Senior Internal Auditor

Job Description

INTERNAL AUDITOR POSITION –

Europe and Asia/Pacific

(based in Ahmedabad)

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Kraft Heinz Internal Audit Department’s vision is to add value by providing objective and innovative assurance and advisory services.  When performing our work, we evaluate risks, controls and governance processes. Further, we provide the board of directors, audit committee, and KH senior management reasonable assurance that the financial data used to make business decisions and to communicate to the public is true and accurate. We also identify business improvement opportunities (i.e. efficiency and effectiveness of operations) to make our business better.  We accomplish our mission by recruiting and developing talent for the entire corporation, providing high-quality services to support the department’s vision.

Roles & Responsibilities:        

The Internal Auditor will execute internal audits under the direction of the Internal Audit Senior Manager and Zone Audit Director.  The Senior Internal Auditor based in Ahmedabad will perform audits cross multiple zones, including Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia pacific, and potentially certain global audits.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the Internal Audit manager to conduct the audit engagements, including the budgeting and staffing assignments for the different areas of review, ensuring that adequate documentation and timely execution of the tasks to successfully complete each project'
• Lead business process reviews to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over the business cycles, as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of operations;
• Lead reviews to assess the accuracy of the financial statements;
• Lead reviews to evaluate IT applications and the adequacy/efficiency of accounting, financial and operating procedures established for IT control purposes;
• Determine compliance with established Finance and/or IT policies and Sarbanes Oxley legislation;
• Prepare reports based upon audit results, audit documentation, and management action plans defined to address observations noted;
• Maintain business management timely informed on audit progress, including road blocks, and observations via update meetings and closing conferences.
• Update Audit Manager and Zone Audit Director as needed on audit progress and potential issues in a timely manner.
• Be part a global Internal Audit Competency Center of selected business process.  As such, work closely the Internal Audit Manager responsible for the area of expertise to analyze issues with global/regional/local impacts, develop trend analysis and compile best practices to be shared through the organization for adoption.
• Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of actions implemented to address audit issues.

Communication:

• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing by adopting appropriate communication style to individuals at all levels of the organization and remaining open to disagreement or new ideas.
• Articulate understanding of business areas under review, and demonstrates thorough test work and solid rationale for potential audit issues.
• Update Audit Manager and Zone Audit Director as needed on audit progress and potential issues in a timely manner.

Leadership:

• Develop an open and honest working relationship with those being audited and maintain a professional approach at all times.
• Share best practices, tools and testing methodologies with other team members, and contribute to departmental projects.
• Will be leading an audit team, and will be the key point of contact with those being audited.
• Displays leadership and project management skills to complete quality work on time with budgeted resources.

Qualifications & Skills:

·       Undergraduate degree in Finance/Business Administration, Accounting and/or in Computer Science, MIS, or other relevant field;

·       4 plus years of professional experience in an audit related role within a Big-4 accounting firm and/or large corporation’s internal audit department preferred.  Additional finance experience would be a plus

·       General knowledge of risk/control frameworks (COSO, COBIT) required;

·       A professional accounting/audit certification (CPA, CIA, etc.) or IT (CISA, CIA, CISM, etc.) certification preferred. 

·       FMCG/Manufacturing experience preferred;

·       Sarbanes-Oxley experience preferred;

·       US GAAP/IFRS experience preferred;

·       SAP knowledge preferred;

·       Goal-oriented and outgoing with strong interpersonal and teamwork skills;

·       Strong written and verbal communication skills;

·       Ability to think and work analytically;

·       Ability to develop strong and lasting relationships with all levels of management.

·       Willingness to travel (50%);

·       Must fluently speak English (Asian/European languages are plus)

The qualified candidate must be able to work with multiple organizations and teams, consistently meet deadlines and work well under time constraints and be able to quickly learn and understands diverse business areas/systems.

Location(s)

Ahmedabad - Venus Stratum GCC

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.