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Mars · 4 hours ago

Internal Audit Senior Manager - Americas

Newark, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

8+ years exp

Mars is seeking an Internal Audit Senior Manager to elevate the Internal Audit function as a trusted advisor within the organization. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders to drive operational excellence through risk-based audits and leading a team in delivering high-quality audit results.

ConfectioneryConsumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturing

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the annual internal audit plan aligned with organizational goals and risk assessments

Manage and oversee multiple complex regional and/or global audit engagements simultaneously from planning through remediation. This includes ensuring timeliness and delivering high-quality audit results. This includes monitoring emerging risks and business changes to ensure the audit team addresses key emerging business risks through the development of risk-based work programs including the use of relevant data analytics and IT procedures. This includes influencing the team to think beyond and exercise risk-based auditing skills

Review workpapers for accuracy, adequacy of testing, and alignment with Mars Internal Audit methodology requirements and IIA standards. This includes ensuring all audit observations noted in the Audit Report are adequately supported

Conduct in-depth quality reviews of audit deliverables prior to submission to Director, and ensure the team delivers compelling audit reports that are clear, accurate, and impactful for senior leadership. This includes helping to translate complex issues into succinct, action-oriented messaging

Drive consistency in audit reports through observation calibration across regional Sr. Managers and Managers

Be a champion of the Mars Internal Audit Methodology and use of data analytics and digital tools

Lead and/or support initiatives, investigations, quick-hit reviews to broaden the trusted advisor agenda

Build strong partnership with stakeholders/business leaders, and adequately influence stakeholders with high level of professionalism and trust

Collaborate and manage with peer Sr. Manager: resource planning, travel budget, and scheduling activities. This includes monitoring team operational workload and rebalancing/shifting priorities to ensure team success against department objectives/goals. This also includes effective project management and planning skills to ensure the team is successfully and proactively planning to meet audit milestones

Foster a culture of developing Associates to achieve their maximum potential all while encouraging and role-modeling the Mars’ Five Principles and culture

Create and provide training to IA managers to enhance skills, and lead onboarding activities

Qualification

CPACIACFEInternal AuditFraud InvestigationsData AnalyticsExecutive CommunicationProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementProfessional SkepticismEnglish LanguageTeam LeadershipMentoring

Required

Bachelor's or master's degree in finance/accounting or a similar field

Experience in leading or supporting Fraud & Investigations

Experience in leading a team by engaging, influencing, and driving results with a small team

Experience working with a global audit function

Exceptional executive verbal and written communication, including active listening skills and presenting complex findings and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership in a succinct fashion

Exceptional report-writing ability, with the capacity to distil complex issues into clear, concise, and compelling insights for diverse audiences

Able to create compelling executive presentations for internal and external stakeholders

Able to independently stand alone to defend audit observations

Effective planning/project management skills, resource management skills, and ability to maintain composure under pressure while meeting multiple deadlines

Strong at building relationships with key stakeholders to be seen as a trusted advisor

Demonstrates self-starter mindset and can manage through ambiguity for self and the team

Professional Skepticism and a curious mind

Highly motivated to lead, coach, mentor and train a team, and experience in influencing without authority

Ability to travel up to 15%