
Operational Auditor
St. Louis, MOJob$67–83K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Nestlé Internal Audit provides risk-based assurance, advice, and insight across business units, factories, head offices, and processes. The Operational Auditor evaluates controls and compliance, uses digital technologies for audit testing, and recommends process improvements. The role offers exposure to brands and management teams globally and requires approximately 75% travel, including some international travel. A bachelor's degree is required by the start date; a master's degree and audit certifications are preferred.
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Position Summary
Products and brands that everyone knows. An international working environment that provides limitless opportunities and inspires you to climb higher. A career launch pad that offers the opportunity to accelerate progression in a global corporation. More than 300,000 employees worldwide are committed to great brands such as Nespresso, MAGGI, KitKat, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, San Pellegrino, DiGiorno, Coffee Mate, Purina, and more. Joining Nestlé Internal Audit means joining a dynamic, diverse international working environment that provides a genuine opportunity for professional and personal development. We combine team spirit, vision, and forward thinking. Be part of it!
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Nestlé Internal Audit (NIA) offers talented professionals the opportunity to join a diverse, global team and to hone and develop strong technical and leadership skills, which are essential cornerstones of any successful career. Nestlé Internal Audit provides ‘hands-on’ experience and exposure to our brands and management teams across the globe. Our mission is to enhance and protect organizational value, reputation, and sustainability by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight.
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Prepare and execute risk-based audits / reviews of business units, factories, head offices, and processes
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Evaluate processes and controls to ensure operational effectiveness and efficiency
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Review compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, policies, and procedures
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Ensure reliability and integrity of reporting, confidentiality of information, and safeguarding of assets
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Leverage digital technologies to provide effective risk-based audit testing for key internal control areas
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Identify and recommend control enhancements and process improvement
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Communicate findings and recommendations for corrective actions
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Present audit results to stakeholders and agree on timelines for recommendation implementation
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Maintain and update audit programs, manuals, and tools
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Work both independently and as a member of a team based on specific assignment needs
Requirements
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Bachelor's degree required by start date. Candidates who have already earned their degree, as well as those in their final semester with an upcoming graduation date are eligible.
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1+ years of professional business experience (can include internships), preferably in internal audit, demonstrating strong business acumen (e.g. Finance, Audit, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering)
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Willingness to travel approximately 75% of the time, with some international travel
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Master’s degree in business administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or comparable degree from an accredited institution is preferred
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CPA, CMA, CIA certification completed or demonstrated progress towards completion is preferred
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Strong analytical skills, including the ability to construct, cultivate, and discern trends, patterns, and insights from intricate data sets, and effectively translate them into actionable recommendations or strategies
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Bilingual is preferred
Don’t meet all the qualifications listed under “other”? These are preferred, but not required. When you apply for a role with Nestlé Purina, we ensure that individual confidentiality is held to the highest regard. We are intentional about creating an inclusive workplace for everyone. We consider our associates our most valuable assets. Please apply for full consideration.
Salary: $67,185.00 to $83,483.00 per year
Bonus Eligibility: Yes
The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.
Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at [email protected] or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at https://www.nestlejobs.com/privacy .
Job Requisition: 423964
How this job compares
Set against the 486 open Internal Auditor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$67–83K/yr
- US median$90–120K/yr273 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $75K, is 27% below the US median midpoint ($104K) — in the lowest quarter of Internal Auditor salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 486 open Internal Auditor jobs across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Truist29 open
- U.S. Bank26 open
- Capital One24 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Internal Auditor postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 424 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 261 of the 486 open Internal Auditor jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 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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