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SUMMARY:
This position is reporting to the Director Internal Controls, and an integral player in building a strong, dynamic global internal audit function. This Manager position will be a member of the Internal Controls leadership team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the Director in San Jose, CA, the Manager will assist in leading and executing projects for the Internal Controls pillar globally, assisting in the daily management of the Internal Controls function, and working on improving projects in collaboration with the other internal audit pillars, business process owners, and IT Compliance function.
Day-to-day supervision and execution of projects in the Internal Controls pillar globally including:
Assisting in performance of annual SOX scoping, materiality, and risk assessment
Assisting in development of the overall SOX program plan including the detailed timeline and resource planning
Implementing the SOX program, including interactions with the internal and external stakeholders, coordination of the planning and testing phases across the global business and IT functions
Maintaining SOX program documentation on methodology, quality, testing templates, and flowcharts.
Delivering SOX related trainings to the finance, IT and internal audit functions.
Maintaining status dashboards for all phases and aspects of the SOX program, reporting to the Director and other relevant stakeholders.
Assisting in reviewing controls documentation, testing approach, and testing execution for SOX related work, as needed.
Assisting with management and oversight of our co-sourced testing function.
Serving as a single point of contact for ongoing communication with the external auditor team on the IT area and liaising with the business to execute on the SOX program throughout the year.
Developing, cultivating, and growing relationships with key stakeholders across various business functional and operational areas.
Developing, coaching, and mentoring staff, seniors, and managers in Internal Audit
Developing, delivering, and supporting career development and training for staff, seniors, and managers in Internal Audit
Assisting in the maturation of the data analytics function, including working to audit robotic process automations, application controls, and other IT dependent controls in close coordination with the data analytics and IT pillar teams
Assisting with continued development and refinement of strategy, structure, operations, and model for the Internal Controls SOX PMO function as part of the leadership team.
REQUIRED
Work experience: 5 years of progressive work experience required. Strong preference for background with a large public accounting firm and some US Public Company Internal Audit experience
Certification: CISA, CIA, or CPA (or equivalent) professional certification strongly preferred with expectation of base certification shortly upon hire if not already obtained. Preference for additional certifications including CIA, CPA (or equivalent), CISA, CFE, CISSP, or PMP.
Education: Bachelor’s degree with focus on Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, or Finance required. Preference for a Master’s degree.
Internal Audit Project Execution Skills: Risk assessment, testing, sampling, review, root cause analysis and evaluating of deficiencies, audit reporting, and some consulting skills required.
Internal Audit Operations Execution Skills: Outstanding project and time management skills required.
SKILLS
Internal Audit Technical Skills:
Strong understanding of SOX theory, materiality, scoping and COSO 2013 framework. Knowledge of SOX best practices and methodology
Ability to understand and analyze business process end to end, articulate risks and execute independent judgement
Understanding of IT-related controls and IT-dependencies as an integral part of the business processes
Recent experience with global public multilocational audits leading multiple SOX cycles required. Technical skills in data analytics is a plus.
Internal Audit Soft Skills: Ability to conceptualize and apply judgment across a number of finance, operations, compliance, and cross functional areas, constructively assisting with difficult conversations, excellent presentation skills, ability to assist in influencing and managing expectations of stakeholders, coaching and developing team members, relationship building, and business partnering skills required.
Language: Excellent verbal and written English language skills required. Secondary written and verbal language skills a plus.
Travel: Ability and willingness to travel throughout globally - up to 10%.
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Compensation & Benefits Details
Full Time
Durable Manufacturing
$146k-178k (estimate)
11/16/2023
06/17/2024
westerndigital.com
LONGMONT, CO
>50,000
1970
Public
JALEEN HOOPER
$10B - $50B
Durable Manufacturing
Western Digital designs and manufactures network-attached and SSD storage drives for enterprises.