Internal Auditor

About the role

The Internal Auditor plays a crucial role in supporting and executing operational and/or compliance audits, advisory projects, and SOX/C-SOX assessments. This position involves fostering business partnerships, coordinating with various stakeholders, and contributing to the enhancement of risk management and control processes.

Responsibilities

• Support internal audit managers in building and maintaining business partnerships with relevant functions to improve risk management and control processes.
• Collaborate with business process owners, external auditors, and other control and monitoring disciplines to ensure effective and efficient coverage of Company-wide risks.
• Execute audit projects, including planning, fieldwork, issue escalation, root cause analysis, working paper preparation, and remediation verification.
• Contribute to high-quality data analysis, working paper preparation, and support the documentation of audit findings, root cause discussions, and the development of audit recommendations for internal and external management communications.
• Ensure compliance with established internal audit standards and methodologies for assigned engagements, conducting all audit activities with the highest level of rigor and professionalism.
• Collaborate with internal control, support certain processes, and contribute to the continuous optimization of the SOX/C-SOX control framework.
• Perform walkthroughs and tests of controls for assigned processes in alignment with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404/C-SOX compliance requirements, delivering high-quality work papers for both internal and external auditor reliance.
• Support advisory engagements and additional assignments as required, including external/internal quality assessment, QAIP, and audit process automation projects (such as AuditBoard, Data Analytics, AI utilization).
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in internal auditing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from a reputable institution, majoring in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field with 5+ years of overall experience.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in a public accounting or internal audit department, including direct execution of financial, compliance, or operational process audits from planning to reporting.
• Key contributor role of business risks, substantive testing, and use of analytics in testing.
• Proficient communication skills in discussing and aligning audit findings with management.
• Professional Certifications such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA), CISA is desirable.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience and knowledge preferred (e.g., GxP).
• Fluency in English speaking and proficient report writing.

Qualifications

• Strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel and PowerPoint).
• Proficient skills in Audit Management Tools (e.g. AuditBoard / Optro).
• Foundational data analytics and visualization skills (PowerBI preferred).
• Skilled user of SAP.
• Knowledge of using or developing Generative AI.
• Travel 10-20%, as required.
• Availability to meet during evening hours (not regularly, but periodically/from time to time) on Teams calls with colleagues in the U.S. and/or China.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $87,200.00 - $117,200.00 annually
• Annual bonus plan eligibility for non-commercial roles
• Incentive compensation plan eligibility for commercial roles
• Discretionary equity awards and voluntary participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness

Pay

$87,200.00 - $117,200.00 annually

Schedule

Not specified