Finance Manager - Internal Audit

The Finance Manager, Internal Audit leads the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program and the execution and oversight of the annual internal audit plan, working in close partnership with the Company’s co-source internal audit service provider. This role partners with leaders across the organization to assess and evaluate risks and controls, and to identify practical recommendations and opportunities for improvement. As a trusted advisor, the Finance Manager, Internal Audit brings a risk-based perspective that strengthens decision-making and supports the long-term, sustainable growth of the organization. This role has broad exposure to organizational and executive leadership and will report directly to the Corporate Finance Director.

Job Responsibilities 

Enterprise Risk Management

• Manage and execute the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program, including the annual enterprise risk assessment, period risk reviews, and related communication and reporting to leadership and risk owners and teams.
• Partner with risk owners across the business to identify, evaluate, prioritize, and monitor key enterprise risks, and to track mitigation actions.
• Maintain and enhance the ERM framework, tools, and reporting to ensure risk insights remain relevant and aligned to the Company’s strategy.

Internal Audit Plan

• Leverage the annual risk assessment to develop, execute, and oversee a risk-based annual internal audit plan spanning operational, financial, and compliance audits and reviews.
• Direct day-to-day coordination with the co-source internal audit service provider including scoping, scheduling, resourcing, and timely delivery of engagements.
• Execute and manage audit projects, assessments and control testing to ensure audit coverage.

Business Partnering

• Build trusted relationships the organization to understand and evaluate processes and the control environment, and to assess the design and effectiveness of risks and controls.

• Identify recommendations and opportunities for process improvement, efficiency, cost savings, and stronger controls, and influence business leaders to act on them.
• Support internal controls awareness, training, and self-assessment programs that strengthen a culture of accountability and stewardship.
• Serve as a resource on emerging risks, new initiatives, system implementations, and significant business changes.

Qualifications:

• 8 years of demonstrated experience in Audit, Accounting and/or Finance roles; within commodity related industry a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance and/or Accounting with experience in Internal Audit or Risk Management.
• Execution-oriented, self-starter focused on process improvement, driving results and strong communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to inform data-driven decision-making.
• High ability to support the business, to anticipate issues, and to support informed decision-making with fact-based analytics.
• Capability to effectively build relationships with key partners and work cross-functionally across multiple levels of the organization.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (i.e. Workday Financials).

Preferred

• CPA or CIA preferred
• Public accounting experience preferred