Agriculture Works Here
AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit are financial cooperatives that operate under shared management across eight states. While each association is owned by its local farmers and ranchers, they collaborate by pooling resources, expertise, and talent to provide affordable credit, crop insurance, and financial services.
Our associations are united by a common mission and commitment to serving rural America and supporting each other, which drives the success of the farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness we serve. We take pride in being a great place to work, and this enthusiasm is reflected in the relationships our team members foster with one another and with our customers.
Job Summary
*Hybrid-Incumbent must work a percentage of time each week in the Omaha, NE office.*
We are seeking an Internal Audit Manager who will lead audit teams in performing operational, financial, compliance or investigative audits, while ensuring effective communication with the Audit Committees and leadership throughout the process. Identify risks and independently evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls. Perform special projects or consulting services as requested by leadership and approved by the Audit Committees. Prepare reports of results of audits and projects to be presented to senior leadership and/or the Audit Committees. Develop, implement and maintain a quality assurance and improvement program to ensure compliance with the International Professional Practices Framework issued by The Institute of Internal Auditors. Assist in the development and implementation of the annual risk-based audit plan. Maintain all organizational and professional standards.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Plan, manage and conduct audits of key risk areas in the Associations to ensure integrity of financial data, safeguarding of assets, and compliance with policies and procedures. Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and recommend improvements in processes, procedures, and controls. Perform additional special projects as needed maintaining professional objectivity and obtaining approval, if necessary, from the Audit Committees. Execute all engagements in a collaborative manner, maintaining effective communication with the audit customers, leadership, co-sourcing partners and the Audit Committees.
- Responsible for all aspects of project management for each engagement, including:
- Develop the audit objectives, plans, and scope, ensuring that audit programs are based on an appropriate risk assessment,
- Perform and/or review audit procedures, including conducting interviews and surveys, reviewing and analyzing evidence, performing data extraction and analysis, and documenting audit customer processes and procedures within an electronic workpaper environment,
- Ascertain that adequate documentation has been gathered to evidence completion of the audit objectives and that such workpapers adequately support the conclusions reached,
- Develop written reports summarizing conclusions and leadership responses,
- Communicate results to leadership and the Audit Committees,
- Plan, execute and document special projects as requested by leadership and approved as necessary by the Audit Committees,
- Monitor engagement budgets to ensure proper usage of resources, and
- Ensure all engagements are conducted in a manner consistent with the team’s charter, business objectives, the assessment of audit risk, audit customer needs, and Audit Committees’ priorities.
- Provide project management oversight to our co-sourcing partners for audits, projects or compliance testing as necessary.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree Preferred in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
Years of Experience
- 6+ years of experience in Audit in public accounting and/or relevant industry internal audit experience.
- Professional certification (CPA or CIA) desired.
About Us:
AgCountry has 45 offices, is based in Fargo, North Dakota and serves portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, FCSAmerica is based in Omaha, NE and has 42 local offices serves rural communities and agriculture in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Frontier Farm Credit has six offices serving eastern Kansas. Together, we support nearly 82,000 producers and agribusinesses, meeting the needs of today’s agricultural industry with our combined 2600+ employees providing lending, risk management, technology, commodity marketing, and customer and employee education.
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