Driven Brands, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is the parent company of North America's leading automotive aftermarket brands across four distinct verticals: Repair & Maintenance, housing Meineke Car Care CentersR; Paint & Collision, housing MaacoR and CARSTARR; Distribution, housing 1-800-Radiator & A/CR and Spire Supply; and Quick Lube, housing Take 5 Oil Change. Driven Brands has nearly 2,700 centers across North America, and combined; all businesses generate more than $2.6 billion in system sales and service approximately 8 million vehicles annually. Driven Brands also houses its Charitable Foundations for its brands which collectively raise over $1.5 million per year.
Driven Brands is the quintessential growth company, more than tripling its revenues, brands, employees, and profits over the past six years. The primary focuses of the company are growing its franchisee's profitability, all brands' unit count and creating opportunities for its employees, franchisees, and investors. Our culture of meritocracy inspires high performance and innovation among our employees. We enable our employees and franchisees to go further, faster- generating growth for our franchisees' businesses and our employees' careers. For more information, visit drivenbrands.com.
This is an exciting time to join Driven Brands as we build our Internal Audit department. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Internal Auditor to join our team. The Internal Auditor will perform testing and review of internal controls to support financial reporting required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, perform risk-based internal audits (operational, compliance, IT), franchise audits, advisory & consulting engagements, and lead and execute department strategic initiatives, among others.
This role requires minimal travel to Driven Brands subsidiary locations (
You will support the Franchise Internal Audit Director in driving franchise audits, internal audits, and SOX compliance throughout a complex decentralized operating company model, including:
Performing internal audit planning and risk assessment activities and developing audit scopes, objectives, and work plans including the selection of appropriate audit tests, identification of key controls, utilization of data analytics, and other audit techniques.
Planning, assessing, conducting, and leading franchise audits.
Performing operational, financial, and compliance internal audits and special projects while ensuring quality and timeliness.
Working effectively in a team environment to plan and perform audit procedures, including the presentation of findings, risks, and recommendations to business process owners and senior management.
Assisting with periodic risk assessments to identify significant accounts/processes/locations for the annual SOX compliance audit.
Develop strong professional relationship with external auditors and process owners at in-scope audit locations.
Perform periodic walkthroughs and controls testing to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of key internal controls over financial reporting.
Assist with control deficiency evaluation and aggregation analysis and ensure that appropriate management action plans are in place to remediate identified control deficiencies.
Balance the dual role of independent, objective assurance provider and consultative business partner; guide continuous improvement on internal audit engagements.
Develop and maintain knowledge of company policies and procedures, and current developments in the auditing profession.
What you need for success:
Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Accounting, or related discipline.
CIA, CPA, CFE, CISA and/or other relevant certifications.
At least 2 years of experience in a Big 4.
Project management skills with emphasis on process development and improvement.
Ability to complete projects with minimal supervision.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Exceptional report writing and presentation skills.
Exceptional organization, time management, and critical thinking skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and due dates simultaneously.
Experience in analyzing and understanding data.
Ability to work on multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment while adhering to strict deadlines and producing quality work.
Proficiency with Office 365, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams, and other applications.
Knowledge of US GAAP, US GAAS, The IIA Standards, and COSO criteria.
Preferred Qualifications:
Accounting or audit experience with franchise systems and/or franchisee facing position.
Experience working with Oracle ERP.
Experience working with Alteryx.
Expert knowledge of MS Excel (visual basic, power query, pivot tables and macros).
Understanding of data analytics procedures and techniques.
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Requisition ID: 2022-23014
External Company URL: https://www.drivenbrands.com/
Street: 440 S Church Street
Line of Business: Driven Brands, Inc.
