Auditor

Position: Internal Auditor

Location/Department:Richmond Headquarters/Audit

Status: Full-Time Salaried

Travel: Up to 30%

Our Company

Universal Corporation is a global business-to-business agriproducts company with over 100 years of experience supplying products and innovative solutions to meet our customers' evolving needs. With operations in over 30 countries on five continents, we are uniquely positioned to leverage our worldwide network to access a diverse, reliable supply of plant-based materials. This presence, combined with our supply chain expertise, integrated processing capabilities, and commitment to sustainability, enables us to deliver high-quality, customizable, and traceable value-added agriproducts essential to our customers' success. We have two operating segments: Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. We are the leading global leaf tobacco supplier. Our Tobacco Operations involve procuring and processing flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for manufacturers of consumer tobacco products and performing related services. Through our Ingredients Operations, we procure raw materials globally and process the raw materials through a variety of value-added manufacturing processes to produce high-quality, innovative, specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, botanical extracts, and flavorings for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers, retailers, and food and beverage companies.

Summary

Universal Corporation, a global publicly traded agricultural products company, operates in more than 30 countries spanning five continents. Headquartered in Richmond, VA, Universal is seeking an Internal Auditor to perform audits ensuring compliance with established internal control procedures at our domestic and foreign subsidiaries.

What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Assisting in all phases of planning, performing and closing integrated risk-based internal audits, inclusive of financial, compliance, operational and IS areas
• Conducting system walkthroughs and compliance tests, evaluating adequacy of internal controls, performing detailed substantive testing and analytical reviews
• Documenting tests and findings in our automated audit workpaper package (Pentana)
• Analyzing the root cause of audit issues, developing practical recommendations, and appropriately documenting and communicating to stakeholders
• Conducting interviews of all levels of management
• Performing data analytics on subsidiary financial and operational data
• Providing direct assistance to the external auditors
• Performing special projects, as assigned
• Understand and exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in Accounting or Finance preferred; concentrations in IT or other disciplines also considered.
• Minimum one year of auditing and/or accounting experience or three years professional work experience in IT or manufacturing environments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Practical experience with ERP systems- Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Motivated to work independently and complete responsibilities with little supervision yet work well and promote a team-oriented culture.
• Experience testing general IT controls.
• Compliance / corporate governance / SOX experience
• Strong organizational abilities, attention to detail, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, the IIA International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), COSO's Internal Control- Integrated Framework
• Multi-lingual skills (Spanish or Portuguese)
• Data analytics experience using Power BI, Arbutus, ACL or similar products

Benefits

We offer a wide range of market-competitive total rewards that include 401(k) match, pension, merit increases, paid holidays, medical, dental, life, vision, short and long-term disability benefits, and tuition assistance to name a few.

After six months, this position is eligible to work remotely two days per week.

EOE M/F/Disabled/Vet Employer

All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.