Senior Manager, Internal Audit

American Tower

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Manager to join American Tower’s Global Internal Audit (GIA) team. Reporting to the VP Internal Audit, you will drive lead assurance activities across the company’s portfolio of processes and controls (including both Sarbanes-Oxley, “SOX” and financial / operating controls). Specifically, the Senior Manager will oversee assigned cycle controls and will execute operational audit projects of various scopes / types across the company’s portfolio of processes and locations. Additionally, the Senior Manager will take a leadership role within GIA, partnering with assigned areas of the business to build a deep understanding of both process and risk and support the development of an effective, risk-based audit plan. As a leader within GIA you will support the implementation of our strategy, the development of global best practices and lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and governance. Together with all the leaders within GIA, you will also have the responsibility to motivate and develop the staff reporting directly to you. This role involves overseeing audit projects, promoting ethical conduct, and providing strategic guidance to management on robust control implementation and risk mitigation. The Senior Manager is responsible for resource planning and management associated with the completion of scheduled audits and special projects, ensuring they are conducted in accordance with applicable procedures and standards.

Requirements

4 Year / Bachelors Degree -Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or business administration required
Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor or Certified Information Systems Auditor required.
A minimum of four years supervisory experience required.
Eight to ten years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility for financial and operational auditing preferred.
Strong relationship-development skills resulting in long-term, mutually beneficial client relationships.
Self-motivated; able to both work independently to complete tasks and respond to department requests and collaborate with others to utilize their resources and knowledge to identify quality solutions.
Strong organization, planning and project management skills; ability to prioritize tasks for self and team to meet requirements and deadlines.
Ability to work in a time-sensitive and high-volume environment.
Ability to identify key contacts for follow up; excellent ability to communicate project and status updates to team and cross-functionally to ensure understanding.
Good strategic and problem-solving skills to effectively influence decision making in key negotiations.
Excellent understanding of financial and operational business processes and related controls.
Excellent organizational, planning, and project management skills; ability to prioritize tasks for self and team to meet requirements and deadlines.
Ability to interact well with management at all levels as well as external parties who have audit-related questions.
Detail orientated, ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
Superior analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Outstanding interpersonal, oral and written communication, and collaboration skills.
Experience with ORACLE, Microsoft Office, AuditBoard and PowerBI.
Knowledge of GAAP, Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and Internal Auditing Standards.
Approximately 10-15% travel throughout assigned territory will be required in support of the position’s responsibilities.
Ability to work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effectively and professionally achieve results.
Strong leadership skills: ability to drive and motivate team to achieve results.

Nice To Haves

Graduate Degree/ Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee all assigned audit projects, including the analysis of business data and company systems for assigned areas.
Build expertise in assigned areas and effectively manage the associated stakeholders.
Function as a subject matter expert for the area by reviewing audit scopes, test plans, and results for audits assigned.
Promote a culture of ethical awareness and conduct across the company, serving as an advisor to management on implementing strong controls, mitigating risks, and addressing governance issues.
Assist in setting the strategic direction for a value-focused Internal Audit department, including testing methodology and global best practices.
Own the assigned portion of the SOX-404 process, including the timely completion of scoping, planning, walkthroughs, testing and status reporting.
Monitor work papers for quality and to ensure work performed is clearly documented and meets established standards.
Maintain a strong working relationship with external auditors to foster seamless communication and coordination of GIA’s audit work with them.
Oversee external resources engaged for staff augmentation and/or as subject matter experts and consultants.
Communicate audit findings to management through well-written reports and manage follow-up on audit issues to ensure closure of action plans.
Lead or participate in cross-functional efforts to improve operations for assigned areas, including project task forces, IT initiatives, corporate-wide initiatives, and process excellence teams.
Maintain strong global business relationships to ensure awareness of changes to business risk profiles and educate and promote control awareness and accountability.
Provide global perspective to develop best practices in application of policies and controls.
Lead or supervise confidential audits or fraud investigations.
Supervise and manage the performance of Senior Auditors and Staff Auditors.
Provide disciplined performance management for team.
Define and communicate annual goals, perform formal and informal performance reviews, and ensure changes and updates are communicated in a timely and professional manner.
Create strong collaborative team environment.
Recruit, develop, and retain staff, partnering with Senior Management, Recruiting, and Human Resources. This includes on-boarding and orientation for new hires.
Proactively identify and resolve personnel issues in conjunction with Human Resources.
Other duties as assigned.