Internal Audit Manager

Sanofi; Singapore; On-site; SGD 56,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi’s Singapore Hub audits Asia Pacific operations. The Internal Audit Manager will lead risk-based audits across pharmaceutical operations, perform fieldwork, document findings, and provide actionable recommendations.

The role emphasizes communication with stakeholders, sharing best practices, and contributing to audit methodology development. As part of a program that develops future leaders, you will interact with Corporate Support functions, manage audit programs, and help shape internal

Responsibilities

• Get familiar with The Organisation environment: Pharmaceutical environment, Group organization, Key processes, and the related procedures and standards.
• The standard audit programs for the audited processes to be able to adjust them according to the audited entity specificities.
• Ensure a risk-based approach all along the assignment: carry on a preliminary risk assessment according to the main specific risks highlighted through interviews with Corporate Support functions and data analysis.
• Fieldwork: Ensure that the audit strategy supports the risk analysis update (interview, examination, observation, re-performance) with an appropriate level of evidences.
• All along the assignment: Assess the efficiency of the internal control systems taking into account potential risks associated to Sanofi evolution.
• Carry on the audit strategy by performing interviews and testing (control of data accuracy) and adjust it accordingly.
• Highlight internal control deficiencies and improvement areas for the audited processes by collecting and gathering relevant audit evidences, identifying the deficiencies cause, and assessing the consequences and risk.
• Report and synthesize the results of the assignment in the audit report: write the descriptive part, findings, recommendations and action plan.
• Comply with the quality standards and audit norms, document audit fieldwork and results, maintain audit trail, meet deadlines.
• Ensure an efficient communication: debrief auditees, spread Best Practices, share information within the audit team, keep the Team Leader updated.
• Be involved in internal audit activities: participate in projects, coordination and thematic groups, and internal trainings.

Job description

Job title

Internal Audit Manager

Location

Kuala Lumpur

Summary

Join Sanofi's Singapore Hub auditing Asia Pacific operations. Conduct risk-based audits assessing process efficiency, compliance, and controls across pharmaceutical operations. Responsibilities include preliminary risk assessments, fieldwork execution, identifying control deficiencies, documenting findings, and writing audit reports with actionable recommendations. Communicate results effectively to stakeholders, spread best practices, and support audit methodology development. Recognized pathway to future leadership roles within Sanofi's operations or corporate functions

About Sanofi

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Role Overview

The Sanofi Internal Audit (SIA) Singapore Hub is part of the SIA Department which reports to the General Management and the Audit committee. The Singapore Hub is primarily dedicated to audit the Asia Pacific region. Sanofi’s internal audit function is recognized as a provider of future leaders. Once a successful track record has been established, the individual is expected to be a candidate for future positions of broader responsibility within Sanofi’s IA organization, other corporate functions or business operations.

The team of Internal Auditors is assigned to missions whose objectives are to:

• Get familiar with
  • The Organisation environment:
    • Pharmaceutical environment, Group organization,
    • Key processes, and the related procedures and standards.
  • The standard audit programs for the audited processes to be able to adjust them according to the audited entity specificities.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Get familiar with
  • The Organisation environment:
    • Pharmaceutical environment, Group organization,
    • Key processes, and the related procedures and standards.
  • The standard audit programs for the audited processes to be able to adjust them according to the audited entity specificities.
• Ensure a risk-based approach all along the assignment
  • Preparation phase:
    • Carry on a preliminary risk assessment according to the main specific risks highlighted through interviews with Corporate Support functions and data analysis.
  • Fieldwork:
    • Ensure that the audit strategy supports the risk analysis update (interview, examination, observation, re-performance) with an appropriate level of evidences.
  • All along the assignment:
    • Assess the efficiency of the internal control systems taking into account potential risks associated to Sanofi evolution (integration, new operating models, new organizations, internal control framework…).
• Perform a reliable audit work on each assignment
  • Carry on the audit strategy by performing interviews and testing (control of data accuracy) and adjust it accordingly (work program priorities, test coverage, sampling…).
  • Highlight internal control deficiencies and improvement areas for the audited processes by:
    • Collecting and gathering relevant audit evidences,
    • Identifying the deficiencies cause,
    • Assessing the deficiencies consequences and the associated level of risk.
  • Report and synthesize the results of the assignment in the audit report
    • Write the descriptive part related to the audited processes,
    • Write audit findings, recommendations and best practices,
    • Suggest the recommendation ranking, an implementation deadline and the persons responsible for the action plan.
  • Comply with the quality standards as well as audit professional norms defined by the Internal Audit Management:
    • Document audit fieldwork and results in the dedicated IS tool,
    • Ensure the documentation “audit trail”,
    • Meet the deadlines.
• Ensure an efficient communication
  • Perform a relevant debrief to the auditees on the findings, recommendations and conclusions of the audit review, in particular:
    • The associated risk,
    • The deficiencies cause,
    • The expected action plans and the relevance of the timing of their implementation.
  • Spread the internal control mindset and Best Practices identified
  • Share information efficiently and facilitiate communication within the audit team
  • Keep up-to-date the Team Leader about the completion of the audit fieldwork, and in particular by notifying sensitive topics
  • Update, on a regular basis, the Internal Audit Management about the fieldwork status and the audit results, and play a role of alert when deemed necessary
• Be involved in the following Internal Audit activities
  • Work groups (Projects, Coordination and Thematic groups) which aim are respectively to ensure an interaction with corporate expert functions and support the Internal Audit methodology:
    • Participate in the reporting of our activities to Corporate functions,
    • Exchange with Corporate functions on organization, procedures and guidelines,
    • Suggest ways of improvement in our internal processes.
  • Participate in internal trainings on standard audit programs
  • Provide support to the Internal Audit Management on the audit plan process and on specific assignment pre-scoping
• Report and synthesize the results of the assignment in the audit report