Auditor - Senior
We are looking for a talented Senior Auditor to join our team specializing in Finance for Cummins Inc in Indianapolis, IN.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
- Strengthen the organization’s control environment by leading effective audits that assess efficiency, compliance, and operational integrity.
- Build a deep understanding of business processes by conducting interviews and walkthroughs that identify risks, internal controls, and potential gaps.
- Elevate audit quality by performing thorough testing in complex areas, ensuring audit objectives are met in accordance with professional standards.
- Deliver reliable, high‑quality audit documentation that supports clear conclusions and meets audit quality requirements.
- Drive meaningful improvements by identifying practical internal control issues and recommending opportunities that enhance processes and reduce risk.
- Maintain transparency and alignment by clearly communicating audit status, testing outcomes, and recommendations to key stakeholders.
- Support informed decision‑making by helping prepare formal written audit reports that articulate findings and strengthen management awareness.
- Develop team capability by reviewing staff documentation, providing coaching and timely feedback, and helping manage contracted audit personnel.
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
- A commitment to self‑development by continuously seeking opportunities to expand audit knowledge, sharpen technical skills, and grow through formal and informal learning.
- Strong situational adaptability to adjust communication, approach, and tone in real time based on stakeholder needs, audit scenarios, and shifting priorities.
- Effective project management skills to balance scope, timeline, and resources while ensuring each audit delivers meaningful and fully realized results.
- Deep understanding of audit standards to evaluate internal controls, perform high‑quality audit procedures, and clearly summarize findings for stakeholders.
- Ability to analyze business processes and internal control risks to identify gaps, design improvements, and apply risk management frameworks effectively.
- Solid grasp of financial internal controls to assess control design and operating effectiveness and develop practical remediation plans that reduce financial reporting risks.
Education, Licenses, Certifications:
- College, university, or equivalent degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, or related field required.
- Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant or similar certification is required.
Experience:
Intermediate relevant professional work experience in the field of study required.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Responsible for assisting in the execution of financial, operational, information systems, and compliance audits to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the internal control environment.
- Ensure the audits are compliant with Internal Audit’s policies and procedures.
- May lead the execution of less complex audits to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the internal control environment.
- Assists in interviews and walkthroughs to understand business processes, including risks, internal controls and any potential gaps.
- Performs audit testing including more complex audit areas to meet audit objectives in compliance with audit standards.
- Assists in preparation of formal written reports to communicate audit results to management.
- Reviews documentation of less experienced audit staff to ensure it meets audit quality standards.
- Coaches audit staff and provides meaningful and timely feedback.