Senior Audit Manager

About the Company

The Senior Audit Manager role is responsible for leading the internal audit plan across multiple company entities as well as geographic borders. The position reports to the Executive Director of Internal Audit and has a staff of ten professionals. Primary focus of the role is to develop talent to meet the needs of a robust third line of defense through the execution of risk assessments, consultative scoping activities, and financial, compliance, and operational audits.

About the Role

Responsible for evaluating and addressing strategic, financial, operational, and compliance risks through an annual internal audit plan. Participating and operationalizing risk assessments into audits. Turn qualitative and quantitative data-driven insights into business actions. This includes using variance analysis, value mapping, technical analysis, and executive interviews. Managerial responsibilities include leading audit research, issue identification, resolution, and closure across the various platforms of company operation. Builds, develops, and leads talent to meet the business needs for both Internal Audit and the talent requirements across the enterprise. Coach, train, and develop auditing staff to upgrade their knowledge though regular training events, conferences, and IIA events. Ensure all staff issues are addressed properly, efficiently and judiciously, and keep track of progress until resolved. Identify ways where the audit function can positively impact the business. Develop and execute a risk-based internal audit methodology closely aligned with 'The Standards' to include improved audit reports, scoping, and workpapers. Coordinates material for the Audit Committee meetings. Leads regular staff meetings and manages monthly KPI's to include audit report timeliness, notable audits, upcoming engagements, and staffing. Liaison with Deloitte to increase the reliance of IA's work. Advise senior management on high-risk findings and potential opportunities to improve controls and processes. Maintain the highest technical and professional standard. Providing additional help and guidance to the business on a consultancy basis.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for evaluating and addressing strategic, financial, operational, and compliance risks through an annual internal audit plan.
• Participating and operationalizing risk assessments into audits.
• Turn qualitative and quantitative data-driven insights into business actions. This includes using variance analysis, value mapping, technical analysis, and executive interviews.
• Managerial responsibilities include leading audit research, issue identification, resolution, and closure across the various platforms of company operation.
• Builds, develops, and leads talent to meet the business needs for both Internal Audit and the talent requirements across the enterprise.
• Coach, train, and develop auditing staff to upgrade their knowledge though regular training events, conferences, and IIA events.
• Ensure all staff issues are addressed properly, efficiently and judiciously, and keep track of progress until resolved.
• Identify ways where the audit function can positively impact the business.
• Develop and execute a risk-based internal audit methodology closely aligned with 'The Standards' to include improved audit reports, scoping, and workpapers.
• Coordinates material for the Audit Committee meetings.
• Leads regular staff meetings and manages monthly KPI's to include audit report timeliness, notable audits, upcoming engagements, and staffing.
• Liaison with Deloitte to increase the reliance of IA's work.
• Advise senior management on high-risk findings and potential opportunities to improve controls and processes.
• Maintain the highest technical and professional standard.
• Providing additional help and guidance to the business on a consultancy basis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Finance or Accounting.
• CPA, CMA or CIA qualification.
• 12 years of internal and external audit experience.
• Team player with strong interpersonal, communication, and project management skills including leading teams of at least 10 team members.
• The ideal candidate must demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others, including the ability to influence, collaborate, advice, persuade, mediate, and confront difficult issues.
• This position requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships across all levels of an organization. Impeccable writing and editing skills.

Required Skills

• Preferred MBA or Masters in Finance or Accounting.
• Familiarity with Data Science / IT audit preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Quality certification (e.g. Six Sigma Blackbelt).
• Experience with budgeting and quality assessment.
• Other languages (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese).
• Travel up to 30% domestic and internationally.