Yext is the leading Digital Knowledge Management (DKM) platform. Our mission is to give companies control over their brand experiences across the digital universe of maps, apps, search engines, voice assistants, and other intelligent services that drive consumer discovery, decision, and action. Today, thousands of businesses including brands like Taco Bell, Rite Aid, and Steward Health Care use the Yext Knowledge Engine™ to manage their digital knowledge in order to boost brand engagement, drive foot traffic, and increase sales.
The Yext Internal Audit and SOX Compliance team is a dynamic and growing team that assists management with the efficient and effective design of internal controls over financial reporting and provides assurance activities over the proper design and operation of those controls and well as other significant business processes. The Senior Audit Analyst reports directly to the Senior Director of Internal Audit and is a trusted advisor to the business, providing consulting and assurance services based on the team’s risk assessment and assurance needs.
Responsibilities
- Providing assurance to the Board and external stakeholders on compliance with company policies and procedures, the efficient and effective design of operational processes and the effective mitigation of risk in the organization’s processes
- Assisting the annual enterprise risk management process and engage with various leadership level team members to identify and explore key strategic, operational and regulatory risks impacting the organization
- Risk consulting on new financial, operational and strategic initiatives to ensure efficient, effective and scalable design
- Educating the workforce on risk, process, controls and emerging issues financial reporting and auditing standards
- Supporting SOX process and entity scoping and development of test plan to address key risks of material misstatement
- Identifying and evaluating risks in financial reporting and business processes and assist management in action plan development
- Monitoring management remediation activities and ensuring timely completion
- Supporting with the design, conceptualization and implementation of Governance, Risk and Control (GRC) tool
- Other ad hoc consulting, assurance and compliance projects
- Some travel required (approximately 10%)
Minimum Requirements
- 2-3 years cumulative experience in internal/external audit or business consulting
Preferred Requirements
- Experience in enterprise risk management and risk assessment
- Experience with SOX compliance efforts or as part of external, integrated audits
- Strong written and oral communication skills (used to educate management, communicate with them about process, controls, emerging audit and compliance issues, and communicate with external vendors/auditors and non-technical stakeholders)
- Previous experience with SOXHUB compliance tool
- Previous experience with data analytics or process and control automation
- Previous experience with enterprise risk assessment and GRC tools
- Embraces the challenge of evaluating process and controls in a fast paced control environment
Compensation, Benefits & Perks
Yext offers the following exceptional benefits: competitive compensation, 401k, unlimited snacks, daily meal allowance, flexible hours/paid time off, and excellent health/dental/vision insurance. We treat our employees well and offer tremendous growth opportunities. Challenging work pushes our people to be creative in a casual environment that is caring, fun, and collaborative. We believe that when you have smart, happy people working together you can produce something special.
About
Yext has been named a Best Place to Work by Fortune and Great Place to Work® as well as a Best Workplace for Women. Yext is headquartered in New York City with offices in Berlin, Chicago, Dallas, Geneva, London, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo and the Washington, D.C. Area. For more information, visit yext.com.
Yext is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, genetics, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or nonbinary or nonconformity and/or status as a trans individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, marital, parental and/or familial status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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