Chief Internal Audit Officer

At National Vision we believe everyone deserves to see their best to live their best. We help people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible. National Vision is one of the largest optical retail companies in the United States with over 1,200 stores. We operate four retail brands: America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Eyeglass World, and Vista Optical inside select Fred Meyer stores and on select military bases. We offer an innovative culture where training is a priority, hard work is praised, and career growth is a reality.

We are hiring for a Chief Internal Audit Officer to join our growing team!

The role develops and leads an internal audit function that operates as an independent, objective assurance via the execution of Financial and Operational Audits utilizing the COSO framework. This position will report to the CFO.

What Would You Do? The Specifics.

• Promotes an overall risk and controls awareness in the Company.
• Leads the National Vision’s compliance efforts in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
• Works with various process owners to develop remediation plans and monitor the progress towards execution.
• Reports audit status and findings to senior management and the audit committee.
• Prepares and issues quarterly 302 memo.
• Prepares and updates a comprehensive risk-based audit plan for evaluating the effectiveness of controls in place to manage significant risk exposures, ensures the integrity and reliability of information and financial reporting, safeguards company assets, and complies with laws and regulations.
• Identifies, understands, and documents processes and procedures surrounding internal controls.
• Continually monitors and updates the assessment of the control environment, keeping abreast of significant control issues, trends and developments.
• Identifies and designs anti-fraud criteria and controls.
• Promotes business and process improvements through activities with business/process owners to implement value-added ideas throughout the organization.
• Recruits and hires audit professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfill the requirements of the Audit Department.
• Effectively trains, mentors and supervises employees to maximize their performance and career development.

Work Experience

• 10+ years of experience conducting internal audits within a company environment. (Required)
• 4-6 years of public accounting experience in addition to industry experience with a heavy emphasis on financial accounting applications and financial and operational controls. (Preferred)

Education

• Four year college degree or equivalent experience. Accounting preferred.

Licenses, Certifications, Professional Affiliations

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Active CPA or CIA (Required)
• Professional Affiliations: Institute of Internal Auditors (Required)

Taking Care of our People!

We understand the importance of financial health and security, and because of that, we provide competitive compensation to all Associates. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401k retirement savings with company match, flex spending account, paid personal time off, paid company holidays, parental leave, employee eyewear discount and much, much more. At National Vision, we strive to deliver opportunities for professional growth and long-term career fulfillment. We provide training programs, access to educational courses and pride ourselves on the ever-increasing amount of promotions from within.

We are an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.