Associate Auditor

Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a "Bridgestone West" strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Job Category

Legal, Compliance & Audit

Position Summary

The Associate Internal Auditor is a newly established performer who assists with the completion of Operational, Financial, and Compliance audits covering Bridgestone Americas and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East, and Africa business units and functional areas. This role will utilize audit processes and procedures in order to perform effective, independent and objective audits identifying risks, vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and recommend corrective and preventative actions. The position reports to the Internal Audit Manager.

This role will be based in Nashville, TN.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the completion of risk-based audits in accordance with regulatory and corporate standards, including planning, performing control walkthroughs, control testing, documenting, and reporting results.
• Verifies accounting records are accurate and factual and that the company's best practices are safeguarded.
• Identifies risks, controls, and opportunities for improvement; Identifies root cause and assists in development of recommendations for cost reduction, profit generation and operational efficiency improvements.
• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets data collected from multiple sources to aid in audit procedures, as necessary.
• Assist in drafting audit reports that address key issues noted during the audit for review.
• Participates in discussions to present audit results and prepare necessary presentations
• Assists in monitoring key risk indicators and emerging risks to identify potential edits or updates to the risk assessment / audit plan.
• Develops relationships with Management to understand key initiatives within the organization.
• Participates in ad hoc requests and special projects as required by the Audit leadership team.
• Utilizes data analytics tools to enhance audit efficiency and identify anomalies or trends.

Minimum Qualifications

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

What we offer

At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to "Serve Society with Superior Quality", for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you :

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.