Sr Internal Auditor

Job title: Senior Internal Auditor

Reports to: VP, Audit & Enterprise Risk

Department: Legal

Location: Alpharetta (Hybrid)

Grade: 17

About Priority: 

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. is a leading financial technology company on a mission to deliver a personalized, easy-to-adopt financial toolset that accelerates cash flow and optimizes working capital for businesses. Our vision is to eliminate the barriers to unlocking revenue - empowering businesses to grow faster and operate smarter.

We achieve this through the Priority Commerce Engine, an innovative platform that combines payables, acquiring, and banking and treasury solutions. This unified approach allows businesses to streamline financial operations, reduce unnecessary costs, and uncover new revenue opportunities.

At Priority, we're driven by results. We expect our people to be known for results - bringing expertise, momentum, and relentless focus to every challenge, helping our clients and each other thrive.

About the Role:

As a Senior Internal Auditor, you will help the Company ensure compliance with SOX and that there are appropriate internal controls throughout the organization. It will also provide the opportunity to review our entire operations and be part of continuous projects that can help grow the organization.

Responsibilities: 

• Document and test the Company’s internal controls including controls over financial reporting for Sox compliance

• Work with the company’s external auditor during the annual financial audit and any Sox testing

• Perform operational reviews to ensure internal controls are present and operating as designed, and that operations achieve business objectives

• Partner with the Accounting team to improve accounting operations and internal controls

• Review the Quarterly and Annual financial statements

• Perform special projects and investigations as required, which may include acquisition due diligence, earn-out calculations and commission analysis

What Success Looks Like:

Success in a Senior Internal Auditor role is about being more than just a checker of controls—you become a trusted advisor who drives value through risk management, compliance, and process improvement.

• Consistently delivers high-quality audit engagements on time and within scope.

• Ensures workpapers and reports are accurate, thorough, and compliant with internal standards and IIA requirements.

• Identifies meaningful risks, control gaps, and process inefficiencies with clear, practical recommendations.

• Demonstrates a deep understanding of risk management, compliance frameworks, and business operations.

• Proactively monitors industry, regulatory, and business changes to adjust audit focus.

• Builds credibility as a trusted advisor with management by providing insights, not just findings.

• Communicates complex risks in a clear, business-oriented way.

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant major (MIS, Accounting, Computer Science).

• 3-5 years of experience performing information technology audits including Sox, SOC, general controls assessments and application controls reviews.

Preferred Requirements:

• Professional qualification (CPA, CIA, CISA).

• Understanding of IT internal control standards.

• Data analytics (querying large volumes of data, sql queries).