Senior Manager Auditor

Description Tasks:

• Liaise under supervision of the Engagement Manager, with peers, in order to support the Risk Assessment process
• Identify and communicate changes in the business risk profile to the engagement manager
• Establish, maintain and leverage personal network / cross-regional relationships
• Adhere to all performance coaching and development protocols, policies and procedures and ensure timely adherence to program requirements
• Actively plan and prepare the assigned engagement tasks for Financial Audit
• Manage execution of your audit engagements in accordance with the  internal global audit plan, methodology and guidelines
• Cooperate with the Engagement Manager to determine audit program customization requirements, develop the necessary audit program steps to execute specific audit program steps in consideration of team member skills, capabilities and work-load balance
• Provide management and guidance for audit team members and perform quality reviews of work
• Create high-impact reports
• Provide timely status updates to the Engagement Manager as requested, ensure escalation of potential issues and findings, as well as project risks and potential road-blocks, as the need arises
• Support the Engagement Manager in performing reviews of all Audit Engagement work papers, audit report findings and recommendations, in a timely manner
• Leverage audit best practice work programs, tools and templates, appropriately tailoring to meet the specific Engagement requirements and provide input to the Engagement Manager for consideration of enhanced best practice documentation to publish
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the Engagement Manager by providing timely status updates and communicating Engagement risks, issues, roadblocks and technical matters that require clarification

Requirements Education:


Auditors must have a Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting or comparable degree.  Relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIA, CPA, or equivalent) and / or advanced business degree is strongly preferred.

Knowledge:

Strong knowledge of US GAAP required.  Working knowledge of IFRS a plus.  Familiarity with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations, COSO Internal Control and risk management frameworks and internal audit methodologies is required. Candidate should have experience with the execution of a risk-based audit engagement as well as a working knowledge of International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

Strong engagement skills, which include planning, organizing, conducting and monitoring Financial Audit Engagements, frequently in the context of an integrated audit, working with a team of resources, and ensuring the overall achievement of prescribed timelines and budgets as outlined in the audit plan. This will also include the ability to multi-task and successfully delegate priority tasks.

- Spanish and / or Portuguese speaking skills are highly desirable

Experiences:

• Must have a minimum of 4 years experience as a Financial Auditor, preferably with the ‘Big 4’.
• Must be willing to travel to both domestic and international audit sites.  


Capabilities:

- Networking Skills
- Change Orientation
- Organizing and Quality Orientation
- Communication Skills
- Strategic Thinking