Associate Internal Audit & Advisory Services

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Internal Audit & Advisory Services’ mission is to provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve CNX Resources’ operations and mitigate risks. The Internal Audit & Advisory Services department helps the organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, controls, compliance and governance processes.

The Internal Audit & Advisory Services Associate will be responsible for supporting the execution of the annual audit plan, including compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), specific project-related audits, and risk and process-improvement assessments. This position provides the opportunity to work with a collaborative team and gain experience and exposure to all aspects of the company’s operations and management team.

Target Responsibilities:

• Promote best practices designed to add value and improve CNX Resources’ operations and mitigate financial and operational risk matters.
• Regularly interact with senior level management throughout the company to gather information, advise, and provide recommendations to strengthen internal controls across all departments of the company.
• Build trust and credibility in relationships with the company’s management, leadership and co-workers across the organization. Support a culture of ethical values and fraud risk awareness.
• Support the SOX compliance program by working closely with management and process owners to identify new and emerging risks. Execute specific audit procedures, including performing risk assessments, documenting process flowcharts and narratives and completing testing of key controls.
• Establish and manage relationships with business process owners, external audit professionals, and any co-source partners in support of the company’s SOX compliance efforts.
• Propose remediation plans for identified control deficiencies and work with control owners to ensure control changes are implemented.
• Perform financial and operational audits and assessments, determine the scope of work and develop audit plans and procedures to be performed, conduct substantive work required to accomplish the audit objectives, and timely communicate the results to management.
• Compose formal audit reports and advisory memos of results, recommendations, and management action plans and communicate directly with senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Collaborate with management on corrective actions identified from audits and assessments performed, working closely with process owners to ensure timeliness and adequacy of action plans.
• Review accounting and operating procedures and systems of internal control supporting defined policies and procedures.
• Take initiative to proactively implement best practices for continuous improvement in our processes.
• Serve as a steward of the CNX Mission and Core Values (Responsibility, Ownership, and Excellence).

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Businesses Administration, Accounting, Finance or Information Systems.
• Certification or certifications highly desired or working towards (CPA / CIA).
• 1-2 years of related experience, including prior work experience in public accounting or corporate internal audit.
• Prior experience with Sarbanes-Oxley, COSO Framework, risk assessments, control analysis and audit methodologies including internal control concepts.
• General understanding of accounting practices and financial statement disclosure requirements.
• Ability to evaluate processes and procedures, solve problems, identify improvements and challenge the status quo.
• Self-motivated individual with strong organizational skills and ability to work independently to execute and manage multiple projects at once.
• Excellent and effective written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate in a clear and professional manner with all levels of staff, management, and external auditors.
• Experience with drafting audit reports, advisory memos, corrective actions and control deficiencies.
• Skilled at thriving in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment, and motivated to take initiative to understand the business and processes.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to the highest degree of professional standards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products as well as Auditboard (although not required).
• This position requires no travel.

Providing Equal Employment Opportunities
CNX provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. CNX complies with applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training, except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies.
CNX expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. Violation of this EEO Policy by any individual employee or applicant will not be tolerated.