Senior Internal Audit Manager

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Job Description

The Senior Internal Audit Manager is responsible for leading and managing the overall internal audit function, ensuring the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes. The role involves developing and executing a comprehensive internal audit program, providing independent and objective assessments, and advising management on best practices for operational improvements that align with industry practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operational Control
• Work closely with ERM, Internal Control and Compliance team to strengthen the operational controls, risk management, and compliance processes.
• Support in design, implement and monitor operational controls across various departments to ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with ERM and Business Units to identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks.
• Audit Planning and Execution
• Lead Internal Audit’s change initiative by implementing action plans related to risk assessment and annual planning, audit execution, audit reporting, staff recruiting and development, audit technology, and Audit Committee reporting.
• Lead Internal Audit’s annual risk assessment and planning process to develop the audit plan and ensure the plan is responsive to and aligned with the risk profile of the organization.
• Oversee the execution of individual audits defined in the audit plan ensuring the highest level of service quality and client satisfaction.
• Perform Internal controls assessments of acquired companies or joint venture companies and lead efforts to mitigate identified control deficiencies.
• Manage the process to track, follow-up, and ultimately close all open audit issues leveraging the Audit Committee, if necessary.
• Provide technical assistance with investigations, special audits, and provide subject-matter expertise as needed.
• Ensure that Internal Audit is performing its work in accordance with established professional standards and remain abreast of emerging trends and best practices that can be incorporated into the function.
• Oversee Internal Audit’s participation in critical business and technology initiatives and projects ensuring that audit’s perspective is effectively voiced and appropriate controls are designed and implemented on a proactive basis.
• Maintain audit technology platform leveraging support from the information systems group as needed.
• Reporting and Communication
• Issue all Internal Audit reports ensuring the reports are clear, concise, identify root causes with practical solutions, and ultimately provide value to management.
• Proactively inform senior management of significant risks or exposures related to internal controls, compliance, and/or governance requiring prompt attention.
• Meet regularly with the Audit Committee to report the status of Internal Audit’s ongoing monitoring activities, educate/inform the committee of emerging risks and/or exposures.
• Investigate and report to the Audit Committee on activity reported through Hotline/Whistleblower processes and assist in investigations.
• Leadership and Management
• Attract, hire, and retain a team of high-performing audit professionals who possess outstanding knowledge, experience, ethics, and integrity.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and high performance within the team.
  
  

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Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting & Finance or other closely related field.
• Certified Internal Audit (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) or equivalent required.
• 13 or more years’ experience in auditing or accounting in public listed company; 5 years in a Management role.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards.
• Knowledge of Accounting and Finance Principles and Practices.
• Knowledge of a variety of reporting procedures, regulations and law.
• Planning and Time Management.
• Effective Communication and Human Relations skills.
• Critical Thinking and Analysis.
• Tenacity and Ethics.
• Technology Proficient (excel, word, Visio, ability to learn new software).
  
  

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