About this role
About the Role Sompo seeks a Senior Auditor to join our North America Internal Audit team. This role will execute risk-based audits to assess the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal controls, partnering with business leaders to identify risks and deliver actionable insights that drive improvements. Based in our New York, NY office, with travel up to 15%.
What You'll Do
- Internal Audit Execution & Delivery: Execute risk-based internal audits across business and functional areas within the North America Insurance segment, assess design and operating effectiveness of key controls, and apply IA methodology and professional standards.
- Leverage data analytics to enhance audit coverage, risk assessment, and testing approaches.
- Financial Control Testing: Perform financial control testing within Underwriting, Claims, and Operations, including leading walkthroughs; coordinate with external auditors and internal stakeholders on financial controls.
- Governance, Risk & Controls: Evaluate governance frameworks, risk management practices, and internal control environments; identify control gaps and emerging risks; provide practical, value-added recommendations.
- Reporting & Issue Management: Prepare clear audit reports with findings and actionable recommendations; track and follow up on audit issues to resolution.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and communicate observations clearly; support leadership with insights for senior management where appropriate.
- Continuous Improvement & Insight: Contribute to enhancement of IA methodology, tools, and practices; support adoption of data analytics, automation, and continuous auditing techniques.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, or related discipline.
- Minimum of 4+ years of experience in insurance (property & casualty or reinsurance preferred).
- Prior internal audit, external audit, and/or underwriting audit experience required.
- Basic knowledge of state and federal regulatory insurance environments.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective organizational and workload management capabilities.
- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
Nice to Have
- CIA or CPA is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range: $100,000 – $120,000 USD per year.
- Two medical plans to choose from (Traditional PPO and a Consumer Driven Health Plan with HSA).
- Pharmacy benefits with mail order options; Dental and Vision benefits; Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Company-paid Life & AD&D; Company-paid Disability benefits; other competitive benefits described in program summary.