between working remotely from your home and an office location, so you should live within commuting distance. If designated as remote, you’ll be working remotely from your home and may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or offsites. Your hiring manager can share more about this role’s hybrid or remote designation.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands.

Join our team

We are looking for a go-getter Senior Auditor with a passion for analytics and an understanding of accounting principles to complement our talented and uniquely integrated audit team. GoDaddy’s Internal Audit team plays a central role assisting the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, CFO, and Chief Legal Officer in fulfilling their responsibilities overseeing accounting and financial reporting processes and internal controls, compliance with laws, regulations and industry standards and risk management.

You will play an integral role conducting Internal Audit’s operational, financial, business process and compliance audit activities using analytics throughout all phases of the audits. Through the creative use of data analytics, your work will increase our understanding and scoping of accounting and complex business processes and help improve the company’s operational activities.

The ideal candidate will have both accounting experience and proficiency using SQL and other data analysis tools to navigate and mine data sources to research and audit accounting activities.

What you'll get to do...

We’re looking for a team player who has natural curiosity and a willingness and ability to learn. You’re a continuous learner who can perform the following in our complex, technical, and fun environment:

• Leverage your knowledge of accounting and business processes to develop test methodologies for moderate to highly complex business processes.
• Identify opportunities to utilize data analysis in all audit projects.
• Perform testing to evaluate the design, accuracy and adequacy of internal controls.
• Navigate within large complex technology environments to locate, validate, extract, and format data for use of data analytics in audit testing.
• Document the analyses and analytics you’ve developed.
• Have the ability to be flexible and adapt – you thrive when things move fast and change.
• Be a self-driven learner – you know what you don’t know and are willing to go the extra mile to learn.
• Willing to engage others to get or give assistance – you’re not afraid to ask questions and others can easily approach you for help.
• Perform other team-related duties as assigned.

Your experience should include...

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with data analytics knowledge and experience or Bachelor’s degree in Data or IT-related field (CIS, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Analytics, etc.) with Accounting / Finance knowledge and experience.
• 3+ years of accounting, audit, or financial analysis experience and analytics experience. Big 4 experience a plus.
• Experience and working knowledge of common data analytics tools such as ACL, Arbutus, SQL, Python, Power BI, or Tableau required. Workday experience a plus.
• Proficient with the use of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word and Visio mapping tools.
• Working knowledge of business processes and risks, internal controls, auditing techniques, and auditing standards.
• Education or awareness of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), or the COSO framework.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, internal customer service, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Able to plan and lead projects and meetings.
• CPA, CIA or other applicable professional certification a plus.