Staff Auditor

**About Lowe’s**

**Lowe’s India**

Lowe’s India employs over 3,600 associates across technology, analytics, merchandising, supply chain, marketing, finance and accounting, product management, and shared services leveraging new technologies and finding innovative methods to ensure Lowe's has a competitive edge in its key markets.

**About the Team**

Internal Audit is an independent assurance/advisory function reporting functionally to the audit committee of the Board and administratively to the Finance function(CFO). IA is responsible for planning, executing, and reporting operational, compliance, financial, and technology audits.

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This role will assist the Lead Auditors in the administration of Internal Audit’s SOX Oversight program and in conducting Operational Audits. For Operational Audits, Internal Audit at Lowe's focuses primarily on value-add, operational audits with high visibility to Lowe's Leadership. The primary purpose of this role is to work closely with the Lead Auditors and project teams by assisting in planning, developing and executing of audit testing. Additionally, the Staff Auditor prepares inputs to written communication and deliverables for audit engagements involving the use of data analytic skills, process analysis, and critical thinking. Overall, this role will assist in audits that evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls established to manage Lowe's most significant risks.

The SOX Oversight responsibilities include assisting the Lead/Senior auditors with a combination of SOX planning activities, performing independent SOX testing, reviewing management’s testing, and driving SOX-related administrative activities such as reporting of internal controls over financial reporting, as well as, continuous improvement of the program. The role will be the liaison for SOX related activities with Management and the external auditors. Engagement with Management includes consulting on controls/narratives, training on best practices, and oversight of Management testing, as well as routine quarterly SOX procedures.

**Roles & Responsibilities**:
**Project SOX compliance**:

- Assists with Internal Audit’s oversight role in the Company's SOX 404 assessment, including SOX program planning activities, performing independent SOX testing, reviewing management’s testing, and driving SOX-related administrative activities such as reporting of internal controls over financial reporting.
- Assist in identifying key risks, develops process mapping and conducts testing for in-scope controls.
- Performs data analysis to deliver valuable insights to management, when applicable
- ** Project Management**:

- Collects preliminary data and conducts analysis and assists Lead and Senior Auditor in detecting deficient controls, inefficiencies,duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies
- Provides support for coordinating with the client and management to ensure project timelines are met
- Organizes resources, information, and significant findings from root cause, risk exposure, and management analysis. Responsiblefor work paper standards.

**Project Communication**:

- Assists Lead/Senior Auditor in the detailed report and summarization of audit findings
- Timely escalate delays in project executions for ensuring timely closure

**Collaboration with others**:

- Participates in rotational committee work such as internal quality reviews, issue follow up and training coordination to gain extensive knowledge and experience in key audit functional areas

**Self Development**:

- Organizes resources and information in an efficient manner to handle competing demands and accomplish what needs to be done

**Years of Experience**:
1 to 3.5 years post qualification experience

**Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)**

**Required Minimum Qualifications**:
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CA/ CPA/ACCA/CIA (preferred)

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Finance
- Experience in Internal Audit / SOX compliance

**Skill Set Required**

**Primary Skills (must have)**
- Auditing experience
- Accounting knowledge
- Fluent and efficient verbal communication skills
- Basic to modera