Internal Auditor

Senior Internal Auditor, Food Manufacturing, Tri-Cities, WAThis position leads the developing of internal audit function across all our related entities. Must be a self-starter, result oriented and capable of working independently. Responsibilities include creating and implementing audit, risk, and compliance programs across the organization. This person will have broad exposure to the operations of the Company, interacting with leaders across finance, legal, HR, and operations and with our external auditor. This individual must possess the skills to understand business processes, assess the control environment, implement process improvements, and champion best practices. The position will be responsible for implementing the process documentation and testing along with communicating findings and recommendations to local and corporate management. Research, communication and collaboration skills will be instrumental to the success of this role. Essential Functions:Lead on the development and implementation of principles, programs and tools for the audit areas within Accounting and Compliance.Gain understanding of finance and compliance related processes, perform risk-based audit testing, and prepare audit work-papers and reports.Execute special investigationsand process improvements on ad-hoc basis.Draft high quality audit findings tailored to specific needs of the entity in a timely manner.Discuss and present draft findings to both local and corporate management.Perform requested follow-up procedures as necessary. Qualifications: