Job Title: Internal Audit Associate

Department: Finance

Sub Department: Internal Audit

Reporting Location: Remote

Required Years of Experience: 1+ years of experience

Required Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field

Position Objective:

The Internal Audit Associate will work with the audit team to execute the internal audit plan, assist with the coordination and testing of controls for the annual Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program, and conduct data analysis to streamline executing control testing, completing audit work and monthly spend data to drive cost recoveries. This specific role will provide consistent support to the SOX compliance program by completing SOX testing, creating process flows, and performing administrative tasks. The role will support the Internal Audit team on various other audits, special projects, and data analytics per the annual Internal Audit Plan. The role also supports business, IT, and advisory projects, primarily to evaluate processes, risks and controls, to identify opportunities for enhancements and/or to ensure compliance with current procedures. The role will also include frequent interactions with various departments and sub departments to understand processes and to routinely follow-up on open internal audit findings / control deficiencies.

Essential Duties:

• Assist with the coordination of the quarterly SOX assessments and annual SOX testing, as well as work with the Internal Audit team to remediate any control deficiencies on an annual basis.
• Assist with the planning and closing activities related to the SOX program such as updating the SOX management system, coordinating with co-source partners, etc.
• Creating new process flows for SOX business processes as well as process flows for system implementations.
• Conduct SOX business process walkthroughs to ensure the controls are designed appropriately and operating effectively, as well as to identify process improvement opportunities to support the business and IT departments.
• Analyze data where the objective is to identify problems and issues.
• Assist with internal audits and inquiries, including completing data analysis on a routine basis to identify additional audit areas.
• Routinely follow-up on open internal audit findings, as well as review the results of implemented internal audit findings to ensure they have been successfully addressed.
• Assist with business and IT advisory projects as well as special projects that may arise during the year at the request of management or the Audit Committee.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Energetic, team-oriented, innovative, and driven individual who applies knowledge to improve and refine business processes and move the overall business forward while ensuring compliance with SOX controls, COSO framework, etc.
• Preferred, experience with conducting financial, operational and/or IT related audits and/or investigations.
• Preferred, experience in conducting and reviewing SOX or Internal Control process walkthroughs, testing and remediation of issues for both business processes and IT.
• Proficient administrative, organization, multi-tasking and time management skills.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint; preferred experience with Salesforce, SOX/Internal Control management systems (ex. AuditBoard, TeamMate, etc.), and data mining and analysis tools (ex. Alteryx, ACL, etc.).
• Certified or ambition to obtain a certification such as Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Managerial Accountant and/or other related technical training and skills to perform the scope of this position.

Remote work is being considered for this role

EQT Corporation and its subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Disabilities/Veterans

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