Mgr III - Internal Audit
Job Summary
The Senior Manager of Internal Audit is responsible for overseeing and executing the Company’s internal audit function. This role leads the Internal Audit team and is accountable for planning and performing audits, evaluating risks and controls, and providing clear, actionable feedback to management.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Lead Internal Audit Activities: Plan and execute internal audits across operational and financial areas, including defining scope, performing fieldwork, and communicating results.
Team Leadership & Execution: Provide direction and oversight to internal audit staff while remaining actively involved in audit activities, particularly in higher-risk or complex areas.
Risk & Control Assessment: Evaluate control design and effectiveness, identifying areas of risk, inefficiency, or process breakdown.
Operational Audit Oversight: Lead operational audits in a decentralized environment (e.g., inventory controls, compliance, field execution), while assessing effectiveness and identifying opportunities to increase impact.
Reporting & Communication: Prepare clear, concise findings, recommendations, and reporting for leadership and the board focused on risks and practical, actionable insights.
Follow-Up & Accountability: Track, validate, and drive accountability for remediation of audit findings to ensure issues are appropriately addressed.
Stakeholder Engagement: Partner cross-functionally with Operations, HR, IT, Finance, Procure-to-Pay, and Credit-to-Collections to understand processes, execute audits, communicate findings, and support improvements.
Audit Coordination & Enablement: Coordinate and support audit activities performed by cross-functional partners, including influencing, training, and alignment on audit approach, and consolidating results into clear, consistent, and actionable reporting.
Function Development: Evaluate audit approaches and support the continued maturation of the internal audit function and the Company’s overall control environment.
Job Qualifications
Education & Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field; 7+ years experience in audit, compliance, or related roles; Prior experience leading audits and managing or mentoring staff; CPA, CIA, or equivalent certification preferred; Strong understanding of internal controls, risk assessment, and control evaluation; Experience performing operational audits in decentralized or multi-location environments; Ability to evaluate end-to-end processes (people, process, and technology) and identify control gaps, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.