SUMMARY:        

Responsibilities include planning, executing, and completing audit fieldwork according to a developed schedule, identifying and quantifying risks, recommending improvements and deliverables for senior management as well as process owners and SOX testing. Audits include financial, operational, contract, compliance, and special investigation audits for various business activities and locations with minimal guidance. Works with the Internal Audit team to develop the annual plan, identify opportunities to improve the audit process and complete other department goals. SOX testing responsibilities include, but are not limited to, designing controls, working with/over-seeing our co-sourcing partner, and performing control testing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage the periodic SOX testing with our co-sourcing partner and perform SOX testing on specified controls. This includes, but is not limited to, scheduling annual walk-throughs, communicating testing results, recommending control design improvements, and summarizing testing results for senior management. 

• Assist in the development of audit programs in conjunction with the Audit Director.

• Conduct audit testing of specified area and identify reportable issues and dimension of risk.

• Determine compliance with policies and procedures.

• Examine records to ensure proper recording of transactions and compliance with applicable laws, agreements and policies.

• Documents the audit methodology and results of testing in work-papers which comply with department standards for content and quality. 

• Verbally communicate findings to the Chief Audit Executive and draft a comprehensive and complete report of audit area.

• Perform special projects for the Audit Committee and Chief Audit Executive.

• Provides clear and actionable recommendations in verbal and/or written format. As necessary, performs follow-up on assigned audit report recommendations to ensure process owners have completed agreed upon responsive action.

• Participates in annual risk assessment process and the development of the annual audit plan.

•    Strong technical accounting skills

•    Ability to identify financial issues, develop and execute mitigating actions

•    Ability to demonstrate the highest ethical standards

•    Effective verbal and written communication skills

•    Ability to influence others

•    Ability to maintain a level of independence to ensure there is no conflict of interest

•    Ability to manage conflicting priorities

•    Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

•    Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related field, and a minimum of five years’ accounting experience including up to 4 years of public accounting or internal auditing experience, or other equivalent combination of education, training and experience. 

Disclaimer:

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities.  Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description.  The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms.  Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.