Job Description

Key Responsibilities (in descending order of importance):

Organization and People Development: Recruit, develop and engage internal/external team members to collectively achieve company goals.  Define and ensure allocation of resources against the highest priority initiatives.  Evolve the operating model and organization design to meet strategic needs of the business.  Actively provide functional leadership as a member of the Global Finance Leadership team.

Process Leadership – Internal Plan Execution: Lead the Internal Audit function in the performance of projects to assess the organization’s internal control framework for improvement opportunities.  Ensure a risk-based approach is utilized by the team, which leverages the COSO framework, to guide project activities to reach sound conclusions related to the state of the organization’s internal control environment. Lead the team in educating interested parties on risks and controls to influence positive change within the organization to develop stronger governance practices.  Guide the development of reports to summarize project conclusions and corrective actions, so that they are aligned with company strategies and initiatives through actively participating in team project discussions.  Lead efforts to ensure management has implemented solutions to resolve gaps within the control environment.

Process Leadership – Partnership/Investigation Management: Promote open lines of communication between Internal Audit and various groups (e.g., Financial Reporting Controls, external audit team, Legal, etc.) for an effective working relationship that encourage feedback.  Lead special investigations through engaging the appropriate cross-functional parties for confidentiality management and to leverage expertise.  Serve as a facilitator in investigative matters to guide the direction of the required work and contribute towards next step strategies.

Process Leadership – Audit Committee/Risk Assessment:  Assist in the development of Audit Committee communications/materials.  Support the communication of the state of the organization’s risk environment and system of internal controls.  Contribute to the development of the annual audit plan through participating in or facilitating risk assessment discussions.  Own re-evaluating the annual plan through-out the year to adjust as needed as internal and external factors affect the organization.

Key Skills, Abilities, Experience and Education Required

Required Education and Experience:

Undergraduate Business or Accounting degree
Significant internal audit and/or operational management experience (12+ years) in a multi-national organization or comparable experience

Preferred Experience

Certified Public Accounting (CPA) / Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Data Analytics  
MBA degree
Experience in CPG or manufacturing company
Past experience on projects requiring cross-functional leadership including business integrations, system design/implementation projects or similar projects

Required Skills and Capabilities:

Technical:

Advanced capabilities in understanding and assessing risk in dynamic environments.
Advanced understanding of the Commission of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) and fraud concepts.
Sound understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Strong analytical ability to develop approaches and/or frameworks where none exist.

Leadership:

Strong communication skills: ability to understand an audience and persuasively communicate at the right level, ability to communicate complex topics simply
Exceptional curiosity and interest in learning the business and how cross-functional partners deliver results
Ability to lead projects requiring influence inside and outside of the Finance/Legal function; inside and outside the US.

Org & People Development

Ability to lead and develop future leaders
Ability to prioritize work in a changing environment and flow resources to the work

Other Desired Attributes:

Able to work in an open, mobile work environment