Audit Assistant General Manager - Nippon Express USA

Nippon Express Company, Ltd. (“NX”) was founded in 1872 in Japan and is headquartered in Tokyo. NX employs approximately 72,000 employees at 733 locations, in 47 countries and 314 cities around the world.

Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc. (“NEU”) was incorporated in New York in 1962 as a fully owned subsidiary of NX. NEU provides logistics solutions and comprehensive transportation services through its international freight forwarding and logistics network, including specialized handling of: air, land, sea and express packages; all types and sizes of cargo; personal effects and household goods; fragile and perishable freight; and livestock. NEU also provides related services, such as warehousing, distribution and customs brokerage and clearance. NEU operates at 55 locations in 27 states within the U.S., with approximately 1600 employees. NEU has enjoyed tremendous growth and success as one of the top five international freight forwarders in the world. We connect people with products throughout the world.

Purpose: 

The Audit Assistant General Manager will provide Monitoring, Data Analysis and Reporting on internal audit related activities.

Essential Duties:

• Management of Audit division
• Management of audit plan and activities
• Internal audit work for consolidated companies and branches belonging to the Nippon Express Group in Americas Region (Include Canada, Mexico, Brazil)
• Document inspection based on materials submitted in advance from the consolidated companies
• Interviews with the president, managers, and audits of the consolidated companies
• Reviews of audit results, preparation of audit results report, and instructions for formulation of improvement plan
• Follow-up of improvement plans
• Provide preparatory audit materials through information gathering, such as documents and interviews, and provide an analysis of findings.
• Audit visit as a member of Audit Team by business trip
• Training related to audit work to audit staff

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience in internal auditing or CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) holder
• Experience in accounting-related work or CPA (Certified Public Accountant) holder
• Bilingual Japanese/English.
• High School diploma or Equivalent/Related Industry experience.
• Documentation (Skill for Word, Excel, Power point and SharePoint)
• Logical thinking (information analysis, point extraction, task setting), self-initiative

Organization Relationships:

Will work with all levels in the organization.

Work Environment:

(With or without accommodations) This position is predominantly sedentary office work and conversing on the phone with auditee.  It is required to visit the audit target offices in US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil (NEU America’s) according to the annual audit plan which includes business trips for 9 or 10 times in a year. (About 5-7days trip)

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities and working conditions of the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.