BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. · 1 day ago
Sr. Associate, Internal Audit
San Rafael, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. is the world leader in delivering therapeutics for rare genetic diseases. The Sr. Associate in Internal Audit will support the Head of Internal Audit by providing assurance and advisory services regarding governance, risk, and control effectiveness, while utilizing data analytics to identify potential compliance issues.
BiotechnologyDeveloper PlatformPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Planning the audit
Participate in audit scoping discussions with cross-functional teams (e.g., Finance, Operations, IT) and Audit Leadership to understand relevant risk, controls, and associated data sources supporting audit areas
Design and implement data analytics procedures that support audit scoping activities
Coordinate with external subject matter experts, as appropriate
Identifies and collects applicable data to support audit testing from available sources (internal systems, interviews, external benchmarks)
Performs analytics testing, including:
Creates the initial audit testing workbook detailing the key risks and controls in the process and the subsequent testing plan (and testing attributes) required to provide reasonable assurance over the design and operating effectiveness of management's controls or insights needed for decisionmakers
Collects relevant data / system reports, and or other to support detailed analysis of control effectiveness
Analyzes large datasets to identify patterns, outliers, and potential issues related to internal policies and business processes
Documents conclusions from testing, including a summary of the control effectiveness, and any identified instances of non-compliance / exceptions
Communicates results of audit testing with the Audit Leadership and respective auditees to validate the accuracy of findings by confirming no additional data / documents exist that would explain any exceptions identified
Manages scope creep and assesses additional testing needs
Perform quality self-review for accuracy, clarity, completeness, and adherence to program and audit techniques employed
Escalate any critical audit issues appropriate management
Communicate issues and root causes with Audit Leadership and management of the area under audit and gain consensus on the path forward
Work with Audit Leadership to evaluate risks and exposures and risk-rank issues accordingly
Develop high quality deliverable, including sophisticated analysis of risk & exposure
Participate in enterprise risk assessment activities, and conduct other audit engagements, including advisory engagements
Maintain existing certifications and seek further certification where appropriate
Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to monitor operational & other metrics and key risk indicators and support the development of continuous auditing and monitoring tools to proactively detect non-compliance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
3-5 years in internal audit, Compliance, Legal, advisory or global corporation, or a combination hereof
Proficiency in data analytics and visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and audit management tools
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Ability to work with ambiguity, and respond to a rapidly changing, highly innovative environment
Candidate must be skilled and exhibit professional savvy and ability to interact with various levels of management
Proactively seeks knowledge, new task, and responsibilities
Highly self-motivated and able to work independently
Excellent in developing high quality presentations, Excel formulas and data analytics
Ability to organize projects and work responsibilities
Prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines
Preferred
One of more of: CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, or Certified Fraud Examiner designation preferred
Biotech/Pharmaceutical/Life Science experience preferred
Company
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Founded in 1997, BioMarin is a global biotechnology company dedicated to transforming lives through genetic discovery.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$585.8M2020-05-11Post Ipo Debt· $585.8M
1999-07-26IPO
Leadership Team
Brian Mueller
Chief Financial Officer
Cristin Hubbard
Chief Commercial Officer
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