Internal Auditor

Why Wendy's

When our square shaped burgers made their first sizzle on the scene more than 50 years ago, people knew our approach wasn’t like any other.

Same goes for the way we support our employees. Our culture of openness, flexibility, and inclusiveness allows everybody to flourish in their own way.

If you’re looking for a career where you can be part of the action as we continue to grow our iconic brand We got you!

The Internal Auditor is a crucial role to the Wendy's business, you will execute various financial, compliance, and operational audits in accordance with accepted professional standards in order to determine adherence with policies, procedures and applicable laws and regulations.

The selected candidate must have strong interpersonal and communication skills in order to effectively communicate process improvement / remediation opportunities to various levels of Wendy's leadership, including senior leadership, as needed.

While the position can be performed primarily remote, the preferred candidate will live in the Central Ohio area. #LI-Remote

Responsibilities

• Execute risk-based audits in one or more of the following areas : financial processes, franchisees, company operations, compliance activities.
• Develop relationships with company and franchise personnel to facilitate adding value throughout the organization. Educate company personnel on Internal Audit’s role within the company.
• Identify and document control exceptions and process improvement opportunities. Apply judgment to develop recommendations to address control exceptions and communicate these recommendations to process owners.

Follow-up with process owners to track the status of remediation efforts and assist in process improvement efforts.

• Assist in updating audit process documentation and prepare audit work papers.
• Provide assistance to external auditors as requested and act as a liaison between external auditors and process owners.
• Communicate audit status and issues identified during audits to Internal Audit management. Manage multiple audit activities simultaneously and ensure all deliverables are completed.

What we expect from you

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of auditing experience
• Knowledge of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and PCAOB Audit Standard #5
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions like formulas, pivot tables, and VLookup
• Proficient in Microsoft applications like Vizio, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams
• Well organized, self-starter
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Strong team orientation and interpersonal skills
• Certified Internal Auditor, preferred

Li-Remote

Wendy’s was built on the premise, "Quality is our Recipe®," which remains the guidepost of the Wendy's system. Today, Wendy's and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across more than 7,000 restaurants worldwide with a vision of becoming the world's most thriving and beloved restaurant brand.

The base pay range for this position is listed below. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and budget for the open position and also may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other relevant factors.

This range does not include an estimated value for any benefits, bonus, or other incentives that may be applicable based on position.

• The target annual bonus for this role is 7.5% of annualized base salary, based on actual company and personal performance.
• NOTE : Wendy’s benefits, bonus, and other incentives are governed by the applicable legal plans and policies and, where appropriate, may be subject to Board approval an individual award agreement terms.

Those documents supersede all other information regarding Wendy’s benefits, bonus, and other incentives. Wendy’s retains the right to amend or terminate its plans and policies at its sole discretion, in accordance with applicable plans, policies and laws.

Education : Bachelor's Degree

Travel : None

Pay Range : $65,000 - $75,000 Annually

Wendy's is an equal employment opportunity employer who may provide reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.