As a team member in Internal Audit at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.
As a Senior Analyst, you’ll contribute to key initiatives that support the department’s mission of continuous improvement and risk management. You’ll assist in the execution of assurance and advisory engagements, supporting activities from planning through completion. Your role will involve analyzing business processes, identifying potential risks, and collaborating with team members to deliver valuable insights in a dynamic and evolving environment.
This position is expected to be a part of the Internal Audit (IA) Professional Rotation Opportunity (PRO) Program. The P.R.O program is an 18-Month rotational program with a structured curriculum focus on upskilling digital, business acumen, and auditing knowledge. It will give each team member the opportunity to rotate through different IA teams focused on different NW products/services and a chance for diverse experience and networking across the enterprise.
This is a hybrid position located in Columbus Ohio and you will be required to come into the office two days per week.
This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.
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Job Description Summary
To enable Nationwide to serve customers with the extraordinary care they deserve, we use advanced analytics to get insights from big data to provide meaningful audit results that improves business effectiveness and efficiency. No two audits are ever the same and the variety of work assignments gives us visibility and exposure throughout the enterprise. If you have the desire to learn continuously, think critically and can see the big picture, we want to know more about you!
As a Senior Analyst, you'll help drive continuous improvement to our processes and standards and execute assurance and advisory engagements. You'll have opportunities to use innovative tools and techniques and be encouraged to experiment and master audit methodologies while navigating constantly evolving business environments and related risks.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Participates in and leads some aspects of planning activities, including fraud risk brainstorming and scoping discussions, attending client interviews, help identifying key risks and controls and drafting process flows.
Tests multiple business and technology controls for multiple audits concurrently. Uses critical thinking to understand and independently execute control testing and document results in accordance with professional and internal standards. Use analytics and data visualization tools to perform full population testing.
Helps identify and document issues and process improvement opportunities through control testing.
Attends team status meetings and provides timely updates on the status of assigned work. Attends client status meetings and present identified findings. Seeks opportunities to shadow more experienced staff.
Develops relationships across the enterprise to provide outstanding service to all customers and strive to serve as a trusted business advisor to clients, internal risk partners, and others.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to Audit Director/Audit Officer
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, technical or related field preferred.
License/Certification/Designation: Relevant certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, PMP) or progress toward becoming certified desired.
Experience: Typically, two to four years of experience in audit, risk management or a related field.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: General awareness in audit, business and IT general concepts and theory. Must have an operational knowledge and application of audit practices to some functional areas. Must possess business knowledge. Must possess critical thinking and decision-making skills for problem and/or enhancement identification and solution recommendation. Must possess effective verbal and written communication skills. Must possess collaboration skills to function in a team environment and work on multiple projects at a time. Must possess organizational and time management skills to prioritize multiple tasks and execute audit objectives in a timely manner.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and HR Business Partner.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.
Job Conditions:
Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)
Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Extended and non-standard work hours based on project and customer results.
ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
Credit/Background Check: Due to the fiduciary accountabilities within this job, a valid credit and/or background check will be required as part of the selection process.
Benefits
We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more.
Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.
NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:
We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.
Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.
The national salary range for Sr Analyst, Internal Audit : $62,500.00-$115,500.00
The expected starting salary range for Sr Analyst, Internal Audit : $62,500.00 - $93,500.00
