Hayward Industries

Overview

Hayward Holdings Inc. (NYSE "HAYW") is the largest manufacturer of residential swimming pool equipment in the world, with a significant presence in the commercial pool market that is continuously growing. Hayward designs, manufactures, and markets a full line of residential and commercial pool and spa equipment including pumps, filters, heating, cleaners, salt chlorinators, automation, lighting, safety, flow control and energy solutions at our company owned facilities. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hayward also has facilities in Tennessee, Arizona, and Rhode Island as well as Canada, Spain, France, Australia, and China. All three roles are based in Charlotte, NC.

The Internal Audit Intern will be responsible for conducting risk-based operations audits for management to assess the effectiveness of the controls, compliance with applicable laws and regulations, corporate guidelines, and identifying opportunities for operational and control improvements to mitigate risk and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of processes across Hayward’s global businesses. 

Goals and Learning:

Through this internship, the candidate will be immersed in working with highly skilled Internal Audit professionals and interact with cross-functional teams in Hayward and over time experiencing the entire audit life cycle from beginning to end. The intern experience will include, but not limited to:

• Learning agile auditing process.
• Learning internal controls, risks, and risk mitigation.
• Gathering of audit evidence, reviewing audit documentation, preparation of audit working papers.
• Conducting risk-based operations audit
• Identifying audit issues, performing root cause analysis, and writing recommendations to resolve issues.
• Prepare draft audit report and presentation of findings.
• Identifying control gaps and designing controls to address control gaps.

Responsibilities

• Under the guidance of the Director Internal Audit/Director Internal Audit IT performs and completes assigned risk-based operations audit projects.
• Participate in information and data gathering, review of audit documentation/evidential matter.
• Prepare high quality audit workpapers to document findings and the result of audit work.
• Perform audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, reviewing, and analyzing evidential matter and documenting processes and procedures.
• Draft audit findings and recommendations.

Qualifications

• Pursuing BS in Business Administration/Accounting/Finance/Data Science/other related fields (rising Senior)
• Strong spreadsheet skills/MS Office
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, critical thinking, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Objectivity and sensitivity when dealing with confidential information.
• Must have transportation to and from internship.

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