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Description & Qualifications
Description
The global Leader of Internal Audit is the strategic and trusted advisor charged with developing and implementing the company's audit strategy aimed at mitigating a wide range of business, financial, compliance, and operational risks while strengthening UKG's internal controls. As the leader of internal audit, the VP Internal Audit provides the necessary content expertise to promote and in still a culture of compliance which embraces industry best practices. This role is responsible for oversight of financial governance and helping to ensure consistent business integrity and ethics.
The position is based at our Lowell headquarters and reports administratively to the Chief Financial Officer with reporting responsibilities to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
This role requires an enterprise-wide view of strategic, operational, financial, IT, and compliance risks with the ability to create and drive vision, strategy, and a culture of innovation, execute on the risk strategy, and serve as a thought leader for the organization.
What You'll Do
Provide insights of changes occurring within the business segments and related associated impact to the financial controls. Implement best practices to develop and execute a risk-based audit plan consisting of operational audits, targeted reviews, and consulting projects utilizing automated audit tools and data analytics to help minimize risk and enhance performance.
• Influence, lead, and/or support global integrated audit work
• Sets a vision and strategy for a global internal audit organization
• Partners with the business to proactively identify risks, improve operations and maintain compliance with regulations
• Develops the annual audit strategy and planning methodology
• Ensures audit activities are delivered with quality and efficiently
• Prepares detailed reports and summaries and provide recommendations
• Leverage audit technology and data analytics to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of audit processes
• Establish KPIs to assess the effectiveness and impact of the audit organization
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders and executives to address concerns and offer guidance and suggest improvements
• Maintain a high level of ethical standards and adherence to professional codes of conduct
• Acts as a thought leader in the profession and participates in industry forums and conferences
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Experience in making complex business decisions, in times of ambiguity, considering the potential long-term risks and implications along with 20+ years of audit experience with proven ability in the following:
• Enterprise risk management and emerging risk monitoring
• Strategic, operational, financial, IT and compliance auditing
• Digital savviness - ability to recognize and act on evolving technology trends and use data driven audit techniques (analytics, metrics, dashboards, etc.) to drive results
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with executive presence - has the gravitas and ability to command the room
• Extensive experience with Sarbanes-Oxley
• Understanding of emerging risk management concepts and control models like COSO
Basic Qualifications:
• 20 years of internal or external audit experience in a large global tech company or a top tier professional services firm
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or accounting; MBA or CPA preferred
EEO Statement
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Disability Accommodation
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