Senior Business Compliance Auditor

Who We Are

Lennox (NYSE: LII) Driven by 130 years of legacy, HVAC and refrigeration success, Lennox provides our residential and commercial customers with industry-leading climate-control solutions. At Lennox, we win as a team, aiming for excellence and delivering innovative, sustainable products and services. Our culture guides us and creates a workplace where all employees feel heard and welcomed. Lennox is a global community that values each team member’s contributions and offers a supportive environment for career development. Come, stay, and grow with us.

What Drives Success

This Business Compliance Auditor plays a key role in protecting the business, strengthening internal controls, and improving operational performance across retail stores and distribution centers nationwide. This hands-on role combines auditing, compliance, risk management, and data analysis, with the opportunity to work directly with business leaders to identify risks, solve problems, and drive meaningful improvements.

 

Successful individuals for this role are analytical, curious, self-directed professionals with audit or compliance experience who enjoy fieldwork, problem-solving, and having a direct impact on the business.

 

If you bring experience in internal audit, compliance, internal controls, risk management, forensic accounting, or operational auditing, along with strong Excel and data analytics skills, this role offers an opportunity to move beyond the numbers and directly influence the strength and effectiveness of the organization.

 

DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

 

• Conduct onsite compliance audits at retail stores and distribution center locations throughout the US.
• Evaluate internal controls, operational processes, and policy adherence to identify gaps and control breakdowns.
• Facilitate and observe physical inventory counts across Lennox locations, ensuring accuracy and procedural compliance.
• Perform data analysis and support continuous monitoring activities to identify anomalies, trends, and risk indicators.
• Develop clear, concise audit reports and executive-level summaries with actionable findings and recommendations.
• Partner with business leaders to identify root causes and design practical control and process improvements.
• Track and validate remediation actions to ensure timely and effective resolution of audit findings.
• Oversee annual physical inventories.

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What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field. (Master’s preferred).
• 5+ years of relevant experience in audit, compliance, internal controls, risk management, forensic accounting, or related field. (Master's degree in a related field may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience.)
• Professional certification (CPA, CIA, CFE), or the ability to obtain one. (Preferred)
• Experience with data analytics tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, or similar platforms. (Preferred)
• Strong self-direction with the ability to work independently in field environments as well as collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated curiosity and initiative in identifying control weaknesses and improving operational processes.
• Ability to travel up to 50%, including occasional weekend travel.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, internal controls, and audit methodologies.
• Ability to interpret and document audit results clearly in structured reports and work papers.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP, PivotTables, advanced formulas, data analysis functions).
• Strong analytical thinking with high attention to detail and the ability to connect data to operational risk.
• Demonstrated integrity and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple audits and deadlines simultaneously.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence across operational levels.

What We Offer

Compensation: This is a salaried exempt role. The starting salary range for this role and market is between $82,000 - $107,100 annually. Factors that may affect starting salary include geography/market and the skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for the BroadBase Incentive (BBI) program with a target payout of 2%. Employees in this role are not eligible for overtime.