Senior Internal Auditor

The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow.  Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.

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Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to join our Asahi Kasei America (AKA) team in Novi, Michigan. This is a hybrid position, office hours are 8pm to 5pm.

AKA Internal Audit Department's main mission is, as the North American base of AK Head Quarter Internal Audit Department, 1) conducting and supporting Internal Audit for AK group companies in North America region, 2) Supporting implementation of Internal Control system in the region, and 3) consolidating and reporting the Internal Audit results and Internal Control assessment results to AK Headquarter in Japan.

You will be responsible for the execution of AK’s internal audit procedures in the North America region, under minimum supervision; conducting site specific evaluations to the final output of report issuance noting observations and deficiencies, ensuring quality and timeliness throughout the process. You will also be responsible for providing operational support for internal control assessment procedures at key locations subject to J-SOX assessments in North America, advising on improvements to internal control assessment activities at each company, and providing support for the development and operation of internal controls at new companies.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with bonuses
• Great health benefits
• Paid time off
• Paid company holidays
• Strong company match to 401(k) contributions
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid parental leave

Essential Duties

• Performing internal audit under the direction of a senior manager
  • Coordinate with audited company’s management teams and supporting audit firms
  • Gather documentation for preparation of the audit
  • Perform the fieldwork review the documents, on-site inspection and have an interview
  • Ensure the organization complies with all relevant regulations, laws, and standards
  • Develop recommendations for changes to processes and systems that will minimize risk and improve performance and productivity
  • Recommend improvements in policies, procedures, and controls
  • Preparation of audit reports

• Follow up the results of internal audit with following process
  • Monitor the status of corrective action plans to ensure that management has implemented an appropriate remediation within the established time frame
  • Check the operations after remediation and confirm that there are appropriate effective controls on the business flow

• Support and advice for affiliates audit member regarding J-SOX assessment and operation
  • Confirmation of continuous RCM updates, checking of assessment progress, assessment results, validity of improvement plans, and status of improvement (including requests for reconsideration of improvement proposals and improvement plans, if necessary)
  • Reporting the assessment results and details of deficiencies to relevant parties in Japan
  • Propose improvements related to J-SOX assessment and operation

Specialized Skills and Abilities

• Capability to understand the principle of internal control system as well as to effectively teach the principle of internal control system to others
• Expertise on accounting (journal knowledge on audit activities, capability to review accounting book)
• Knowledge on major operation systems such as accounting & finance system, sales & logistics system, purchasing system, CIM
• Documentation skills (preparation of audit records, report review, etc.)

Analytical and Decision-Making Skills and Abilities

• Excellent analytical skills (capability to grasp risks based on the current situations including analytical skill by leveraging available tools)
• Excellent judgement capability to assess risks and flexibility to quickly make adjustment on the scope of each job duty, procedure and priority as needed
• Excellent proposal skills (proposals not only to solve problems, but also to improve operations and optimize processes that lead to greater efficiency and cost reduction)

Business Knowledge and Operational Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge on typical company’s basic operation processes (sales/logistics, purchasing, production, R&D, etc.)
• Capability to keep up quality standard and deadline on each job duty without supervisor directions
• Capability to protect confidentiality

Soft Skills and Abilities

• Cross-cultural adaptability (ability to communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds)
• Continuous learning and self-improvement (always striving to acquire the latest knowledge, improving skills through self-assessment, and the ability to put improvements into action)

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree (in accounting, finance or related field preferred), or 5 year appropriate business experience in Internal Audit
• Knowledge of US-SOX or J-SOX
• CIA or CPA License required

Preferred Requirements

• Job Experiences in Japanese company preferred
• Other audit-related certification preferred (CISA, etc.)

Work Environment:  Office

Domestic Travel:  25-50%

International Travel:  5-10%

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