Director, Internal Audit

McKesson; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 137,400 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Director of Internal Audit responsible for leading a risk-based financial and operational audit strategy. You will ensure alignment with enterprise risks and regulatory requirements, while providing oversight of audit execution and enhancing internal control processes.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, with at least 10 years of relevant experience, and leadership roles in audit environments. Join us to make an impactful difference in healthcare!

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Prior people leadership experience.
• CPA, CIA, or CISA preferred certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of the annual audit plan.
• Oversee end-to-end audit execution.
• Serve as liaison with senior management.

Skills

Risk based auditing expertise

Leadership and team development

Executive communication

Relationship building

Analytical problem solving

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

Data analytics tools

Job description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well‑being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

The Director, Internal Audit, is responsible for leading and executing a risk-based financial and operational audit strategy across assigned business areas, ensuring alignment with enterprise risks and strategic priorities, regulatory requirements, and Internal Audit standards. This role provides strategic oversight of audit execution, drives continuous improvement in audit quality and methodology, and serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

The Director is accountable for delivering high impact assurance and advisory engagements, developing talent, and enhancing the overall effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal control processes.

Key Responsibilities

Audit Strategy and Planning

• Lead the development and execution of the annual audit plan, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk priorities
• Partner with Internal Audit leadership to evolve audit coverage
• Leverage data analytics and technology to enhance audit effectiveness
• Evaluate the significance of audit findings, review findings, recommendations and corrective action with appropriate levels of management and executives

Audit Execution and Quality

• Oversee end to end audit execution
• Ensure quality and consistency of audit deliverables and internal documentation
• Drive clear articulation of risks and remediation plans

Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as liaison with senior management
• Align on findings and remediation
• Influence business leaders through actionable insights

Risk and Control Leadership

• Identify emerging risks
• Drive risk based audit methodology
• Provide advisory on control design and governance

Team Leadership and Talent Development

• Lead and develop audit teams
• Foster high performance culture
• Drive accountability for achieving key performance metrics, while advancing AI enabled insights and broader technology transformation initiatives

Reporting and Communication

• Oversee the preparation and quality of audit reports delivered to leadership and the Audit Committee
• Provide updates to various governance forums
• Maintain Internal Audit policy manual
• Communicate complex topics effectively

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. Advance degree preferred
• 10 plus years of relevant experience
• Prior people leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CIA, or CISA
• Big 4 or large corporate internal audit experience
• Integrated audit experience
• Executive stakeholder exposure

Critical Skills

• Risk based auditing expertise
• Leadership and team development
• Executive communication
• Relationship building
• Analytical problem solving
• Continuous improvement mindset

Education

• 4 year degree required
• Master’s degree a plus

Certifications

• CPA, CIA, CISA or related certifications preferred

Physical Requirements

• General office demands
• Must have the ability to travel up to 25% of the time

The Base Pay Range for this position is $137,400 – $229,000.

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to [e-mail] or [e-mail]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

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