**Senior Internal Auditor**
**Summary**
The Senior Internal Auditor will mainly focus on supporting Global SOX activities (around 80% of the time), including but not limited to: planning, leading walkthrough meetings, testing, raising issues and recommendations, following-up on action plans, hosting training sessions, etc.
The Senior Internal Auditor will also perform audit and advisory services such as, financial, compliance, and operational reviews.
The Senior Internal Auditor will assess the organizational and operational risks for assigned projects, plan audits, design audit programs, establish contact with auditees, conduct fieldwork, report findings, and follow up on observations and recommendations for Local and Global Internal Audit projects.
The incumbent will perform work under mínimal supervision, while handling complex issues and problems.
The auditor will be working across the world with different regions and teams.
Cultural awareness and ability to work in an international team (i.e.
different time zones) is necessary, as well as fluency in English.
The position requires availability to domestic and international travel.
The report will be directly to the North America Senior Manager.
**Responsibilities**:
Works closely with the business to maintain continued compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Act.
Supports coordination of SOX planning, fieldwork and reporting, ensuring global alignment with quality standards.
Supports the planning and designing of audit programs.
Audits financial and operational processes and controls to identify concerns, opportunities and best practices.
Works independently and collaboratively, able to take sole responsibility for driving end-to-end projects.
Demonstrates proactivity and engagement to address risks and issues, and proposes recommendations to solve moderate to high complexity problems.
Prepares reports to ensure compliance with established control procedures and identify potential issues that need attention.
Drafts control deficiencies and recommendations; communicates clearly and present results and potential audit findings to management.
Performs remediation follow up to monitor adequacy and timely completion of remediation plans.
Reviews financial transactions or reports for accuracy and recommends new or modified procedures that improve efficiency or compliance to mitigate risk or loss.
Cooperates with independent auditors and provides data in support of external audits as needed.
Executes work in compliance with Internal Audit's quality standards and department and company policies.
Supports continuous improvement of Internal Audit performance, tools, methodologies, and productivity.
**Required Qualifications**
5+ years of audit experience, including compliance / SOX audits.
Fluent in English.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology or in a related field.
Experience working in the manufacturing industry or multi-national company is strongly preferred.
Experience with audit data analysis tools (ACL, Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
Experience with SAP system preferred.
Experience with AuditBoard or relate software.
Audit experience with a Large Public Accounting/Consulting firm is strongly preferred.
CPA, CIA, CISA or other finance and accounting related professional certification is a plus.
**Required Competencies**
Strong organizational skills.
Analytical/ Critical thinking skills.
Oral and written communication skills.
Strong problem-solving skills.