Create and manage the overall audit scope, strategy, budget, plan, and approach for audits, with specific focus on assigned global audit functional areas.
Oversee all assigned audit projects, including the analysis of business data and company systems for functionally assigned areas.
Act as a subject matter expert for assigned functional areas by reviewing audit scopes, test plans, and results for audits assigned to other audit managers or senior managers.
Assist in setting the strategic direction for a value-focused Internal Audit department, including functional testing methodology and global best practices.
Lead the department in developing of a state-of-the-art continuous auditing and monitoring program for functionally assigned areas that monitors real-time data across the company.
Own the functionally assigned portion of the SOX-404 process, including scoping, planning, walk through, testing and status reporting.
Set standards and monitor work papers for quality and to ensure work performed is clearly documented.
Communicate audit findings to management in well written reports.
Manage follow-up on open audit issues and work agreements to ensure closure of action plans.
Lead or participate in cross-functional efforts to improve operations for assigned functional areas drive key initiatives and global best practices. This could include project task forces, IT initiatives, corporate-wide initiatives, and/or process excellence teams.
Own assigned global functional business relationships to both ensure awareness of changes to business risk profiles and educate and promote audit client control awareness and accountability.
Provide global perspective in order to develop best practices in application of policies and controls.
Lead or supervise confidential audits or fraud investigations.
Communicate with external auditors and effectively support their initiatives.
Assist with the implementation of controls for new markets/countries