Sr. Financial Auditor

Be essential at Cars Commerce

At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, our reputation-based digital wholesale auction marketplace, Dealerclub, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.

No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challengeand Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.

But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.

As a Senior Financial Auditor, you will be responsible for evaluating the design and effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), with a focus on compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements. This role partners closely with departments including Accounting, Finance, IT, and Operations to ensure financial and IT-related controls are well designed, documented, and operating effectively. The ideal candidate possesses hands-on experience with audit management platforms like AuditBoard and demonstrates a strong understanding of business process controls, including the ability to test and assess relevant ITGCs and ITACs in connection with those controls.You will be expected to proactively identify needs, risks, and opportunities to set priorities and optimize resources, mitigate exposures, solve complex control issues, and drive automation and process improvement. You will operate independently and manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines.

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead end‑to‑end control testing — plan and execute control assessments covering manual, automated (fully system‑driven) and IT‑dependent (e.g. system‑generated reports reviewed by users) controls, assess design and operating effectiveness via walkthroughs, collaborate with control owners to drive remediation, and ensure formal closure and documentation of test outcomes to ensure SOX compliance.

• Draft and maintain business cycle narratives, process flows, risk-control matrices (RCMs), and audit evidence in accordance with professional standards.

• Work closely with control owners across the business to ensure business cycle controls align with GAAP, company policies, and applicable regulations.

• Utilize project management platforms like Wdesk (Workiva) and/or AuditBoard to manage audit workflows and performance metrics; maintain documentation, testing results, and remediation plans.

• Provide financial‑audit oversight during system lifecycle transitions, partnering with implementation teams throughout SDLC phases (requirements gathering, design, testing, deployment) to ensure business‑process controls are properly defined, embedded, and tested during transitional periods

• Use SQL/ACL to extract and analyze financial and operational data for control testing and substantive audit procedures.

• Collaborate cross-functionally, particularly with the IT audit team, to ensure alignment with business process controls.

• Assist in the audit of key systems and ERP platforms, with a preference for candidates familiar with Salesforce and Oracle ERP.

• Provide support during system implementations or upgrades, ensuring internal controls are embedded and tested during transitional phases.

• Partner with internal and external auditors to coordinate requests, provide documentation, and address inquiries efficiently.

• Assist with SOX PMO initiatives to design and deliver training presentations for control owners and audit participants, develop performance metrics and dashboards for Audit Committee and senior leadership reporting, and independently coordinate with internal audit, external auditors, and business stakeholders to drive SOX control execution, reporting, and issue resolution through to conclusion.

• Review and provide feedback on control testing performed by junior staff or external consultants, ensuring adherence to audit standards and identifying areas for improvement.

• Continuously monitor control environment changes, update documentation, and stay informed of emerging risks and regulatory updates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

• CPA

• Minimum 3 years of experience with a Big 4 firm or a medium-to-large internal audit department of a publicly traded company, with a strong understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance.

• Strong data analytic skills with the ability to utilize SQL, ACL and  perform advanced Excel/Google Sheet formulas.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, communicate effectively across departments, and influence control owners and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• CIA and/or CISA

• Experience supporting or auditing during system implementations or major system changes.

Experience working with or auditing within Salesforce, Oracle ERP is a strong plus.

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position. In addition to base salary, some roles are eligible for our bonus and/or equity programs, depending on level and role. Regular full-time positions are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package. If you are hired at Cars Commerce, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills and/or experience. If the salary range is close to what you're seeking, then we encourage you to apply and learn more about the total compensation package for this position.

Salary Range

$82,400.00-100,950.00

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans

• New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up

• Generous PTO

• Refuel - a service based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn grow and reset

• Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day

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