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OPERATIONAL AUDIT - SENIOR AUDITOR

Ecolab

Saint Paul, MNFull-time$86–129K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$86–129K/yr
Location
Saint Paul, MN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Auditor conducts financial and operational audits, assesses risk, and leads assigned engagements. The role includes planning and executing audit work, documenting and reporting findings, presenting recommendations, and supervising, coaching, and evaluating less experienced auditors. The position requires four years of auditing experience and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. Domestic and international travel of up to 25% is required; immigration sponsorship and relocation are unavailable.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Audit PlanningRisk AssessmentAudit ExecutionProcess WalkthroughsAudit DocumentationData AnalyticsACLProblem SolvingDecision MakingOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationPlanningOrganizationSelf-DirectionMultitaskingFlexibilitySpanishAsian LanguagesCoachingMentoring

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance4 Years Auditing ExperienceCPAMBACIA25% Domestic and International Travel20 CPE Hours Annually or 40 if CPA or CIA

Full job description

Job Duties

The Senior Auditor conducts financial and operational reviews, obtains and evaluates facts, plans and executes audits in accordance with accepted standards, prepares reports, and directs activities of less experienced auditors. In addition, the Senior Auditor has lead auditor responsibilities on assigned engagements.

What's in it For You:

Demonstrating deep understanding of audit concepts and risk assessment methodologies, including ability to identify and evaluate risks across a diverse and global business model

Leading internal audit projects - identify risks, perform audit planning and scoping, execute and document business processes, including conducting walkthroughs, report and present findings including making recommendations on how to improve processes and better mitigate risk

Leading, managing and developing the less experienced auditors, including supporting them with on-the-job training and coaching

Communicating professionally and effectively, both verbally and written, with management, team members, and auditees (e.g. country, division, and department leaders, which often includes executive leadership)

Supporting the training and development of team members through effective coaching and mentoring

Engaging with your manager to understand and address feedback on work products and incorporating guidance into future performance

Collecting and interpreting data, identifying patterns and trends in data sets and analyzing and reporting results to management and other key stakeholders

Having a strong focus on developing a reputation as a trusted resource by continuously updating your understanding of current business and industry trends

Supporting continuous improvement of the audit practice through learning and development opportunities including obtaining CPE hours, supporting department initiatives and other stretch projects.

What You Will Do:

Coordinating pre-audit planning

Performing engagement risk assessment

Effective/timely communication with the auditee and business partners

Effective/timely engagement with Audit Manager, keeping them informed of audit issues and project status

Providing leadership during fieldwork

Understanding all audit issues

Ensuring adequate findings documentation

Ensuring timely completion of all audit process deliverables, including work-papers, audit reports, and staff feedback

Reviewing all audit team work-papers before submission to Audit Manager

Writing effective field audit findings and final audit reports

Supervising, coaching, and evaluating staff auditors

Identifying ways to effectively utilize computer-assisted auditing tools including ACL and data analytics

Performing high-risk, high-exposure special assignments as requested

Leadership role for the quarterly Disclosure Review Process

Continuous learning of relevant business trends and issues and willingness to participate in IIA or other professional business networking opportunities

Participate in at least 20 hours of Continuing Professional Education(CPE) each calendar year (or 40 hours if CPA or CIA)

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited university

4 years of auditing experience in either public accounting and/or internal auditing

25% domestic and international travel annually as required (generally for 2 weeks at a time), to diverse locations

Immigration sponsorship and relocation are not available for this position

Preferred Qualifications:

CPA, MBA and/or CIA

Spanish or Asian language skills

Effective problem solving and decision making

Strong oral and written communication

Planning and organizational efficiency

Highly self-directed and self-motivated

Ideal team player skills, including humility and good judgement in working with others

Ability to multi-task and remain flexible

Annual or Hourly Compensation Range

The pay range for this position is $85,900.00 - $128,900.00. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Benefits

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.Click here to see our benefits.

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Potential Customer Requirements Notice

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:

  • Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.

Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are inclusive. We are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA).

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor Degree

Minimum Experience Required

4 - 20 years

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

Yes

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

No

Physical Required

Yes

Drug Test Required

Yes

Compensation

$11.41 / Hourly

Postal Code

55107

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

R00303722

Job Benefits

Not specified

How this job compares

Set against the 1,050 open Auditor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$86–129K/yr
  • US median$86–116K/yr566 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $107K, is 6% above the US median midpoint ($101K) — in the middle half of Auditor salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 19 open Auditor jobs in Minnesota and 1,050 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Auditor postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (793 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 333 of the 1,050 open Auditor jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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