Internal Auditor

Job Description

About the Company

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is a family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. Since 1964, Love’s has been fueling customers’ journeys with its core business of travel stops and convenience stores. With over 630 locations in 42 states, Love’s provides products and services tailored to professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, and alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. The company’s commitment to giving back to the communities it serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace has earned it recognition for its award-winning culture.

About the Job

The Internal Auditor position at Love’s is an entry-level corporate internal auditor career position. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing risk assessments, testing transactions, analyzing data, assessing internal controls and business processes, preparing audit workpapers, and making recommendations for enhancing internal controls to improve operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in executing the annual internal audit plan and all phases of the audit process
• Interview business process owners to document internal controls and processes
• Prepare risk assessments for each process and audit area
• Assist in determining records or activities to analyze, the extent of tests to apply, and the workpapers to prepare
• Obtain, analyze, and evaluate audit evidence
• Ensure compliance with internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and supporting documentation
• Prepare workpapers that record and summarize data on the assigned audit program
• Hold preliminary discussions of apparent audit exceptions with process owners to verify and obtain explanations of and reasons for each apparent exception
• Identify and recommend methods to remediate control deficiencies, opportunities for cost savings, and operational efficiencies
• Participate in special projects
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from an accredited University is preferred
• Certified Public Accountant and/or Certified Internal Auditor certification desired; however, if not certified, the applicant should be working toward obtaining professional certification with an active plan to meet the 150-hour educational requirement to sit for the CPA exam in the State of Oklahoma
• At least one to two years of accounting, internal audit, and/or public accounting experience is preferred
• A recent college graduate with outstanding academic credentials and extracurricular/volunteer experience may be considered
• Prior internship experience in a public or private corporation working in accounting or auditing is a plus

Skills

• Ability to manage competing projects and tasks to completion in a fast-paced environment meeting established deadlines
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills, in particular the ability to tactfully communicate with all levels within the organization
• Advanced computer and word processing skills in Microsoft Office; experience with SAP is a plus
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to analyze large data sets and understand complex business processes
• Ability to research and identify emerging business/industry risks, rules, and regulations
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and auditing standards
• Knowledge and/or understanding of the COSO Framework

Physical Demands

• Requires prolonged sitting, some bending, and stooping
• Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator
• Requires normal range of hearing and vision