Senior Internal Auditor (f/m)

45 Woodward Poland Sp.zo.o; Niepołomice; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Life & accidental insurance

Multisport package

Meal Vouchers

Company performance bonus program

PPK contributions

Educational support

Job summary

Woodward Poland Sp. z o.o. is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to join our Krakow team.

You will partner with stakeholders across Europe, the USA, and Asia to support SOX compliance and internal audits, focusing on end-to-end testing, documentation, and issue remediation within a global framework. The role requires fluency in German, English, and Polish, strong analytical abilities, and hands-on experience with SOX controls and financial reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, or related field.
• Experience with SOX controls and internal auditing.
• Strong knowledge of audit methodology, risk assessment, and control evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Global collaboration with USA IA team and global stakeholders to align testing approach and deadlines.
• Perform end-to-end SOX control testing, including walkthroughs and operating effectiveness tests.
• Assist with assessments of internal controls over financial reporting and remediation efforts.
• Prepare workpapers, test results, and findings in line with SOX standards.
• Monitor control gaps and verify remediation actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency and documentation quality.

Skills

SOX compliance

IFRS/IFAC knowledge

Internal controls

Control testing

Walkthroughs

Documentation

Analytical skills

German language

English language

Polish language

Microsoft Excel

Optro/AuditBoard

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Optro (AuditBoard)

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About The Role:

We are seeking a detail-oriented Senior Internal Auditor with strong experience in United States Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance to join our team in Krakow, Poland. The successful candidate will partner with stakeholders and control owners across Europe, the USA, and Asia to support SOX compliance and operational internal audits. Working closely with a USA-based Internal Audit team and third-party consultants, the Senior Internal Auditor will primarily support the planning and execution of SOX testing and related activities. Secondary responsibilities include supporting operational internal audits across Woodward’s global locations. This position requires fluency in German, English, and Polish.

What You Will Do:

Global collaboration: Collaborate with the USA-based Internal Audit team, third-party consultants and global stakeholders (USA, Europe, Asia) to align on testing approach, status updates, deadlines, and results.

SOX testing execution: Perform end-to-end SOX control testing, including walkthroughs, design effectiveness testing, operating effectiveness testing, documentation review, and issue validation.

Control evaluation: Assist with assessments of internal controls over financial reporting, identify deficiencies, and support remediation efforts with control owners and management.

Audit documentation and reporting: Prepare clear, accurate, and timely workpapers, test results, and findings in line with SOX and internal audit standards.

Issue tracking and follow-up: Monitor identified control gaps, track remediation plans, and verify completion of corrective actions.

Continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to improve SOX testing efficiency, documentation quality, and control environment effectiveness.

Periodically assist with the planning, scoping and execution of operational internal audits at various locations across Woodward Leadership support: Provide guidance to junior auditors or analysts as needed and review work for quality and consistency.

What You Will Need:

Comfortable with executing tasks independently.

Strong knowledge of SOX compliance requirements and internal controls over financial reporting.

Experience performing control testing, walkthroughs, and documentation of key business and financial processes.

Strong understanding of audit methodology, risk assessment, and control evaluation.

Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, evidence, and process flows.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in German, English, and Polish.

Experience using Optro (fka AuditBoard) or a similar GRC or SOX management software is a plus.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel for analysis, reporting, and visualization.

Familiarity with AI tools such as Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar technologies to support audit efficiency, or a willingness to learn and adopt these tools.

Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.

Ability to work effectively with a global stakeholder group and manage priorities across multiple time zones.

Other Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, or a related field.
• Advanced degree is a plus.
• Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, CISA, or similar is preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in internal audit, SOX compliance, internal controls, or a related field.
• Experience supporting a multinational environment and working with stakeholders across Europe, the USA, and Asia is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and produce high-quality audit documentation.

What You Will Gain:

• Competitive salary, based on experience and skills
• Private health insurance
• Life & accidental insurance
• Multisport package
• Meal Vouchers
• Company performance bonus program
• PPK: Woodward offers payment to your PPK account up to 4% of your compensation depending on seniority
• Educational support

What does it mean to be part of Woodward?

It means contributing to what matters most in your career, in your community and around the world. It means being a part of rewarding experiences, where innovation, collaboration and problem-solving are at the heart of what we do.

Woodward is the global leader in the design, manufacturing, and service of energy conversion and control solutions for the aerospace and industrial equipment markets. Together with our customers, we are enabling the path to a cleaner, decarbonized world. Our innovative fluid, combustion, electrical, propulsion and motion control systems perform in some of the world’s harshest environments. At Woodward we have created a culture that appreciates and values the contributions of every member. We are a global team of curious, innovative problem-solvers who commit our knowledge, resources and technical expertise to the challenges associated with reducing emissions, enabling alternative energy sources and increasing efficiency, always innovating for a better future. Woodward is working with our customers to solve some of the world’s biggest energy challenges. This important work needs more than just the brightest technical minds.

It requires talented and committed manufacturing professionals, accountants, supply chain managers, human resources experts, information technology specialists and many more. We are looking for dedicated people who want to learn and grow in a supportive environment that fosters collaboration, innovation and inclusion.