Director, Internal Audit & Risk Leadership

Brighter Signals; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 20%

CPA/CIA/CISA preferred

Job summary

DePuy Synthes is seeking a Director, Internal Audit to lead risk-based engagements across financial, IT, and compliance domains. This role reports to Global Audit & Assurance and partners with executive leadership to strengthen controls during a critical transformation as the company moves toward standalone status.

The position requires 10–12 years in internal/external audit or risk, strong stakeholder influence, and experience with regulated global organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field (required).
• Master’s degree or MBA (preferred).
• Typically 10-12 years of progressive experience in internal audit, external audit, finance, or risk management, with leadership at director or senior manager level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of risk-based internal audit engagements across financial, operational, IT, and compliance areas.
• Assess the effectiveness of internal controls, governance, and risk management processes, and recommend improvements.
• Partner with senior leaders to provide insight on emerging risks, business initiatives, and transformation activities.
• Oversee audit teams and external resources, providing coaching and performance management.
• Ensure audit activities comply with internal audit standards and company policies.
• Communicate audit results and risk trends clearly to management and governance bodies.
• Monitor remediation of audit findings and support sustainable control improvements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of audit methodologies, tools, and analytics.

Skills

Agility jumps

Audit and compliance trends

Audit reporting

Collaboration

Compliance policies

Data savvy

Developing others

Fact-based decision making

Financial analysis

Financial risk management

Fraud prevention strategies

Inclusive leadership

Internal auditing

Internal controls

Leadership

Program management

Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

Technical credibility

Education

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

Master’s degree or MBA (preferred)

Job description

DePuy Synthes is seeking a Director, Internal Audit to lead risk-based engagements across financial, IT, and compliance domains. This role reports to Global Audit & Assurance and partners with executive leadership to strengthen controls during a critical transformation as the company moves toward standalone status.

The position requires 10–12 years in internal/external audit or risk, strong stakeholder influence, and experience with regulated global organizations.