Senior Associate, Internal Audit

This role supports the Head of Internal Audit, and the Sr. Associate will be instrumental in building a world-class internal audit function, a function that provides both assurance and advisory services regarding the company's governance, risk and control effectiveness, as well as a function that generates actionable business insights.

This role partners with other members of the Internal Audit team and is responsible for performing audits to evaluate the design and effectiveness of internal controls, to identify instances of non-compliance, ineffective or inefficient operations, potential fraud, waste, and abuse. In carrying out this role, you must demonstrate good business acumen and robust experience with assessing risk and conducting internal audits. You serve as a trusted partner to the business, continually staying abreast of enterprise-wide initiatives and functional strategies, to ultimately ensure that the Internal Audit portfolio of audits is aligned with key business risks.

The position of Sr. Associate reports to the Head of Internal Audit. The major responsibility of this position is business partnering, developing business acumen, data analysis, execution, reporting audit results, as well as strengthening relationships with the business stakeholders.

1. Planning the audit

• Development of scope and objectives of various audits
• Conduct relevant data analytics to support planning, scoping
• Meet with relevant stakeholders to understand risks and priorities of the audit
• Coordinate with external subject matter experts, as appropriate

2. Conducting the Audit

• Ensure the audit is executed with high quality, including work performed by third party subject matter resources
• Perform quality self-review for accuracy, clarity, completeness, and adherence to program and audit techniques employed
• Escalate any critical audit issues appropriate management

3. Reporting Results

• Communicate issues and root causes with management of the area under audit and gain consensus on the path forward
• Collaborate with management to develop risk-based response and action plan; this will often include facilitating a strategic assessment of options and costs-benefits
• Be able to fully evaluate risks and exposures and risk-rank issues accordingly
• Develop high quality deliverable, including sophisticated analysis of risk & exposure

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• One of more of Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Public Accountant, or Certified Fraud Examiner designation required
• 3-5 years in public accounting, internal audit, advisory or global corporation, or a combination hereof.
• Biotech/Pharmaceutical/Life Science experience preferred.
• A strong candidate will be our “go to person” to solve problems, and get stuff done. Attention to quality and details, data-driven, critical thinking, and good analytical skills are essential to this role.
• Ability to work with ambiguity, and respond to a rapidly changing, highly innovative environment
• Candidate must be skilled and exhibit professional savvy and ability to interact with various levels of management
• Proactively seeks knowledge, new task, and responsibilities.
• Highly self-motivated and able to work independently
• Excellent in developing high quality presentations, Excel formulas and data analytics
• Knowledgeable in SAP or other ERP systems, and visualization solutions
• Working knowledge of Data Analytic tools such as Power BI, exposure to AI/ML techniques
• Ability to organize projects and work responsibilities.
• Prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines