Internal Audit Manager

Hajoca•Whitemarsh Township, PA

About The Position

This role is for an experienced Internal Auditor with a strong sense of integrity and analytical problem-solving skills, who enjoys leading and developing a team. The Internal Audit Manager will provide guidance and thought leadership on financial and operational processes to ensure appropriate internal controls. They will assist in risk assessment, audit planning, and executing financial, operational, and compliance audits. This role also involves managing, recruiting, hiring, developing, and training a team of internal auditors, as well as overseeing the Business Operations Development Program. The manager will set performance expectations, conduct evaluations, and develop the annual audit plan and budget. Responsibilities include scheduling and conducting audits for the company and its subsidiaries, executing key company priorities, and ensuring audit plans remain current with business risks. The role requires engaging business experts, reporting deficiencies objectively to management, fostering a quality-oriented environment, and understanding the technology used in profit center operations. The manager will report and investigate irregularities, review and approve audit reports, provide observations for physical inventory counts, conduct due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, and assist external auditors. They will also review current processes, compare them with best practices, suggest improvements, and provide training to the Internal Audit team and other employees. A strong understanding of company culture, processes, SPIs, and audit/risk concepts is essential, along with completing assigned safety and compliance training. Other duties as assigned by management are also part of the role.

Requirements

Master's or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or relevant work experience.
5 or more years of internal audit experience
1 or more years of leadership experience
Able to drive for company business.
Be at least 18 years old.
Possess a proper and valid driver’s license.
Have a driving record that meets the criteria for being an Authorized Driver in accordance with Company policy.
Have comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles and auditing practices.
Possess leadership qualities and be viewed as a leader.
Be able to create and nurture a positive team environment, training and inspiring all co-workers to do their best work to achieve the highest levels of customer and employee satisfaction.
Have a strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and of accounting/financial/auditing software, computer systems and emerging technology.
Possess a solid knowledge and understanding of audit methodologies and tools that support the audit processes.
Operate with a sense of integrity and a code of ethics.
Demonstrate excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Have good business judgment, supply chain experience, and critical thinking skills and be able to work collaboratively and cross-functionally.
Be able to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important.
Have excellent organizational and time management skills and a proven track record of delivering results.
Demonstrate professional skepticism.
Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Be able to acquire, absorb, and apply complex business knowledge to problems quickly.
Be able to effectively gather, verify, organize, analyze and report information from multiple sources.
Be able to execute in a fast paced, high demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities.
Be willing to travel overnight up to 35% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or Certified Internal Systems Auditor (CISA) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and thought leadership related to financial and operational processes to help ensure the appropriate internal controls are in place throughout our organization.
Assist in executing a coordinated risk assessment and the audit planning process, execute financial, operational & compliance audits, and support management in performing special projects and other requests.
Manage, recruit, hire, develop and train a team of internal auditors.
Manage and oversee the Business Operations Development Program, including trainee development, coaching, performance, and program progression.
Set clear performance expectations and goals for teammates and conduct regular performance evaluations to assess progress and provide feedback.
Develop the annual audit plan and budget to conduct audits on Hajoca profit and cost centers factoring in risk, financial performance, and management direction.
Schedule, conduct, perform and assist with audits for the company and as needed, partner assist with audits of Hajoca subsidiaries.
Be responsible for executing key company priorities and achieving results as a part of and along with our National Support Center’s management team.
Ensure audit plans remain current and appropriate to business risk and changing environments.
Engage business experts as needed to complete audits appropriately.
Report timely and objectively to all levels of management on deficiencies, control issues or risk concerns.
Foster a quality-oriented environment stressing continuous improvement.
Understand the technology used in areas of profit center operations and evaluate related risk and controls.
Report and investigate incidents of cash, inventory and other asset irregularities or ethical concerns, hiring and using external fraud investigators as necessary to minimize and recover losses.
Provide management with visibility of irregular occurrences on a regular basis.
Review and approve final audit reports to ensure validity, cohesion and uniformity in reporting.
Provide for internal audit observations of annual physical inventory counts and as needed, loss prevention reviews based on results of inventory or cycle counts.
Conduct due diligence on mergers and acquisitions and develop exception processes.
Provide assistance to the external audit team on an annual and as needed basis.
Understand Hajoca business processes and culture, review current processes, comparing them with best practices, and suggest areas of improvement.
Work with local management on inventory and operations to determine control deficiencies, training opportunities and recommendations to policies and processes.
Provide training to the Internal Audit team and other Hajoca teammates in person or through other methods as needed.
Demonstrate an exceptional understanding of Hajoca culture, profit center processes, company SPIs, and audit and risk concepts.
Successfully complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned.
Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.