Sr. IT Auditor

Location Type: Remote: open to residents of any country

 

Job Description:

Rakuten International is a division of Rakuten Group, Inc., a Japanese global technology leader in services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Headquartered in San Mateo, California with more than 4,000 employees worldwide, the Rakuten International business portfolio includes market leaders in e- commerce, digital marketing, advertising, communications and entertainment. We create products and services that provide exceptional value by aligning members and the businesses that want to engage them in a shared community.

Job Summary:
The Senior Internal Auditor will report to the Rakuten USA Internal Audit Manager and will be a critical part of the Rakuten Americas Internal Audit Team. The candidate will interact on a regular basis with accounting, finance and business personnel from all Rakuten group companies in the U.S. The candidate will be responsible for performing financial, operational, compliance, and Japanese SOX reviews in accordance with the Rakuten Inc. internal audit plan.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in audit risk assessment, planning and audit scope development as well as project execution as a critical team member.
• Lead the execution of specific areas of a project, supervising other members and providing coaching where requested.
• Act as the in-charge for selected audit projects, conducting the audit planning, overseeing the execution of the audit, and leading closing activities. Supervision includes assessing project status and results and overseeing timely completion, including work paper review and report preparation.
• Promote enhancement of auditor judgment through targeted feedback that drives directly to business control risks.
• Provide reports to managers on the effectiveness of their business unit’s internal control structure along with recommendations that improve the effectiveness, efficiency and economic value of a control or process.
• Assess audit findings including control weaknesses with an appropriate degree of professional skepticism, seeking to fully understand risks to the company. Assist business partners with the development of Management Action Plans to mitigate weaknesses, providing thought leadership on the appropriateness of the Plan.
• Provide control consulting services to management to assist in redesign efforts that improve the control environment.
• Facilitate management’s JSOX assessment by evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of documented controls.
• Coordinate with external auditors and business process owners on audit related matters.
• In addition to internal audit assignments, from time to time you may assist the Rakuten group associated companies in performing special financial or analytical projects.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Strong experience and knowledge of best practices in operational and compliance review.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, to effectively present to peers and management.
• CPA, CIA, or other professional audit designation desirable.
• Understanding of accounting principles (IFRS and GAAP), practices, procedures, and controls on manual and automated systems and the ability to exercise independent and objective judgment in various settings and circumstances.
• Understanding of internal control concepts and familiarity with SOX/JSOX is highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex situations into workable solutions to present to Management of all levels.
• Strong computer skills; Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access required. Ability to travel up to 30%.

Minimum Requirements:

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• 5+ years of internal audit experience, preferably with “Big 4” or consulting firm experience.

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Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

Always improve, Always Advance – Only be satisfied with complete success – Kaizen
Passionately Professional – Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize – Practice – Validate – Shikumika – Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction – The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! – Always be conscious of time – take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team

Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base compensation for this role to be within the range shown below. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. The successful applicant for this role will be eligible for discretionary bonus, health, vision, dental insurance, 401k matching, PTO, Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and other employee benefits as the company implements.

USD $78,651.00 – $135,216.00 annually