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Internal Auditor

Norfolk Southern
remote work
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
1200 Peachtree Street Northeast (Show on map)
May 09, 2025
Requisition 38635: B3 Internal Auditor A resume helps you stand out to hiring managers and recruiters; your resume communicates your experience and your brand. While it is not required, we encourage you to include an up-to-date resume along with a completed job application to give you the best opportunity to be considered. A complete resume helps us to better understand your unique background, relevant experiences, and passions. We look forward to learning about you. Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail.As part of Norfolk Southern, you'll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win. Job Description Primary Purpose The internal auditor provides independent assurance over the control environment for operational business processes and data through the execution of risk analysis, control evaluation, and innovative audit testing procedures. The internal auditor performs consulting activities for management by independently assessing business processes or participating on cross-functional teams to improve controls and processes. The operational audit group focus on core business operations supporting the corporate strategic plan, safety and regulatory requirements, and third-party vendor compliance. The auditor builds and cultivates eective business relationships while providing independent value-added audit and advisory services. Audit activities include developing and executing risk-based audit programs, identifying recommendations that help mitigate risks and provide continuous improvement in processes and controls, communicating results, and following up on issues reported. Principal Duties Participates in the planning, performance, and reporting of operational audit projects. Identifies and assesses operational risks, evaluates the design and eectiveness of internal controls, and assesses compliance with corporate policies, governmental regulations, and industry leading practices. Monitors corporate activity to safeguard assets and determine economical and ecient uses of resources. Provides consulting services to management, based on specialized operations, risk, and system management knowledge, skills, and experience. Prepares audit planning documents, work papers, and audit reports according to department and professional standards. Seeks appropriate developmental opportunities and continuing education required to obtain and maintain professional certifications and support departmental goals. Job Related Experience Minimum Level: 1 year Preferred Level: 3-5 years Education Required Level: Bachelor's Degree (BA, BBA, BS) Preferred Majors: Accounting, Business Management, Finance, Data Analytics, Internal Auditing, Logistics, Operations, Industrial Engineering. Skills Required 1 year experience with exposure to internal audit, risk, compliance, process improvement, or rail operations. Skills Preferred 3-5 years experience in Internal Audit with a focus on business operations, strategy, safety, regulatory requirements, and third-party vendor compliance. Experience in transportation logistics, freight, or rail operations industries. Experience delivering process improvement, operations excellence, or safety improvement projects. Licenses / Certications Required: None listed Preferred: Certied Internal Auditor (CIA) Certied Public Accountant (CPA) Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Technical Skills MS Office Suite Risk assessment and analysis Understanding of NS business processes Understanding of railroad operating practices, regulations, and safety Experience with data extraction, transformation, and analysis tools (Alteryx, ACL, SQL, etc.) Experience with data visualization tools (Spotfire, Tableau, etc.) Experience with internal systems (SAP, mainframe, Workiva, etc.) Performance of work in accordance with internal audit standards Skills and Abilities Communication Skills Time Management Analyzing Problems Agile Learner Adaptive Thinking Career Path Predecessor Jobs: Staff Auditor Future Jobs: Sr. Internal Auditor Various assistant Supervisor roles Work Conditions Environment: Hybrid (3) days on-site and (2) remote work per week Shift Work: No On-Call: No Weekend Work: No Travel Required: 3-5 days per month. Company Overview Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com. At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization. Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.