Senior Director, Internal Audit

Warner Music Group•New York, NY

10d•$160,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Warner Music Group (WMG), we are a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. We are guided by three core values: Curiosity, Collaboration, and Commitment. WMG is committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone, encouraging applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. The Warner Music Group Internal Audit vision is to provide high quality assurance and advisory services in a dynamic, innovative, and impactful way. Our work primarily includes SOX audits, as well as risk management projects and proactive involvement in critical initiatives for the business such as major system implementations, process transformation, and acquisitions. The Internal Audit department partners with the business to focus on the most important risks and issues facing the organization and delivers results that will make the biggest positive impact; we strive to be valuable business advisors that provide important insights and solutions. We continuously look for ways to improve our audit and risk management processes and leverage technology to improve our impact. Our success is measured by the amount of internal control improvement, risk mitigation and overall positive change that we drive across the organization.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
10+ years of overall experience that includes Big 4 external and/or internal audit
A minimum of 5 years of experience managing and developing teams
Experience with SAP S/4 HANA, HFM, and the Google suite of applications
Licensed CPA

Nice To Haves

Proficient understanding of US GAAP, COSO framework, Sarbanes-Oxley, IIA PPF, and leading business practices
Excellent interpersonal skills, including listening, verbal, written, and presentation, with the ability to communicate effectively within various levels of the company and senior level management
Ability to quickly learn and form an in-depth understanding of business processes
Strong technical skillset regarding internal control topics, including business process controls, IT automated controls, and key reports
Experience with AI tools and platforms, both for use within the audit function as well as assessing related risks and controls where they are used by the business
Strong project management and organization skills, including the ability to lead the team, multi-task, and prioritize various workstreams simultaneously
Deliver exceptional customer service, including the ability to manage differing perspectives and influence positive outcomes
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex issues
Attention to detail, tolerance for uncertainty, and ability to be agile and adaptable
Ability to thrive in a creative, dynamic, fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects and resources effectively
Ability to manage teams in a matrixed reporting environment, shifting between the role of an individual contributor, project manager, and thought leader
Translate short-term and long-term department goals into team and individual performance goals
Ability to influence, lead and motivate team members
High standard of ethics and professionalism
Travel domestically and internationally if required

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design and implementation of agile internal audit processes, methodology, and ongoing process improvements with a focus on streamlining the work we do
Be a leader across internal audit projects over WMG’s global companies, providing support and guidance to audit teams on these engagements
Monitor status of audit engagements from planning through reporting, driving progress to meet deadlines and providing updates to the SVP
Review key internal audit workpapers, including planning documents, control testing, and audit reports, to ensure clear identification of risks and issues
Critically evaluate audit issues identified including assessment of the issue/root cause and financial statement impact
Communicate audit findings in a timely and collaborate with process owners to develop creative, yet practical, recommendations to remediate control deficiencies
Lead the follow-up and reporting of internal audit findings until deficiencies are remediated
Liaise with business and finance leadership as well as our external auditor and communicate status of key projects and initiatives, and audit results
Oversee and lead special projects and other tasks as assigned by the SVP
Establish and maintain excellent relationships within the team and with business stakeholders
Educate business stakeholders on control expectations and best practices for quality-driven and sustainable SOX results for a public company
Collaborate with the business to drive actions that are pragmatic and achievable
Identify themes, trends, and emerging risks for escalation and communication to senior leadership
Manage internal audit staff development, training, and career planning
Be a change agent to lead and effect desired change throughout the organization