Senior Compliance Auditor

Mon - Fri 8 to 5

What is my job:

This position is responsible for planning, executing and reporting on compliance related audits/reviews.

How do I make a difference?

Continuously Improving Results

• Provide compliance support throughout the company
• Assess, evaluate and promote compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations
• Coordinate with Legal, Risk Management and others in Internal Audit to perform gap analysis on existing and new legislation as well as policies and procedures currently in place
• Lead compliance reviews as directed by identifying, analyzing, evaluating, recording and communicating effectively
• Research new laws and regulations that require compliance and recommend changes to audit process as necessary
• Perform audit procedures to verify that controls are operating through testing and interviewing techniques
• Gather, interpret and provide effective documentation of audit evidence
• Maintain work papers (traditional and electronic) that document the compliance review observations, conclusions and recommendations
• Identify control gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Assist management in assessing compliance risks across functional areas
• Prepare detailed reports on audit findings, including developing recommendations to management on actions to be taken
• Assist with employee training on compliance related topics
• Complete special projects as requested

Living Who We Are

• Support, encourage, and respect co-workers
• Work with supervisor to set and achieve goals for professional development
• Comply with Wegmans Policies and Work Rules, as well as, federal and state laws
• Maintain open lines of communication with supervisors and coworkers to ensure the most efficient operations in the department

What skills, learnings, and experiences are required?

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Finance
• Minimum of 4 years of compliance audit experience (internal or external)
• Minimum of 3 years of analytical experience
• Professionalism in handling confidential and sensitive information
• Communication and interpersonal skills necessary to interact with all levels of management.
• Computer experience using Microsoft products: Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Possess strong listening skills and hear many points of view without bias, asking clarifying questions to check for understanding
• Use available resources to pursue goals and challenges with the intent of achieving results, striving for continued excellence and taking appropriate risks (Managing the 5 Measures)
• Effectively deal with ambiguity, handling risk and uncertainty with comfort, maintaining effectiveness in the face of change and acting on decisions without having the total picture
• Coming up with new, unique ideas using creative thinking while making connections among previously unrelated notions
• Cross-functional collaboration: initiate dialogue around different points-of-view to find a common ground; lead interdepartmental teams, facilitating organizational consensus and creating synergies to arrive at the best business outcome
• Use multiple resources to analyze data for abnormal findings, further investigating where warranted and identifying cause-effect relationships impacting the data
• Practice process improvement, implements positive change and continuously looks for ways to improve work processes; separate and combine tasks into an effective workflow by maximizing resources and providing assistance when needed and supervise output ensuring high standards and quality are achieved
• Advise others within the organization, as well as external business partners, using relevant knowledge and skills to ensure that sound business decisions are made
• Use critical thinking to solve complex and difficult problems with effective solutions skillfully questioning multiple sources for answers, seeing the underlying and hidden problems and patterns beyond obvious symptoms to address root causes
• Experience with project coordination, communicating goals and responsibilities to the team being sure to monitor performance against a project plan and effectively applying project controls. Include project stakeholders, team members, and subject matter experts in order to get things done
• Experience with risk evaluation: proactively identifying areas of potential risk exposure, thoroughly analyzing the situation to ensure the financial investment of a solution makes sense and implementing cost-effective controls to mitigate risk

What skills, learnings, and experiences are preferred and will set me apart?

• Master's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Finance
• Certified Internal Auditor
• Compliance Certification

Work environment:

• Work involves continuous interaction with co-workers in fast-paced environment
• Work includes sitting for prolonged periods, along with repetitive hand and arm movement
• Work requires frequent use of the telephone and computer
• Responsible for moving and lifting an average of 1 – 5 pounds with a maximum weight lifted of 10 pounds occasionally

Other:

• Employment at Wegmans may be contingent upon your completion and our evaluation of a drug screen physical and/or criminal background check
• All Applicants will be screened; only those closely matching the job posting will be interviewed