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Sr IT Internal Auditor
- Compass Minerals America Inc. (Overland Park, KS)
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Description
We invite you to Explore the Potential of being part of something Clearly Essential!
Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature’s challenges for customers and communities. The company’s salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging facilities with more than 1,800 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.
Summary
As an Sr IT Internal Auditor, you will assist in planning and executing IT audits, working closely with cross-functional teams to evaluate risks and strengthen internal controls. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and a desire to grow in a dynamic environment.
Essential Job Functions include, but are not limited to the following:
_(Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities at any time.)_
+ Support IT SOX, operational audits, and technology risk assessments from planning through execution and reporting
+ Lead risk-based operational audits including risk assessments, IT operational process reviews, integrated audits and system implementation reviews related to technology risks, including cloud, cybersecurity and privacy risks
+ Lead control gap assessments of new and enhanced products, supporting systems, process changes, system architecture and implementations
+ Serve as a risk advisor to assess new products, systems, databases or changes to existing processes to identify financial and operational risks before launch, providing recommendations for improvement
+ Lead and coordinate SOX program testing IT controls with the co-sourced team, external audit team members, control owners, managers and executive management
+ Lead benchmarking and control rationalizations to improve controls, make processes more efficient, effective, and/or reduce cycle time for SOX IT compliance
+ Develop relationships with key partners as their risk advisor on internal controls and process efficiencies, providing insight and direction in regard to financial and operational risk
+ Continuously help improve the company’s ability to mitigate risks and develop recommendations on how to integrate controls as part of daily operations
+ Perform other related duties as required
Minimum Required Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
+ Minimum of two (2) years of progressive experience, in IT Audit, IT Compliance, IT Internal Audit or related experience
+ Knowledge and experience with Sarbanes-Oxley, evaluating the design and effectiveness of processes and controls over system development/change management, logical and physical access, data monitoring, data integrity/accuracy and completeness, as well as IT infrastructure security.
+ Knowledge of internal control and compliance frameworks (specifically COSO, COBIT, NIST, SOX) and hands-on experience applying the frameworks to design controls that are operationally effective across multiple compliance program.
+ Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, accounting, or related field.
+ Candidate should possess or be interested in pursuing certification as a CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CIA, or CPA.
+ Ability to travel 15% of working time
Preferred requirements
+ Big 4 Public Accounting experience with Fortune 500 clients
+ Consulting experience providing IT audit services is highly preferred
+ Experience auditing Oracle JDE E1 ERP environments is highly preferred
+ Experience with internal audit GRC tools, i.e. Workiva
+ CPA, CIA, CISA, or other relevant professional certification (or actively working towards achieving certification)
+ Knowledge and experience of cloud-hosted architecture (e.g., Microsoft Azure/AWS) and the risks associated with the various layers.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
+ Speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably in person, over the telephone and in small groups
+ Manual dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms and shoulders repetitively to operate a telephone, keyboard, write and use a calculator.
+ Mental stamina to interact professionally with management
+ Vision sufficient to read fine print and a computer monitor
+ Independent body mobility, agility and stamina to stand, walk, stoop, bend and twist, to access a standard office environment.
+ Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time.
+ Body strength sufficient to lift up to 15 pounds and carry files.
Compass Minerals is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are firmly committed to making all employment-related decisions without regard to race, ancestry, ethnicity, color, religious creed or belief, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy and breastfeeding), age, military or veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by law. Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws at dol.gov (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) . Jan 2026
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