Internal Controls & Audit Specialist

VSP Vision Care

Internal Controls & Audit Specialist ensuring compliance with internal controls and coordinating financial statement audits at VSP Vision. Collaborating closely with Internal Audit and external auditors.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $84,000 - $141,750 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure compliance with internal controls requirements and coordinate the financial statement audits with the external auditors
Work closely with Internal Audit to monitor Model Audit Rule (MAR) compliance for Finance; coordinate all testing, documentation, and support for Finance
Perform self-audits of internal controls prior to formal audits occurring
Analyze internal controls independent of Internal Audit to ensure Finance has internal controls adequate to mitigate any material financial statement risk at a corporate and a global level
Evaluate risks and designs internal controls to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of financial and operational controls, the reliability and accuracy of data and information systems, and the adequacy of controls over segregation of duties, safeguarding of corporate assets and corporate governance
Ensure consistency of financial internal controls across all VSP companies
Implement remediation efforts for control weaknesses identified; negotiate with Internal Audit as needed to reach agreement that remediation efforts are acceptable
Review internal control compliance documentation to ensure it is clear and well-organized and that it appropriately documents the effectiveness of the controls
Serve as a liaison between VSP management and external auditors
Schedule audits and ensures audit timelines are met; assign and monitor due dates of all financial information necessary to successfully complete audits
Request, collect and review all financial information requested by external auditors
Create, issue and manage reports for management, include status updates, open issues, audit expense tracking, and dashboards
Perform special audit and internal controls projects as assigned and reports findings to management
Coordinate with other units/departments to facilitate special requests and resolve escalated issues

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or related field or equivalent experience
Six years accounting-related experience, including working with Sarbanes Oxley or Model Audit Rule compliance
Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and practices (GAAP and GAAS)
Experience auditing in an SAP environment
A proven track-record of effectively managing projects and prioritizing tasks
Ability to travel approximately 10%+ of the time
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to summarize large amounts of data into executive-level summaries
Proficient in Excel
Clean credit history as reported by credit report
Ability to regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of his/her job duties.
Familiarity with audit and testing procedures (Preferred)
Big 4 public accounting (Preferred)
CPA License (Preferred)
Familiarity with Auditboard/Optro SOX Experience (Preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Eligible bonuses and commissions
Health insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

internal controlsfinancial statement auditsModel Audit Rule (MAR)self-auditsrisk evaluationGAAPGAASauditing in SAP environmentExcelaudit and testing procedures

Soft Skills

project managementprioritizationverbal communicationwritten communicationdata summarizationdiscretionindependent judgmentnegotiationorganizationliaison

Certifications

CPA License