Senior Internal Audit Manager — Risk & Controls Leader

Rich Products Corporation; Town of Tonawanda (NY); On-site; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Rich Products Corporation in the United States seeks an experienced Internal Audit leader to independently evaluate and improve risk management, controls, and governance. You will oversee the annual audit plan, coordinate with external auditors, and mentor audit staff.

The role requires a 4-year business degree with accounting concentration, 5–7 years in auditing, CPA or CIA certification, strong leadership and negotiation skills, and travel 15–20% to support engagements, including multi-week

Qualifications

• Four year degree in Business with a concentration in Accounting.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of related business experience (public accounting and professional auditing experience).
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or similar certification required.
• Ability to manage a staff of auditors and Company’s expense report administration
• Possess strong negotiation skills
• Develop positive working relationships with internal & external customers
• Ability to understand & assess processes
• Proven leadership skills
• Ability to multi task and demonstrated ability to prioritize issues
• Significant understanding of accounting principles
• Travel 15-20%, at times requiring multiple week engagements, sometimes with minimal notice

Responsibilities

• Provide independent review and evaluation of management’s reporting and safeguards company assets.
• Provide sound advice and counsel to the owners, senior steering team and management to identify assess and reduce business risk by strengthening internal control systems and/or by improving processes and procedures.
• Development of IA’s annual audit plan through use of a risk assessment model, which is responsive to the needs of the owners, management and business operations.
• Effective use of audit resources and staff coordinated with the efforts of outside accountants, in a fashion that maximizes audit coverage.
• Promote role of department as a positive resource for technical expertise and guidance on policies, control issues, and business risks.
• Continually benchmark against internal audit best practices, and adopt those practices when appropriate to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of IA processes.
• Liaison with external auditors and lead internal audit’s YE audit effort on behalf of external auditors.
• Active participation in special projects as requested.
• Develop IA’s annual operating budget, and ensure accomplishment of annual audit plan within budget
• Identification and realization of quantifiable and realizable cost-savings opportunities.
• Assist in the continuous professional development of internal audit staff through open communication on results of work performed.Responsible for staffing of internal audit department.
• Liaison for reporting on internal control environment to Executive Audit Committee

Skills

Four year degree

5-7 years experience

CPA or CIA

Staff management

Negotiation skills

Relationship building

Process understanding

Leadership

Multi-tasking

Accounting principles

Travel 15-20%

Education

Accounting concentration

Job description

Rich Products Corporation in the United States seeks an experienced Internal Audit leader to independently evaluate and improve risk management, controls, and governance. You will oversee the annual audit plan, coordinate with external auditors, and mentor audit staff.

The role requires a 4-year business degree with accounting concentration, 5–7 years in auditing, CPA or CIA certification, strong leadership and negotiation skills, and travel 15–20% to support engagements, including multi-week