Senior Manager - Internal Audit

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 Senior Manager, Internal Audit, leads financial and operational assurance and advisory engagements across assigned business areas, with a primary focus on Wellverse. The role will initially be a part of McKesson Corporation Internal Audit team while supporting Wellverse, with plans to transition to Wellverse Internal Audit as the organization prepares for separation.

The Senior Manager translates enterprise and business risks into focused audit coverage, manages end to end engagement delivery, and provides practical insights that strengthen governance, risk management, and internal controls.

The Senior Manager may have up to 2 direct reports and is accountable for the daily direction, performance, and development of a specialized audit team. The role establishes team goals, deploys resources, resolves complex execution issues, and achieves results primarily through others while collaborating across Internal Audit and the business.

Key Responsibilities

Audit Planning and Risk Assessment

• Support development and execution of the annual risk based audit plan for assigned business areas, including identification of emerging financial, operational, compliance, technology, and fraud risks.
• Maintain a current understanding of business strategy, operating models, performance drivers, significant change initiatives, and the related risk and control environment.
• Provide practical recommendations on audit coverage, timing, staffing, and use of subject matter specialists based on risk, complexity, and business priorities.

Engagement Leadership and Quality

• Lead multiple financial and operational audits and advisory engagements from planning through reporting and issue follow up.
• Direct scoping, risk assessment, testing strategy, work allocation, evidence evaluation, issue development, and report preparation.
• Apply professional judgment to evaluate the significance and root causes of observations, the adequacy of management actions, and the clarity of audit conclusions.
• Ensure engagements and workpapers meet Internal Audit methodology, quality expectations, and applicable Global Internal Audit Standards.
• Monitor engagement milestones, budgets, dependencies, and competing priorities, escalating significant risks to delivery when appropriate.

Stakeholder Partnership and Communication

• Serve as a primary Internal Audit relationship manager for assigned business leaders and maintain constructive, credible, and transparent relationships.
• Communicate risks, observations, and recommendations clearly to management, including complex or sensitive matters that require influence without formal authority.
• Facilitate alignment on issue severity, root cause, practical remediation, ownership, and timing while preserving Internal Audit independence and objectivity.
• Prepare and present concise, executive ready updates for Internal Audit leadership and relevant governance forums.

People Leadership and Resource Management

• Lead, coach, and develop auditors and project leads, setting clear expectations for quality, timeliness, accountability, and professional growth.
• Allocate resources across concurrent engagements, balance workloads, monitor performance, and adjust assignments to achieve department objectives.
• Participate in recruiting, selection, onboarding, performance management, succession planning, recognition, and retention activities.
• Create a trust based and inclusive work environment that encourages constructive challenge, collaboration, continuous learning, and ownership.

Innovation and Department Leadership

• Use data analytics, approved artificial intelligence capabilities, and other technologies to improve risk assessment, testing, audit quality, and efficiency.
• Validate technology enabled outputs and retain accountability for professional judgment, audit evidence, conclusions, and deliverables.
• Lead or contribute to department initiatives involving methodology, quality assurance, reporting, talent, knowledge sharing, and operating model improvements.
• Represent Internal Audit in relevant councils, committees, working groups, and cross functional initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8 or more years of relevant professional experience, including at least 2 year of supervisory or management experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading risk based financial and operational audits, advisory reviews, or comparable risk and control activities.
• Experience managing multiple complex engagements, priorities, and stakeholders with limited supervision.
• Ability to travel up to 25% based on business and engagement needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CIA, CISA, or another relevant professional certification.
• Experience in a Big Four firm, a large corporate internal audit function, or a complex regulated company.
• Healthcare, pharmaceutical distribution, provider services, retail pharmacy, or other regulated industry experience.
• Experience with integrated audits, data analytics, technology enabled auditing, and executive level communication.
• Advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.

Risk and audit leadership

Translates enterprise and business risks into focused audit objectives, sound testing strategies, and clear conclusions.

People leadership

Sets direction, develops talent, manages performance, and delivers results through a specialized team.

Judgment and problem solving

Works through complex issues of diverse scope, integrates evidence, and makes balanced recommendations.

Influence and collaboration

Builds cooperation across functions and levels, including where formal authority is not held.

Executive communication

Presents technical and sensitive matters clearly, concisely, and with appropriate business context.

Operational discipline

Establishes goals, monitors execution, manages resources, and maintains accountability for quality and deadlines.

Digital mindset

Uses analytics and approved technology responsibly to improve coverage, insight, quality, and efficiency.

Integrity and independence

Demonstrates objectivity, courage, discretion, and consistent adherence to professional and company expectations.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$106,100 - $176,900

McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKesson’s (or affiliated entities, like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind:

McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application.

McKesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. Note that McKesson does rely on a virtual assistant (Gia) for certain recruiting-related communications with candidates.

McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com.

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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 (United States) [email protected] or (Canada) [email protected]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

Join us at McKesson!