Corporate Auditor- Fall 2025

at ITW in Glenview, Illinois, United States

Job Description

ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a global industrial company built around a differentiated and proprietary business model. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW has operations in 51 countries around the world with products ranging from state-of-the-art dishwashers, ovens and refrigerators in restaurants and hotels, to automobile components inside vehicles all over the world. The products we manufacture and the solutions we design are all around us. The buildings where we live and work are built with ITW construction and welding products, and our ITW test & measurement solutions help to ensure the quality and safety of millions of products. ITW’s dedicated ~46,000 colleagues around the world thrive in the company’s decentralized and entrepreneurial culture – and embrace our core values of ITW core values includes Integrity, Respect, Trust, Simplicity and Shared Risk. Our leaders have deep expertise in the ITW Business Model and leverage it to deliver superior performance and value to our customers.

The ITW campus includes a fitness center, a subsidized wellness café, outdoor volleyball courts, a walking trail, corporate discounts, free parking, and much more. We are a one block walk to the nearest Metra station for the Milwaukee North line, and it is a quick train ride to/from downtown Chicago.

ITW fosters an inclusive work environment, including through its six Employee Resource Groups and offers a competitive benefits package – more details on our benefits can be found on our website at https://www.itw.com/careers/benefits-compensation/

Join ITW’s Enterprise Audit Services (EAS) team of accomplished audit professionals as a Corporate Auditor with the opportunity to travel domestically and internationally, up to 40% of the year.

In this role you will have the opportunity to visit our business units around the globe, performing financial and internal control audits, as well as providing valuable insight to corporate and unit management. ITW Audit professionals make a positive impact within our unique decentralized business culture by serving as counselors to business unit leadership and other corporate management.

At times, our auditors work closely with management on our acquisition projects and work with our external auditors to ensure compliance with our SOX 404 initiative. Additionally, auditors take part in various special projects utilizing ITW’s ‘80/20 Toolbox’.

Department Overview:

The Enterprise Audit Services (EAS) team consists of 40 audit professionals based in Glenview, IL, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Brazil who complete audits around the globe, in teams of 3-6 people each month. The EAS department focuses on developing “Great ITW Leaders” and supporting ITW’s Enterprise Initiatives. The EAS culture committee engages employees on activities and world events related to: Safety, Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Environment, Recognition, and Mindfulness & Wellness.

Things to get excited about:

+ Domestic and International travel (up to 40%), including the ability for leisure travel between audit weeks

+ Flexibility regarding work from home options

+ Dress for your day at the corporate office

+ Generous benefits package including healthcare, 401k matching program, and paid time off

+ Free access to a full gym on the ITW campus

+ The ITW Foundation offers a 3-1 match program, paid volunteer hours, sponsors the David Speer Academy in Chicago, IL and more

Responsibilities:

+ Perform a broad spectrum of financial and internal control audits to assist the external auditors with compliance of the SOX 404 initiative.

+ Analysis/recommendation of process simplification opportunities utilizing a variety of audit and financial analysis tools and techniques.

+ Willingness and ability to take on special projects within the department that are outside the scope of regular audits.

+ Documentation of work performed.

+ Assistance in preparation and delivery of presentations to management.

+ Must be in final year of study, pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting from an accredited university with the ability to start full-time in August 2025.

+ Minimum of 3.0 GPA

+ Ability and desire to travel 40%* (domestic & international)

+ Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of an organization

+ Ability to multi-task and prioritize

+ Strong organizational skills

+ Attention to detail

+ Computer proficiency with MS Office

*ITW Audit Department is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (“ITW” or “the Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the online application system process due to your disability, please email corp_accessibility@itw.com to request assistance. No other requests will be acknowledged.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.

_All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. _

ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.