Staff Auditor, Internal Audit (SOX Testing)

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

FLEXWORK is an employee-centric reimagining of how we work. We built FLEXWORK based on employee feedback – it is about flexibility, trust, and choice whenever possible. It’s been a journey of disruption that has yielded the best of our values. We offer as much flexibility as possible, and choices that enable you to be most productive, including benefits that meet your needs and learning opportunities that you feel passionate about.

Job Description

Your Career 

Palo Alto Networks is looking for a highly motivated Senior Internal Auditor who is excited to join a high growth Company. The member will be a part of the Corporate Internal Audit Team and reporting to the Senior Manager, Internal Audit. 

The Senior Internal Auditor will coordinate the compliance related activities between the Company and the external auditor for several SOX processes. They will participate in evaluating the Company’s SOX program and partner with functions across the company to ensure a strong environment for ICFR. They will participate in managing SOX audit projects, and develop and deliver training to process owners. Last but not the least, they will have the opportunity to participate in operational audits, analytics, and other advisory projects.

The ideal candidate must have project management skills, be a self-starter, proactive, confident in interacting with management and external stakeholders, bring business experience, passion, and have experience in using analytical tools, assessing strategic, financial and operational risks, preferably in a technology industry.

The candidate must demonstrate ability to adhere to our corporate core values of Disruption, Execution, Collaboration, Integrity and Inclusion.

We expect office-based employees to be in the office four days per week, with one day working from where they choose. We believe being together facilitates casual conversations and those magic moments where we can work on issues and ideas informally. These moments build capability and deepen trusted relationships and allow our people to feel safe in taking risks and being disruptive. Like so many companies, we are working through the details and things could change …. but in general if a role is deemed office-based we want our teams to be together four days per week. 

Your Impact  

• Coordinate delivery and organize audit requirements for SOX assessments, walkthroughs and testing procedures
• Perform testing or review testing workpaper prepared by junior members on the team or contractors
• Evaluate audit findings and coordinate remediation of deficiencies
• Develop business relationships and proactively interact with process owners and management to gather information, resolve problems, and make recommendations for improvements and optimization
• Demonstrate initiative and provide timely updates to internal audit management - Work on multiple tasks effectively
• Perform other tasks and operational audit projects as assigned in support of the internal audit team and corporate objectives

Qualifications

Your Experience  

• Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent military experience required
• 3+ years audit and/or risk advisory experience from publicly traded company(s) and/or public accounting firms - Preferably in a multinational corporate environment and/or Big 4
• CPA, CIA, or equivalent certifications preferred
• Audit and/or risk advisory experience is essential, including previous roles in external and/or internal audit
• Strong SOX experience on medium-risk processes, preferably had experience in liaising with internal and external stakeholders, managing business relationships, and partnering with key stakeholders
• Experience in coaching junior auditors / contractors to complete testing and working with people in different time zones

Additional Information

The Team  

The SOX team is responsible for managing and executing our SOX program and ensuring we are best in class.

You will be part of a dynamic, disruptive and fast paced  team of highly specialized professionals with varied skill sets spread out between the US and India.

Our Commitment  

We’re trailblazers who dream big, take risks, and chall