About this Sr Internal Auditor (Business Process) role at Kraft Heinz
Kraft Heinz · Onsite · Mexico City - Antara Tower A - 5th Floor - Local Office
Job Description
Main responsibilities
The Senior Internal Auditor will execute internal audits under the direction of the Internal Audit Senior Manager and the Americas Audit Director.
The Senior Internal Auditor will perform audits across the Americas, including, United States, Canada, LATAM. The audits performed as part of the Internal Audit plan are focused on operations and core business process reviews that support financial reporting. For the LATAM region IA performs audits across the KH office locations which may include Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Chile. As a global Internal Audit, there will be opportunities also to perform audits in Europe/Middle East and Africa as well as global audits.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conduct business process reviews so as to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over the business cycles
- Conduct business process reviews to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of operations
- Conduct reviews to assess the accuracy of the financial transactions in the general ledger
- Analyze financial and Kraft Heinz data to identify trends and anomalies that impact the business process under review and identify key risk indicators of the specific business operations
- Leverage data dashboards of key business areas when auditing to identify potential audit concerns
- Prepare reports based upon audit results, audit documentation, and client responses
- Effectively communicate audit observations via status and closing meetings with the auditees, stakeholders and management teams
- Support the internal audit team with planning and performing research on areas to be audited based on a risk approach
- Document the walkthroughs, testing and final results in accordance with the KH Internal Audit methodology and quality standards
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 issu es
- Update Audit Senior Manager and Americas 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
- Being the key point of contact with those being audited
- Displays leadership and project management skills to complete quality work on time with budgeted resources
Required Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in Finance/Business Administration, Accounting and/or in Computer Science, MIS, or other relevant field
- 3+ years of professional experience in an audit related role within a Big-4 accounting firm and/or large corporation’s internal audit department. Additional finance experience would be a plus
- General knowledge of risk/control frameworks (COSO, COBIT) required
- FMCG/manufacturing experience
Preferred Qualifications
- A professional accounting/audit certification (ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIA, CFE, etc.) or IT (CISA, CIA, CISM, etc.) certification
- US GAAP/IFRS experience
- SAP knowledge and strong excel skills
- Goal-oriented and outgoing with strong interpersonal and teamwork skills along with the ability to think and work analytically
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop strong and lasting relationships with all levels of management
- Ability to interpret financial transaction metrics in fundamental processes like procure to pay, order to cash, record to report, hire to retire, and manufacturing/ inventory processes
- Limited travel (up to 30%)
- Must fluently speak English (Spanish and/or Portuguese will be a plus)
Location(s)
Mexico City - Antara Tower A - 5th Floor - Local Office, São Paulo - Eldorado
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
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