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Senior Manager, Internal Audit
fortunebrandsDeerfield, IL
💰 $115,000 – $165,000/yrFull-time
Quick Summary
Senior Manager, Internal Audit leading complex cross-functional financial, operational, IT, and specialized engagements with SOX/ICFR coordination responsibilities.
Skills & Keywords
Internal AuditSOX/ICFRRisk ManagementIT Audit
RESPONSIBILTIES
- Leads multiple, complex integrated/cross-functional financial, operational, IT, and specialized engagements end‑to‑end: risk‑based scoping, program design, fieldwork oversight, issue evaluation, report drafting, and remediation follow‑up) with procedures, workpapers, and reports conforming to the Global Internal Audit Standards (2024), recognized frameworks (e.g., COSO, NIST, COBIT), and department policy
- Applies the COSO–ACFE Fraud Risk Management Guide (2nd ed.) to enhance fraud risk assessment in the audit plan; coordinates appropriately with Legal/Compliance and assists with fraud‑related reviews while preserving independence and objectivity
- Leads or performs sustainability/ESG‑related control audits (as applicable), leveraging COSO’s guidance on Internal Control over Sustainability Reporting (ICSR) to evaluate design and operating effectiveness of underlying processes and data controls
- Serves as engagement quality reviewer for complex audits; 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
- Leads and coordinates SOX/ICFR process testing across all 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 managers/seniors/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; scales reusable analytics across engagements/portfolio
- Provides insights and input to the annual risk assessment (financial, operational, technology, and emerging risks) and recommends in‑year plan adjustments to the Director/CAE (e.g., macro changes, regulatory updates, significant system/ERP events)
- Travel up to 25% - Primarily North American locations; some international travel may be required
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Communication & influence Distills complex issues (including IT and data issues) into clear, concise messages and facilitates agreement on management actions with control / process owners and their leadership
- Integrated audit leadership Designs integrated financial/operational/IT audit approaches and calibrates severity to risk and materiality.
- Project & results orientation Plans, sequences, and delivers multiple complex audits on time; tracks remediation activities / management actions to closure; reallocates resources as risks evolve
- Professional judgment & independence Applies IIA Standards and recognized frameworks 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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$115,000 – $165,000/yr
Full-time
Deerfield, IL
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