Job Summary

Oversee and lead multiple advisory and assurance projects. Provides recommendations to management while maintaining a strong control environment. Review and advise team on complex and interpretive financial analyses and executes financial, operational, IT and compliance reviews throughout the company. The position will spend a significant amount of time leading and developing the audit staff, building relationships with management throughout the organization and driving the function’s strategies.  10 years of related experience.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead the annual risk assessment and development of comprehensive and flexible risk-based audit plan, including communication to management and senior leadership
• Collaborate with Audit Managers in developing and maintaining schedules of resources
• Provide leadership and oversight to all phases of audits (i.e., pre-planning, planning, fieldwork, and reporting).
• Implement the audit plan, by clearly defining the objective and scope of each review, employing critical thinking and appropriate testing methodologies, including, as appropriate, any special tasks or projects requested by management or the audit committees.
• Participate in developing and executing the department’s strategies
• Lead investigations in association with the company’s Code of Conduct
• Participate in and/or lead, Company-wide initiatives
• Interpret COSO, IIA and other leading standards and incorporate into Company’s internal audit methodology
• Establish business efficiencies through the use of data analytics, automation and continuous improvement techniques
• Provide risk management and internal control leadership and support regarding effective operating and designed controls, risk mitigation strategies and overall compliance with company’s policies and procedures
• Review test work, including the internal control environment and promoting continuous enhancements and improvement of financial and operational controls, processes and system capabilities
• Responsible for the overall work quality of internal audit, which includes maintaining and/or updating, internal audits quality assurance standards
• Establish and maintain key relationships throughout the organization as a means for obtaining information needed to perform functional duties, provide business advisory services and strategic recommendations
• Coordinate audit activities with those of the external auditors to ensure proper audit coverage, elimination of duplication of effort, and improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of audit activities.
• Prepare and Communicate reports and periodic updates to management, and as appropriate, to the audit committees providing information on the status, recommendations and any deficiencies found during the audits.
• Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities.
• Accomplish staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; conducting training; implementing enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related Field required
• CPA CIA and/or CISA required
• 10 or more years of relevant public accounting, internal audit, or other financial experience required
• Experience in Fortune 500 and/or manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience managing and leading teams required
• Strong command of GAAP and business process analysis required
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 15% required
• At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future

Our Modern Workplace:

Conagra’s culture of collaboration enhances our ability to meet critical business goals, deliver value to customers and consumers and provide you with the flexibility you need to achieve a better work-life balance. We carefully consider each role and how often each team member needs to collaborate in-person. This position requires you work from our [Omaha/Chicago] office 3-4 days a week.

Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
• Wealth: great pay, incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development experiences
• Balance: paid-time off, paternal leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)

Our Company:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. â€‹