At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.
Job Description
Job Description Summary
The Entry Level Internal Auditor supports an agile internal audit function in executing risk-based audits across business operations, financial reporting, technology processes, and strategic initiatives, with a focus on leveraging data analytics and emerging tools to enhance audit effectiveness. Working closely with experienced team members, this role applies audit procedures to non-complex audit areas, participates in walkthroughs and audit planning activities, and helps document controls, testing results, and observations using established templates and audit methodology.
This role builds foundational knowledge of business processes, technology platforms, internal controls, and risk concepts while contributing to sprint-based audit execution. The analyst performs basic data analysis using tools such as Excel, Power BI, and other analytics software, and leverages approved AI (including large language model (LLM)) tools to support audit tasks such as summarization or documentation drafting, validating these tools’ outputs for accuracy with team input. The analyst uses critical thinking and a technology-enabled approach to understand how audit evidence supports fact-based conclusions, identify issues, and drive continuous improvement in a modern internal audit function.
Key Responsibilities
- Support audit sprints by executing prioritized testing activities for non-complex audit areas, with oversight on scope, timing, and deliverables.
- Participate in walkthroughs, Canvas or Story Map discussions, and control identification activities to build understanding of process design, underlying systems, risks, and key controls.
- Document controls, testing steps, process flows, and audit observations using standard templates and digital audit management tools.
- Execute control testing by following predefined procedures and thoroughly document results ensuring completeness, accuracy, and adequate support.
- Request, organize, and maintain audit evidence and workpapers in a complete and organized manner.
- Perform basic data analysis using approved tools such as Excel, Power BI, or other analytics software, and apply data-driven insights to inform audit conclusions.
- Use approved AI or LLM tools to support simple audit tasks such as summarization or documentation drafting, leveraging these technologies to streamline work and improve audit efficiency while validating outputs with team members.
- Communicate progress, questions, and blockers during stand-ups and other team routines, and escalate issues when identified.
- Participate in continuous risk assessment by monitoring changes in process, technology systems, or audit evidence and raising observations to the team.
- Build foundational knowledge of Allstate's business processes, technology environment, and control structure through audit work, team feedback, and agile learning routines.
- Contribute to identifying opportunities to automate or enhance audit procedures using data analytics and other technology solutions, demonstrating an innovative mindset toward improving audit effectiveness.
Preferred Skills & Knowledge
- Foundational understanding of AI, machine learning, generative AI, and emerging technologies.
- Exposure to data analytics concepts and tools such as Python, SQL, Power BI, or Excel.
- Interest in leveraging AI (e.g., Microsoft 365 Copilot) and data analytics to enhance audit testing, risk identification, and control evaluations.
- Awareness of AI governance, model risk management, data privacy, and responsible AI principles.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to evaluate data, identify risks, and draw meaningful conclusions.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex concepts clearly to stakeholders.
Skills
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Audit Processes, Data Analytics, Internal Auditing, Process Improvements
Compensation
Compensation offered for this role is 52,800.00 - 80,475.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.
Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.
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