Finance Audit Manager

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Internal Audit - Finance

Job Summary:

The role of the Audit Manager in Global Finance Audit team is to lead and support the finance audit team in performing various audits of financial statements, SOX, financial reporting and regulatory reporting, and Treasury (including liquidity, capital, interest rate risk) by independently and objectively identifying and assessing risks, evaluating controls, compliance with established policies, procedures and regulations. Perform quality audit work in accordance with audit requirements.

As an Audit Manager, you will lead general audit activities across the Group as part of the Global Internal Audit (GIA) team and work directly with audit teams based in the US. You will provide independent, objective assurance over the Group’s internal control framework and assist finance management by bringing a detailed, disciplined approach to the evaluation and improvement of the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes. Assist in the preparation and delivery of written evaluations and recommendations to management. Ensure external audit or regulatory criticisms of assigned businesses are corrected.

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage general audit activities for assigned segments across Global Internal Audit.
• Coordinate monitoring and continual assessment of risks arising from finance activities.
• Confirm compliance monitoring and internal controls are in place, including processes for management of operational risk, in accordance with Company and regulatory standards.
• Identify audit process improvements to increase productivity, efficiency and contribution to economic profit without impacting effectiveness.
• Manage the audit process of identifying and evaluating risk and assessing the adequacy, effectiveness and compliance of internal controls utilized to contain risks. Communicate significant issues to executive and senior management and make appropriate recommendations.
• Design and execute the audit scope for assigned segments and recommend related overall audit plan coverage and drive the coordination and collaboration of a consistent delivery of audit work across the Global Businesses and Global Functions.
• Validate issues and create supporting documentation.
• Maintain current knowledge of business, organizational, audit and technological changes as well as pertinent internal and regulatory policy and procedural requirements to ensure audit integrity, process innovation and service quality.
• Ensure value-added audit work is completed in accordance with Audit Instruction Manual (AIM) requirements.