Finance Auditor Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of finance auditor. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for assurance to management on the adequacy and effectiveness of the organizations risk management and internal control processes.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience developing/testing SOX related work
• Experience reading, analyzing and interpreting relevant information from general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, legal documents or government regulations
• Demonstrates effective planning, organizational and communication skills
• Experience working effectively individually or in a team environment and leading by example
• Demonstrates facilitation, project management, report-writing and presentation skills
• Experience working on projects that have strategic impact and that improve the process efficiency of the Company
• Experience helping drive the resolution of business issues in a team environment
• Experience simultaneously working and completing multiple assignments on a timely basis

Please consider me for the finance auditor opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for senior management with recommendations on effectiveness of existing processes, policy formulation, and education on issues such as internal controls, compliance, accounting, and systems.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Financial and IT Acumen - Well-developed IT an analytical skills to review and analyze business operations and corresponding applications to identify accounting, technological and operating opportunities
• Initiating Action - Flexible with good initiative and creativity
• Experience gained in Downstream ARC or Commercial operating environments
• Knowledge of Downstream financial processes and systems – R2R, P2P and O2C and GSD
• Intermediate-level understanding of Generally Accepted Audit Standards, IIA Standards, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, and GAAP, SEC, and statutory reporting
• Commitment to teamwork and consultative work style
• Awareness and keen interest in changing regulatory landscape
• Competency with spreadsheets, word processing and database software and business systems (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP)

In response to your job posting for finance auditor, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for reporting and analysis of various operations and processes for management to identify control weaknesses and make recommendations on internal control procedures.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Demonstrates strong analytical, problem solving, judgment, critical thinking and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of audit/project procedures, documentation standards and risk assessments and applies knowledge under supervision of others
• Knowledge and working experience with a major ERP application such as JD Edwards or SAP
• Experience developing queries to extract, validate and analyze data
• Possesses intermediate-level understanding of Generally Accepted Audit Standards, IIA standards, accounting and auditing sampling and testing methodologies, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, risk management, and SEC and statutory reporting, and the financial services industry
• Financial Services Industry, US GAAP and Accounting Best Practices, Bank Regulatory Reporting, General U.S. Banking Regulatory Compliance
• Public accounting (Big 4 or next tier
• CPA highly preferred (if not, then progress toward attaining CPA)

I am excited to be applying for the position of finance auditor. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for internal control and risk consultancy outputs (both written and verbal) that may be requested by management.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience using ACL or other Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs) preferred
• Background or experience in Finance or Banking
• Experience with creating dashboards or various reporting through Excel or other Microsoft based tools
• Knowledge or experience with risk and compliance in a financial environment
• Professional Designation of CIA, CFE or CPA preferred
• Execute ad hoc projects, such as due diligence reviews, readiness assessments
• Advanced skills in using Excel including pivot tables and look-ups tables
• Familiarity with GAAP and COSO framework

Please consider me for the finance auditor opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for expertise of policy, procedures, internal control concepts, internal audit processes and other matters.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Work experience in Finance and Controlling
• Solid and proven knowledge base of IFRS, Taxes, Controlling, and/or Corporate Finance matters
• Skillful in Microsoft Office products
• Capacity to consistently perform high quality work independently with limited supervision
• Good communication & negotiation skills with strong reasoning
• Excellent command of English language skills (written and spoken), including strong active listening
• Proficiency in other languages (Spanish, Portuguese) highly preferable
• Experience with the use of data analysis software