The Internal Audit Business Process Manager is a key member of the North America Internal Audit team, responsible for ensuring compliance with Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) requirements, strengthening internal controls, identifying and mitigating risks, and enhancing business processes. This role also serves as an advisor on process and control matters and requires strong critical thinking, leadership, and communication skills, along with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse business and operational areas.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing and executing the annual internal audit plan aligned with strategic objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
- Ensure compliance with SEC regulations, the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act, and other applicable legal requirements
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of Internal Audit methodology documentation, including testing approaches, templates, work programs, and reporting formats
- Support risk assessments to identify key business, operational, and financial risks and evaluate mitigation strategies
- Manage the end‑to‑end SOX program, including scoping, walkthroughs, testing, remediation, and reporting
- Guide control owners in documenting and retaining evidence of Information Used in Control (IUC) and Information Produced by the Entity (IPE)
- Support Segregation of Duties risk identification, monitoring, and remediation
- Analyze SOC 1 reports to evaluate service‑provider controls and their impact on financial reporting
- Oversee audit and advisory engagements from planning through reporting across financial, operational, IT, and compliance areas
- Prepare and present audit findings and recommendations to senior leadership through written reports and presentations
- Monitor and report on the status of management action plans and progress against the annual audit plan
- Coordinate and communicate with external auditors
- Stay current on changes in laws, regulations, and accounting standards to ensure ongoing compliance
- Promote a strong culture of safety and adherence to health, safety, and environmental policies
Qualifications
- Preferred fields of study include accounting or related disciplines
- Minimum of eight years of experience in assurance functions such as internal audit, internal controls, or SOX compliance within a publicly traded manufacturing environment and/or public accounting
- CPA or CIA certification required
- Experience with audit management software such as TeamMate, AuditBoard, or Workiva
- Proficiency with data analytics and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or QlikView
- Familiarity with ERP systems including SAP and Microsoft Dynamics
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace for analysis, documentation, reporting, and communication