Senior Internal Auditor

The job

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Job description

101800

701 Cool Springs Blvd, Franklin, Tennessee 37067

TruGreen accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Job Description

TruGreen is committed to providing personalized attention for our associates. We focus on developing our people by building proud, dynamic teams while helping associates reach their personal and professional goals. We continuously strive to make TruGreen an employer of choice and "a great place to work!"

Position Overview

The Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls, operational processes, risk management practices, and compliance with company policies and applicable regulations. This position conducts risk-based internal audits, identifies opportunities to strengthen controls and improve business performance, and provides practical recommendations to management.

Reporting to the Director of Internal Audit, the Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for independently executing assigned audit engagements, including planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, testing, documentation, and reporting, in accordance with established internal audit methodologies and professional standards. The role requires strong analytical skills, sound professional judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to build effective working relationships across the organization while maintaining independence and objectivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute assigned financial, operational, compliance, and internal control audits under the direction of the Director of Internal Audit, in accordance with established audit methodologies and professional standards.
• Perform engagement-level risk assessments to identify key business risks, evaluate existing controls, and develop audit procedures aligned with identified risks.
• Evaluate business processes, transactions, financial records, and supporting documentation to assess accuracy, efficiency, compliance, and control effectiveness.
• Develop audit programs and testing procedures, establish testing criteria, analyze supporting evidence, and identify control deficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct interviews, walkthroughs, and other information-gathering activities to understand business processes, identify risks, and evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls.
• Prepare clear, accurate, and comprehensive audit workpapers that document procedures performed, evidence obtained, findings identified, and conclusions reached.
• Independently manage assigned audit activities from planning through reporting, ensuring audit objectives are achieved, work is completed within established timelines, and results are appropriately supported.
• Discuss preliminary audit findings with management to validate observations, identify root causes, assess associated risks, and obtain management responses.
• Develop practical, risk-based recommendations to strengthen internal controls, improve operational efficiency, and reduce business risk.
• Prepare audit reports and presentations that clearly communicate findings, associated risks, root causes, and recommendations to management. Support the Director of Internal Audit in communicating significant audit matters to senior leadership and the Audit Committee.
• Perform follow-up procedures to evaluate management's progress in implementing corrective actions and determine whether identified risks have been appropriately addressed.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with business leaders and process owners while maintaining professional independence and objectivity.
• Identify opportunities to improve internal audit processes, methodologies, and overall departmental effectiveness.
• Assist with special projects, investigations, and other risk assessment activities as directed by the Director of Internal Audit.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in internal audit, external audit, risk management, internal controls, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience conducting financial, operational, compliance, or internal control audits.
• Strong understanding of internal auditing principles, risk-based auditing methodologies, internal controls, and business processes.
• Ability to independently plan and execute assigned audit procedures, evaluate supporting evidence, and develop well-supported conclusions.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, evaluate control deficiencies, and recommend practical improvements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document audit findings and effectively communicate results and recommendations to management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Professional certification such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or progress toward certification.
• Experience with audit management software or data analytics tools.
• Experience independently managing audit engagements or coordinating audit activities with cross-functional teams.

• Sit, stand and walk
• Use hands and arms to handle, feel or reach
• Speak and hear
• Use close vision abilities

• Lift or move up to 25 lbs
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

• Low to moderate

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The city

The job is in Nashville, TN. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Nashville compares. Among the 80 largest places in Tennessee, Nashville is #1 by population, #12 for remote work (#1 = most), #14 for college degrees (#1 = most), #64 for rent (#1 = cheapest). Its county, Davidson County, is #2 of 95 counties for average pay ($83,096).

The place in numbers

Nashville has 690,130 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 9.8% of the population of Tennessee. It covers 476 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 1,451 people per square mile. The median age is 34.5, 11% younger than the state median (34.5 against 38.9).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,586 a month (rent plus utilities), 33% above the state median ($1,586 against $1,189). Over a year that is 24.6% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $413,600, which is 5.3 times the median household income ($77,371); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 52.4% of households own their home, 22% below the state average (52.4% against 66.9%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metropolitan area has 1,099,300 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $50,390 a year, about the same as the national median ($50,390 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (142,660 jobs, median $47,960); transportation and material moving (118,420 jobs, median $43,280); food preparation and serving related (103,250 jobs, median $32,150). The area is most specialised in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media (1.3 times) and transportation and material moving (1.2 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($126,320) and computer and mathematical ($94,650). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Davidson County was 2.8%. 72.5% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Davidson County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 66.5% drive alone, 1.5% use public transit, 1.9% walk, 20.4% work from home. 11.6% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 24% below the state average (11.6% against 15.2%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

48.0% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 55% above the state share (48.0% against 31.1%). 15.3% of residents were born outside the United States, 151% above the state share (15.3% against 6.1%). The poverty rate is 14.1%, about the same as the state rate (14.1% against 13.8%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 79°F (26.1°C), and the coolest is Jan at 36°F (2.3°C). About 1,350 mm (53 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Feb is the wettest month (129 mm) and Sep the driest (92 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Goodlettsville (12 miles, rent 13% lower); Brentwood (12 miles, rent 78% higher); Hendersonville (14 miles, rent 4% higher); Mount Juliet (15 miles, rent 27% higher). Rent differences are against Nashville; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Official links for Nashville

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Where to live

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Distances

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What is the Senior Internal Auditor job at TruGreen?

A senior level role in finance and insurance (accounting, audit and tax) listed 5 days ago. The full description is on this page and on The Muse.

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Nashville, TN.

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What is the cost of living there?

Median rent in Nashville is $1,586 a month and median household income $77,371 (ACS 2020–2024).

How old is this listing?

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Are there similar jobs?

Yes: browse accounting, audit and tax jobs in Tennessee.

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• Job data: The Muse public API (listing dated 2026-11-04). The job disappears from this site when it disappears from the source.
• Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
• City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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Sources

• BLS OEWS (wages and employment by occupation, May 2025)
• BLS Employment Projections 2025–35
• BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• BLS JOLTS
• BLS State and Metro Area Employment
• Census Bureau American Community Survey (via Census Reporter)
• BEA GDP by state and Regional Price Parities
• IRS 2026 tax adjustments
• U.S. Department of Labor, minimum wage by state
• Tax Foundation state income tax rates 2026
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• NASA POWER climatology
• GeoNames / Census Gazetteer (coordinates)