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Manager, Internal Audit
fortunebrandsDeerfield, IL
💰 $95,000 – $145,000/yrFull-time
Quick Summary
Manager, Internal Audit leads financial and operational audits end-to-end while supervising staff and ensuring compliance with Global Internal Audit Standards.
Skills & Keywords
Internal AuditSOX/ICFRCOSO FrameworkRisk Management
RESPONSIBILTIES
- Leads multiple financial and operational audits end to end: risk-based scoping, program design, fieldwork oversight, issue evaluation, and report drafting—ensuring procedures, workpapers, and reports conform to the Global Internal Audit Standards (2024), recognized frameworks (e.g., COSO, NIST, COBIT), and department policy
- Reviews and approves testing performed by seniors/staff; ensures conclusions are evidence based and right sized to risk and materiality; requires clear root cause analysis and practical management actions with owners and due dates
- Monitors milestones; removes roadblocks; escalates significant delays, disagreements on ratings/management actions, or emerging risks to the Director/CAE per department protocol
- Coordinates assigned SOX/ICFR process testing for assigned domains (walkthroughs, design/operating effectiveness testing, deficiency evaluation) and maintains documentation that supports management’s assessment and external auditor reliance
- Partners with process/control owners and the Internal Controls team to improve control design and sustainability while maintaining audit independence
- Communicates status, key issues, and proposed management actions to auditees and IA leadership; presents results that clearly link observations to risk, evidence, and impact; drives agreement on management actions, owners, and timelines
- Coordinates with external auditors and co/outsourcing partners to avoid duplication and enable reliance where appropriate
- Supervises, coaches, and develops seniors and staff; provides timely feedback, on the job training, and input to performance reviews; models inclusive leadership
- Upholds the department’s policies and methodology and contributes to the function’s Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) (e.g., internal file reviews, thematic lessons‑learned), and readiness for External Quality Assessment at least every five years
- Proposes enhancements to audit programs; designs analytics-enabled testing approach; evaluates output quality
- Provides insights and input to the annual risk assessment (financial, operational, and emerging risks) and recommends in‑year plan adjustments to the Director/CAE (e.g., macro changes, regulatory updates, significant system/ERP events)
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Communication & influence Distills complex issues into clear, concise messages and facilitates agreement on management actions with control / process owners and their leadership
- Project & results orientation Plans, sequences, and delivers multiple audits on time; tracks remediation activities / management actions to closure; reallocates resources as risks evolve
- Professional judgment & independence Applies IIA Standards and COSO consistently; aligns severity to risk/materiality; escalates appropriately; operates with integrity, independence, and objectivity
- People leadership & coaching Sets expectations, reviews work effectively, develops talent, and builds an inclusive team culture
fortunebrands
Deerfield, IL
Deerfield, IL
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$95,000 – $145,000/yr
Full-time
Deerfield, IL
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