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The J.M. Smucker Co.
The J.M. Smucker Co.
5,001 – 10,000 Employees
HealthcareLogisticsMarketing
The J.M. Smucker Co. is a consumer products company whose portfolio brings together food, coffee, snacks, spreads, frozen handhelds, and pet food and treats. Founded in 1897, the company develops and supports brands designed for everyday household and pet-care routines. Its work is shaped by an emphasis on product quality, innovation, responsible business practices, inclusion, and community impact, offering a broad range of opportunities across the teams that create, move, and support its consumer products.
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Lead Internal Auditor – SOX & Internal Controls

Lead SOX testing, internal control assessments, and risk-based audits for The J.M. Smucker Co. Support remediation, audit automation, external audit procedures, and enterprise risk initiatives.

USUnited StatesOHOhioHybridFull-timeSeniorEnglish RequiredAuditor

Description

  • Own testing of internal controls over financial reporting and help maintain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
  • Contribute to the annual SOX risk assessment and scoping process by analyzing financial reporting risks, major processes, systems, and key controls.
  • Collaborate with Corporate Finance, Information Services, Legal, and other teams on SOX monitoring, control rationalization, process and system changes, enterprise risk management, and strategic implementations.
  • Manage daily execution of the SOX testing program, including risk assessment preparation, resource allocation, workpaper review, status updates, and stakeholder coordination.
  • Assess control deficiencies and test results, communicate risks and improvement areas, assist with remediation planning, and verify corrective actions.
  • Advance audit effectiveness through improved testing approaches, streamlined processes, AI applications, and automation.
  • Direct external audit assistance activities such as physical inventory observations, cycle counts, substantive testing, and related assurance work.
  • Lead or contribute to risk-based operational and process audits across planning, risk assessment, scoping, fieldwork, issue development, reporting, and follow-up.
  • Evaluate accounting, risk, and internal control implications for strategic initiatives, system implementations, acquisitions, enterprise risk activities, investigations, and other projects.
  • Coach and develop team members and may supervise interns.
  • Help strengthen the Internal Audit Department through ongoing capability development and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, finance, information technology, or an equivalent field.
  • At least four years of experience in public accounting, internal audit, or corporate accounting, with increasing management responsibility.
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and accounting principles.
  • Practical experience testing and evaluating internal controls over financial reporting under Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
  • Knowledge of risk-based auditing and interest in applying different frameworks to develop audit programs.
  • Interest in building data analytics skills and using technology to perform audits.
  • Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
  • CIA or CPA certification.
  • Professional designation or progress toward a certification.
  • Experience improving processes and evaluating control or SOX efficiency.
  • Experience in manufacturing or consumer food products.

Benefits

  • Resources supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
  • Equal opportunity employment.

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