FDD Internal Auditor - SAP

Location: Remote
Onsite Requirements: N/A
Compensation Range: $80/hour
Project: Financial Data Governance & Controls | SAP Finance Transformation & AI Enablement

We are seeking an experienced FDD Internal Auditor - SAP to support a large-scale finance transformation initiative focused on SAP, financial data governance, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled reporting.

This individual will evaluate the design and effectiveness of financial controls as data moves through SAP, system integrations, reporting platforms, automated workflows, and AI-driven solutions. The role will conduct risk assessments, validate control effectiveness, identify compliance gaps, and establish audit-ready processes that promote accurate financial reporting and trusted business decision-making.

The ideal candidate combines internal audit expertise with a strong understanding of SAP financial systems, data governance, automation, and enterprise reporting environments. This individual will collaborate with Finance, Accounting, IT, Data Engineering, and SAP teams to strengthen financial controls and support ongoing transformation initiatives.

• Evaluate financial data controls across SAP S/4HANA, SAP FI/CO, integrations, data pipelines, and reporting platforms.

• Assess control design and operating effectiveness related to financial data integrity, quality, access, and reporting accuracy.

• Review financial data lineage and transformation processes to ensure transparency, traceability, and auditability.

• Analyze SAP financial processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, account mappings, KPI calculations, and management reporting.

• Conduct risk assessments to identify control weaknesses, compliance gaps, and financial reporting risks.

• Validate dashboards, reporting outputs, and automated workflows against approved business definitions and financial requirements.

• Evaluate manual adjustments, top-side entries, exceptions, overrides, and other high-risk financial activities.

• Assess SAP user access controls, segregation of duties (SoD), approval workflows, and governance procedures.

• Review compliance with SOX requirements, COSO principles, internal control standards, and SAP security frameworks.

• Develop and execute audit testing programs covering data integrity, SAP configurations, and financial process controls.

• Investigate control failures, data exceptions, and audit findings to identify root causes and recommend remediation.

• Document audit observations, risk assessments, recommendations, management action plans, and control testing results.

• Prepare audit evidence, control narratives, process documentation, and testing materials for internal and external audits.

• Monitor remediation activities and perform follow-up testing to validate corrective actions.

• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, IT, Data Engineering, and SAP functional teams.

• Establish sustainable controls supporting new AI, automation, analytics, and SAP-enabled transformation capabilities.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in Internal Audit, IT Audit, SOX Compliance, Financial Controls, Risk Management, or Financial Systems Governance.

• Strong understanding of financial reporting processes, including general ledger, journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close, and consolidations.

• Experience evaluating internal controls within SAP FI/CO, SAP S/4HANA, or other enterprise financial systems.

• Understanding of data governance, data quality, data lineage, audit trails, and downstream financial reporting.

• Experience testing manual and automated controls within complex, ERP-driven business processes.

• Familiarity with SOX, COSO, SAP access controls, and internal audit methodologies.

• Experience reviewing SAP integrations, interfaces, automated workflows, and financial data transformation processes.

• Ability to analyze large datasets and identify anomalies, control weaknesses, and compliance risks.

• Understanding of SAP user access controls, segregation of duties, and enterprise application governance.

• Strong documentation skills, including audit reports, control narratives, testing documentation, and audit evidence.

• Excellent analytical, investigative, and problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to communicate audit findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience collaborating across Finance, Accounting, IT, Data, and SAP functional teams.

• CPA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, or a similar professional certification.

• Experience supporting finance transformation or ERP modernization initiatives.

• Extensive SAP FI/CO or SAP S/4HANA experience.

• Experience with data governance, data quality, or master data management programs.

• Knowledge of SOX compliance testing, control remediation, and risk management.

• Familiarity with AI governance, model controls, automated decision-making, and emerging technology risks.

• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud, or enterprise reporting platforms.

• Exposure to cloud data platforms, data warehouses, ETL processes, and financial data integrations.

• Experience supporting external audits and regulatory examinations.

• Experience developing risk and control matrices, audit programs, and control testing procedures.
  
  
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