Job Requirements
We are looking for a
Senior Manager – Internal Audit to help lead our global internal audit function. In this role you will own the development of the risk-based audit plan, oversee a portfolio of audit engagements across regions and business functions, and act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on risk, controls, and governance. You will lead and develop a team of audit managers and auditors, manage relationships with executive stakeholders, and support engagement with the Audit Committee.
This is a senior leadership role for someone who can operate strategically — shaping the function's direction and priorities — while retaining the judgment and technical depth to guide complex engagements and stand behind the team's conclusions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of the annual risk-based internal audit plan, ensuring coverage of the organization's most significant risks across financial, operational, compliance, IT, and strategic areas.
- Oversee a portfolio of audit engagements across global operations — providing direction on scope, approach, and quality, and reviewing findings and reports before they reach senior stakeholders.
- Serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to senior and executive leadership on risk management, internal controls, and governance matters.
- Prepare and present audit results, thematic insights, and the state of the control environment to executive management and support reporting to the Audit Committee.
- Drive the closure of significant audit issues, escalating and influencing at senior levels where remediation is delayed or exposure is material.
- Lead the annual enterprise risk assessment that underpins the audit plan, and maintain a forward view of emerging and evolving risks.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing audit team — setting objectives, managing performance, coaching managers, and building talent and technical capability.
- Advance the function's use of data analytics, continuous auditing, and audit technology to increase coverage, efficiency, and insight.
- Lead sensitive investigations, special reviews, and management-requested engagements, exercising discretion and sound judgment.
- Champion the internal audit methodology, quality standards, and adherence to professional standards .
- Manage relationships with external auditors, regulators, and other assurance providers to enable a coordinated assurance approach.
Work Experience
- Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CIA, or equivalent.
- Typically 12–18 years of relevant experience in internal audit, external audit, risk, or controls, including significant experience leading teams and managing a portfolio of engagements. Experience in a Big 4 firm and/or a large engineering, manufacturing, technology, or services organization is strongly preferred.
- Deep knowledge of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO), enterprise risk management, governance, and professional audit standards.
- Demonstrated experience shaping audit strategy and plans and engaging with senior/executive stakeholders and Audit Committees.
- Strong people-leadership track record — building, developing, and retaining high-performing teams.
- Experience embedding data analytics and audit technology into the audit function.
- Exceptional communication, influencing, and executive-presence skills, with the ability to challenge at senior levels and drive change.
- Sound judgment, integrity, and the independence to form and stand behind conclusions.
- Willingness to travel to domestic and international locations as required.
