Internal Auditor

Volkswagen Group of America • Chattanooga, TN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN. Brief Role Description This position is Career Level 19P located in Chattanooga, TN, with a Role Classification of Hybrid. Role Summary The Auditors will conduct operational / processes oriented audits including planning, preparation, execution, reporting, and follow-up / tracking the implementation of consequent audit actions. They will identify potential savings within the audited processes and develop solutions in cooperation with the audited department to mitigate evaluated risks and will evaluate the overall efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls in compliance with applicable process standards and regulations. Eventually, they may be demanded to conduct internal investigation or support the Special Investigations to clarify Whistleblower allegations and / or hints detected during the audit field work.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant areas
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
• Experience in different multicultural environment preferred
• Experience in the presentation and argumentation of working results
• Analytical skills
• Compatible for teamwork, creativity and structured working manner
• Capability to empathize rapidly and unprepared into new processes, identify risks and derive proposals to limit the risks
• Self-confident, mature and assertive personality
• Flexibility, able to work under pressure and high self-motivation
• Distinct willingness to learn
• Entrepreneurial & project management mindset
• Fluent business language English, German language desired
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in an internal audit, finance, accounting, data sciences, or business administration role
• Knowledge and work experience in any of the following areas: Finance, Controlling, HR, Sales, Marketing, Compliance, and Purchasing
• Proficiency with MS Office
• Established understanding of IT-principles
• Available to travel up to 30%

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant areas
• CIA – Certified Internal Auditor - Certification
• Demonstrated experience in project management
• International professional experience and in different multicultural situations
• Knowledgeable with data analytics software (ACL,Tableau, PowerBI, etc)
• German and/or Spanish language
• Special investigations procedures, methods and tools

Responsibilities

• Prepare and execute full audit cycle process-oriented audits in areas correlated with commercial, financial and administrative processes (ie. Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Logistics, Sales) 50%
• Identify and develop solutions (audit actions) in cooperation with the audited department aligning due dates and responsibilities for the implementation 20%
• Present the audit findings and results to auditees and management team in preparation / planning of audit report 5%
• Prepare audit report to document all audit findings and countermeasures, ensuring that all findings are supported by valid evidence and in accordance with the international audit standards 10%
• Track and monitor the implementation of audit actions with standard follow up process 10%
• Provide internal controls assessment in consultancy projects / engagements demanded by the VWGoA management team 5%

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level