Reports to: Senior Director, Internal Audit
Location: Connecticut
Email: resume@bpsearches.com
Position Summary
The Manager, Internal Audit is a key contributing member of the Internal Audit team, with responsibility to support and execute internal audit initiatives. In fulfilling these responsibilities, the Manager reports to the Director of Internal Audit, and performs tasks to support the annual internal audit plan. The Manager will also develop strong partnerships with their peers to support services provided to other departments, including Finance, Legal and Information Technology. In addition, the Manager will also collaborate with the company’s external auditor to perform audit activities in an efficient manner. The successful candidate should have a specific background in audit including experience with the Sarbanes Oxley Act as well as experience in some aspect of the healthcare and/or manufacturing arena. Additionally, the candidate should have a demonstrated track record of advancement and possess the ability to provide pragmatic internal control recommendations that add value to the organization. Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities are also required. The candidate should also be willing to travel approximately 35% to support the successful completion of the annual internal audit plan. Finally, the successful candidate should have the ability and desire to eventually assume another position within the organization outside internal audit.
Principal Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain procedures designed to provide assurance to management, the Audit Committee, external auditors and shareholders that operations, financial statements and reports comply with company policy, as well as generally accepted accounting practices
- Ensure internal accounting controls are adequate, safeguard company assets and are in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley legislation
- Drive a systematic, disciplined and balanced approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of processes, internal controls, risk management and governance processes and add value to support further global scalability by identifying audit recommendations to support both corrective action and process improvements.
- Possess the ability to align the Internal Audit and SOX activities with the external auditor’s independent plan to eliminate duplicate efforts, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of audit activities.
- Perform specific audit procedures that support the annual Internal Audit Plan and prepare work papers documenting the audit procedures performed.
- Prepare comprehensive written reports and support the Internal Audit team in partnership with the business to implement recommendations in an efficient and reasonable manner.
- Promote high levels of ethical awareness within the organization and conduct investigations of potential ethical problems of conflicts of interest.
- Maintain a dialogue with other industry colleagues from professional audit organizations and commercial enterprises to keep abreast of industry issues and trends in audit processes and techniques.
Qualifications
- Combined minimum of 4+ years of experience in audit and control functions.
- Must possess excellent project management skills with the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
- Must possess an understanding of financial audit principles and the Sarbanes Oxley Act balanced with an ability to understand key business drivers and issues having successfully implemented those principles in a complex global environment.
- Must possess excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to build effective and long standing partnerships across the organization at all levels, particularly with functional peers.
- Must possess the ability to provide value added recommendations that will support the long term growth of the business via process improvements that truly enhance the business
- Must be able to “deep dive” into the details of the business while staying focused on the big picture and be able to conceptualize both problems and solutions.
- Must possess the highest professional and personal standards, unquestioned integrity and business ethics. This person must be prepared to define their position on significant issues and provide recommendations to drive change when necessary.
- The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, energetic and possess a natural curiosity to learn. They will see this role as an opportunity to understand and appreciate the nuances of our global business platform, providing them with the skills to further their career within the organization.
- Relevant experience with a Big Four accounting firm and/or experience within an Internal Audit department of a large multinational company.
- Experience with data analytics and operational audits is a plus.
Education
- Undergraduate degree in Finance or Accounting or related discipline.
- CPA is required.