Global Internal Audit Director EMEA
Global Internal Audit Director EMEA
Zurich, CH
About The Role
As part of Group Internal Audit, the Director is responsible for:
- As part of the GIA Leadership Team
- Development and execution of the GIA Strategy and Roadmap
- Development of the Annual Audit Plan
- Monitoring progress and quality of GIAs activities
- Providing high quality insights to Amcor’s leaders at Business Group and Group level
- High quality execution of the Audit Plan for Amcor’s European Businesses
- Leading the GIA European team including talent management
- Stakeholder management with European leaders and selected leaders at group level
Key Job Accountabilities
Leadership & Communication
Provide strategic direction, communicate effectively, maintain relationships, and manage internal audit personnel and processes. This includes the following responsibilities:
- Involved in the development of the internal audit strategy.
- Conducts risk assessments, prepares risk assurance maps, and develops risk based internal audit plans.
- Supports the creation of policies for managing internal audit operations.
- Designs and executes the quality assurance and improvement program.
- Demonstrates sincerity, honesty, and empathy by applying soft skills.
- Builds trust, rapport and maintains relationships with stakeholders through transparent and clear communication to right levels timely.
- Promotes collaboration with business and demonstrates service-oriented attitude.
- Shows resilience when dealing with resistance and works in a constructive manner.
- Provides insights on Governance Risk & Controls via BG quarterly summary reports.
- Manages reputation and stakeholder expectations.
- Encourages team members to improve business acumen.
- Manages the internal audit talent irrespective of reporting lines.
- Provides feedback to engagement teams and coaches others to enhance competence.
- Leads by example to drive high performance and inspires others to achieve objectives.
Key ALF Competencies:
Strategic Mindset / Drives vision & purpose / Set priorities & drives results / Customer focus / Attracts & develops talent /Engages people and teams.
Performance
Plan and perform internal audit engagements in conformance with the IIA Standards. This includes the following responsibilities:
- Detects risks related to the organization’s governance (i.e., policies, processes, and structural risks).
- Evaluates the risk of fraud and fraud management; recommends controls to prevent and detect fraud and educates to improve fraud awareness.
- Uses risk management frameworks to identify potential threats; examines the effectiveness of risk management within processes and functions.
- Uses internal control frameworks to examine the effectiveness/efficiency of controls.
- Reviews the engagement planning (define objectives, scope, risk assessment, work program and resources), Leads the fieldwork (information gathering, interviews, sampling, data analytics, evidence, process mapping, analytical review, documentation) and reviews the engagement reporting process (communication, conclusions, recommendations, management action plans).
- Applies professional skepticism and ensures a critical attitude from the GIA staff.
- Supports the business by proactively sharing Governance Risk & Controls insights, identifying improvement opportunities, and sharing best practices.
- Creates an environment with consistent focus on audit objectives and quality.
- Ensures availability of adequate audit resources to support direct and indirect audit activities.
- Summarises audit activities, results, key messages and communicates them effectively at all levels.
Key ALF Competencies:
Drives vision & purpose / Set priorities & drives results / Customer focus.
Environment
Identify and address the risks specific to the industry and environment in which the organization operates. This includes the following responsibilities:
- Evaluates the organization's strategic planning process, behavior, leadership style and performance management structure.
- Examines the risks and controls related to the organization’s business processes.
- Examines the organization’s approach to social responsibility and sustainability.
- Identifies IT risks and applies IT control frameworks. This includes applied data analytics and IT auditing.
- Conducts financial analyses; examines and interprets financial statements.
- Proactively gains and applies business and Industry understanding to develop sensible audit approaches for emerging risks and/or support the overall audit process.
Key ALF Competencies:
Strategic Mindset / Drives vision & purpose / Set priorities & drives results / Cultivates Innovation.
Professionalism
Demonstrate the authority, credibility, and ethical conduct essential for a valuable internal audit activity. This includes the following responsibilities:
- Conducts Assurance & Consulting engagements in conformance with IIA Standards.
- Supports the development and maintenance of GIA’s charter.
- Detects any potential impairment to internal audit independence and the impact.
- Detects and manages any real or perceived impairments to an individual internal auditor’s objectivity; assesses and maintains internal audit objectivity.
- Demonstrates compliance with the IIA Code of Ethics and due professional care.
- Demonstrates competency through continuing professional development.
- Networks with peers within IIA.
Key ALF Competencies:
Strategic Mindset / Drives vision & purpose / Customer focus / Attracts & develops talent /Engages people and teams / Cultivates Innovation.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Over 10 years of audit experience, ideally as an external and/or internal auditor within an international company.
- Experienced in stakeholder management at Senior Management level.
- Experienced in leading teams.
- Experienced in designing, implementing, and monitoring internal audit processes, including quality assurance.
- Master’s degree in relevant field (i.e., Auditing, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Industrial Engineering, Data Analytics, etc.).
- External / Internal Audit accreditation prerequisite.
- Fluent in English both written and verbally.
