Director, Internal Audit

Harley-Davidson•Milwaukee, WI

2d•$167,700 - $268,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Internal Audit Director is responsible for evaluating and reporting on the status of the Company’s internal control system, the status of audit observations and management action plans to address required remediation activities. The Internal Audit Director serves as a key leader within the organization in support of Senior Leadership, Audit Committee and the Board for the oversight of risk management, internal control, and compliance activities. The role will also interface with and coordinate the scope of coverage with the company’s external auditors. The Director of Internal Audit (DIA), is the senior-most leader of the internal audit function, reporting directly to the Audit & Finance Committee and functionally to the Chief Financial Officer. The DIA oversees advanced-level professional internal auditing work as a key component of the enterprise wide governance of the Company, with the goal to help the organization mitigate risk and attain strategic goals. The goal of the internal audit function is to assist the Board of Directors in its oversight responsibilities and to support management in establishing and operating state of the art governance processes, a healthy risk management culture, and discipline and robust monitoring capabilities in support of the Company’s overall performance. This role provides an independent and objective evaluation and opinion of the Company’s systems of controls, including those governing financial, operational, information technology and compliance risks. In addition, the audit function facilitates the processes associated with the annual certification for Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, facilitates the organization’s Strategic Risk Management Program, participates in the fraud risk management program, and participates in pre-implementation processes associated with major information technology initiatives. This position is a member of the Global Finance Leadership team and therefore assists in the development and implementation of global finance initiatives and supports the professional development of the Company’s global finance associates.

Requirements

Typically requires a minimum of 12 years related experience.
Minimum of 5 years of management experience.
Experience effectively explaining complex topics in a simple manner.
Certified Public Accountant or another appropriate accreditation (i.e. CIA, CISA).
Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred.
Strong knowledge of manufacturing, financial services, SOX, GAAP, and COSO.

Nice To Haves

Financial Industry experience-audit, financial or operational.
Prior experience with executive management and Boards of Directors.
Understanding of financial industry operations, regulatory and filing requirements.

Responsibilities

The primary focus of the Audit group is to independently assess the design and operating effectiveness of the Company’s internal control environment in accordance with the Institute of Internal Auditing International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing while performing risk-based, collaborative financial, operational, compliance, and information technology audits.
Manage, benchmark, and continuously improve the Internal Audit function from both a strategic and operational level, including monitoring and implementation of industry and professional leading practices aligned with the business model and strategy.
Investigate certain Code of Business Conduct matters and participate as an active member of the Company’s Ethic’s and Compliance Committee.
Innovate, develop and manage an internal audit strategy, which appropriately considers the relevant and evolving business risks facing the Company including compliance, strategic, ESG, ethical and operational risk.
Progressively manage, recruit, and develop professionals to serve in the internal audit department and to become a source of talent for the greater organization.
Communicate the internal audit strategy and assessments of the adequacy of the Company’s internal control environment with the Audit & Finance Committee of the Board of Directors, management, and the individual operating units
Facilitate the organization’s Strategic Risk Management Program.
Support and drive forward-looking utilization of technology to include data analytics and robotic process automation within the Internal Audit function.