Overview

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.

Filtration Group is a global market-leading provider of filtration consumables that drives innovation and delivers solutions across a broad spectrum of applications and end-markets, with a focus on life sciences, indoor air quality and industrial technologies. The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. With over 10,000 employees, the Company serves its customers from a global footprint that spans 27 countries. Filtration Group operates across a wide variety of attractive end markets and produces mission critical products with high replacement rates. Over 80% of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes.

Filtration Group is looking for a Manager of Internal Audit, reporting to the Vice President of Internal Audit. This role will be integral in partnering with various business stakeholders in ensuring that effective and efficient practices are in place as well as ensuring compliance with any regulatory requirements. This role required a high aptitude for more complex business situations and processes, detail to big picture analytical, written, and oral communication skills and highly collaborative relationship-building abilities which are necessary to provide best in class internal audit services to clients and drive results for the organization. Additionally, strong multi-project execution, management abilities, and effective supervisory skills are essential to adequately manage multiple audit teams and directly develop staff.

Responsibilities

The Manager of Internal Audit is responsible for the organization’s global risk management approach by leading audit projects in support of the global audit plan. This role is a great opportunity for someone that would find it interesting to manage multiple types of projects including consulting, assessments, audit, compliance, and investigation work. In addition to oversight of the global audit plan, the Manager will also provide input to both Management and the Vice President of Internal Audit to assess risks and determine the strategic direction and execution of the Internal Audit Department to add optimum value to the organization.

• Executes day-to-day operations of the Internal Audit function to examine major financial, operational, and administrative risks and processes with the objective of providing an independent evaluation of internal controls, risk management, and compliance and reporting its findings and recommendations to senior executive leadership.
• Performs / management of engagement teams and preparation / issuance of audit reports to assure that all significant risk and weaknesses in internal controls are identified and that cost-effective recommendations to address deficiencies identified.
• Assist with attracting, hiring, and retaining a team of high-performing audit professionals who possess outstanding knowledge, experience, ethics, and integrity.
• Consulting with all levels of management on internal control related topics or other areas of specific expertise.
• Assisting with the preparation of Management and Board reporting.
• Performing financial analysis and forensic auditing duties in support through staffing of assignments, mentoring, and training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or Information Technology from fully accredited four-year institution is required; Master’s degree is a plus.
• Minimum 5 years relevant industry or public accounting experience
• Operational experience in manufacturing considered a plus.
• CPA and/or CIA required; CISA and CFE considered a plus.
• Excellent knowledge of internal audit standards, procedures, and techniques.
• Experience performing operational, financial, and compliance audits of processes and controls.
• Understanding of SOX principles, including scoping, design, risk, and methodology.
• Experience with developing and leading strategic initiatives.
• Strong understanding of professional audit standards, COSO, and GAAP
• Knowledge of IT audit concepts utilized in executing integrated audits and benefits of strong IT environment.
• Ability to travel up to 30 - 40% of the time, including international
• Ability to understand, assess, and enhance complex business structures and processes within an entrepreneurial environment.
• Individual should be intellectually curious, self-driven / motivated, flexible, and comfortable with “player/coach” role.

Cultivating Talent and building strong Teams are critical to our success. We know that fulfilling our mission is only possible when we foster an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust, in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action. Join us as we build a truly remarkable company that will long outlast us!

This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory, or environmental demands may be referenced to communicate the way this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Filtration Group will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.

Filtration Group is committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all team members, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetics, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe the work we do and the mission we spread is at it’s best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.