Senior Internal Auditor – Lead ESG Specialist
Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you found something that looked like fraud or a serious error. What did you do next?
What they are checking: Whether they handle sensitive findings carefully, preserve evidence and escalate through the right channels.
How would you explain a control gap to a plant controller in a way that leads to an actual fix?
What they are checking: Whether they write recommendations that are practical for the business, not just technically correct.
Tell me about a time management said a recommendation was implemented, but your follow-up showed it was not.
What they are checking: Whether they verify remediation themselves instead of accepting status updates at face value.
What would you do
A business unit general manager disagrees with your finding and wants it removed from the report. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they keep audit independence while staying open to facts they may have missed.
How do you work with the external audit firm so your work supports theirs and avoids duplicated effort?
What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate reliance and scoping with external auditors, which saves the company real fees.
This role involves audits across many businesses and locations. How do you stay organized and keep quality high under travel and deadlines?
What they are checking: Whether they can manage several audits at once while keeping workpapers clean and complete.
About the work
Walk me through how you would scope an audit of a business unit you have never visited.
What they are checking: Whether they use risk assessment to focus limited audit time where problems are most likely.
How do you test a SOX key control over financial reporting, and what makes a control deficiency significant?
What they are checking: Whether they understand control design and operating effectiveness well enough to classify findings correctly.
As our lead ESG specialist, how would you audit greenhouse gas or other sustainability data that is going into public disclosures?
What they are checking: Whether they can apply audit rigor to non-financial data where controls are often young and informal.
What evolving ESG reporting rules or frameworks do you watch, and how would they change our audit plan?
What they are checking: Whether they stay current on fast-moving sustainability reporting standards and can turn them into audit work.
How do you approach an IT general controls review when you are not an IT specialist?
What they are checking: Whether they know enough about access, change management and system controls to spot real risk.
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