Sr Analyst

Job Id: R0000418673

About us:

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers.

Right on pace with Target’s distinctive retail brand, in a role in Target Finance and Accounting, you will be a truly collaborative partner with a seat at the table. You’ll bring your unique point of view, experience and passion for the work to your team and internal clients. In Finance, you’ll be an integral voice in discussions that lead to Target’s unparalleled shopping experience. Your analysis and recommendations will be directly applied to critical business decisions, from sales to merchandising and beyond. Within Finance, you’ll enjoy the interesting challenges of the competitive retail space. You’ll see your contributions come to life in virtually every area of this dynamic enterprise. And you’ll grow and be challenged in your career while having a healthy balance with life outside of work.

Internal Audit provides independent assurance and risk insights to and collaborates with business owners across the enterprise. You’ll use professional judgment, analytics, agile concepts and other innovations daily. You’ll understand, assess the effectiveness of and help improve risk management capabilities (e.g., processes and controls) for Target’s strategic, business and compliance objectives.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Auditor & Data Analyst with strong experience in business process controls/Internal audit testing and data analytics. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in evaluating internal controls across key functional areas such as Procurement, Revenue, HR, Payroll, Record-to-Report etc. while also possessing analytical and technical capabilities to support data-driven auditing.

This role requires someone who can contribute to the audit plan and execute audits, analyze large and complex datasets, identify control gaps, and provide insights that strengthen the control environment and/or operational efficiency.

Integrated Audit & Data Analytics Responsibilities:

In this hybrid Auditor–Data Analyst role, you will combine strong internal audit expertise with advanced data analytics capabilities to deliver insightful, technology-enabled assurance across key business processes.

• Perform design and operating effectiveness testing of internal controls across core functional areas
• Lead process walkthroughs, document workflows, develop risk/control matrices, and create detailed test procedures.
• Evaluate process and system controls for compliance with SOX, internal control policies, and risk management frameworks; identify control weaknesses and recommend practical remediation strategies.
• Prepare high-quality audit documentation, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to internal audit standards.
• Participate (also lead at times) in the end to end audit lifecycle of Operational audit (Planning & Scoping, Fieldwork, Reporting & Remediation follow up)
• Use advanced analytics and automation to enhance the depth and efficiency of audit work by leveraging Python, JavaScript, SQL, and other scripting languages.
• Extract, transform, validate, and analyze data from multiple enterprise systems to support risk assessments, Operational/SOX audit control testing, and continuous monitoring.
• Apply analytical techniques, including trend analysis, anomaly detection, segmentation, pattern recognition, and statistical sampling to uncover insights and control gaps in large, complex datasets.
• Develop dashboards and data visualizations to communicate risks, findings, and audit insights in a clear, actionable manner.
• Assess and document data architecture, data flows, and data lineage, ensuring a thorough understanding of how data moves across systems and processes for more effective controls testing.
• Collaborate closely with Technology, Data Engineering, and Business teams to strengthen data governance, improve data quality, and drive continuous improvement in controls and analytics maturity.
• Lead/support the adoption or implementation of Agentic AI/Gen AI or Machine Learning tools in Internal audit which may include close collaboration with external vendors throughout the lifecycle of implementation.

Job duties may change at any time due to business needs

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in Internal Audit, External Audit, or a Risk & Controls function.
• Demonstrated experience auditing business processes (P2P, O2C, HCM, Payroll, R2R).
• Strong understanding of internal controls frameworks (e.g., SOX, COSO).
• Hands-on experience with:
  • ETL tools like Alteryx/Power BI/Tableau or similar such tools
  • Python, JavaScript, SQL or similar scripting languages
  • Managing and analyzing large datasets
  • Dashboarding and data visualization tools
  • Data architecture concepts, data models, and data lineage
• Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset with the ability to distill complex data into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferences:

• Professional certifications such as CA, CIA, ACCA, CPA, or similar.
• Big 4 and/ or retail experience is a plus.
• Experience with ERPs such as SAP, Workday, etc.