Join a global organization in a senior Internal Audit leadership role overseeing risk, controls, and audit activities across the U.S., UK, and other international markets. This position offers significant exposure to senior management while leading complex financial, operational, compliance, and technology audits across a sophisticated global business.
Responsibilities:
Internal Audit Leadership: Lead the planning and execution of financial, operational, compliance, and technology-focused audits across multiple business functions and international markets.
Risk Assessment: Evaluate business processes, internal controls, and emerging risks to identify control gaps, operational issues, and opportunities for improvement.
Audit Planning & Execution: Define audit scope and objectives, develop risk-based testing procedures, allocate resources, and manage fieldwork through completion.
Controls & Testing: Develop process flows and risk and control matrices, perform and oversee control testing, and evaluate the design and effectiveness of internal controls.
Audit Reporting: Assess audit results, determine the significance of findings, and prepare clear reports and actionable recommendations for senior management.
Stakeholder Management: Serve as a trusted business partner to senior leaders, communicating complex risk and control matters clearly across functions, cultures, and geographies.
Remediation & Follow-Up: Monitor remediation plans and partner with business leaders to ensure identified control deficiencies and audit findings are addressed appropriately.
Data Analytics: Leverage data analysis and technology to enhance audit testing, identify trends, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the audit process.
Project Management: Manage multiple concurrent audit engagements, special projects, and ad hoc assignments while ensuring projects remain on schedule and aligned with the broader audit plan.
Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance audit methodologies, internal controls, risk management practices, and the overall control environment.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field required.
Experience:
8+ years of experience across internal audit, external audit, risk advisory, compliance, operational audit, financial audit, or integrated audit.
Big Four: Minimum of 5 years of experience with Deloitte, EY, KPMG, or PwC within External Audit, Internal Audit, or Risk Advisory required.
Risk & Controls: Strong understanding of internal controls, risk assessment, audit methodology, and process improvement.
Data & Technology: Strong analytical and quantitative skills with experience using data analytics in an audit environment; exposure to automation or robotics is a plus.
Project Management: Demonstrated ability to lead complex audits and projects across multiple functions, stakeholders, and geographies.
Industry Experience: Experience within retail, consumer products, luxury goods, or another complex global organization is highly desirable.
Certifications:
CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, MBA, or other relevant professional credentials are preferred.
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex findings and recommendations to senior management.
Attributes: Collaborative, intellectually curious, solutions-oriented, and comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced global environment.
Travel:
Ability to travel approximately 30%, primarily throughout the U.S., UK, and other international markets. Application Notice: Qualified candidates will be contacted within 2 business days of application. If an applicant does not meet the above criteria, Atlantic Group will keep your resume on file for future opportunities and may contact you for further discussion.
