Head of Internal Audit

Lead Internal Audit's change initiative by implementing action plans related to risk assessment and
annual planning, audit execution, audit reporting, staff recruiting and development, audit technology,
and Audit Committee reporting.
• Lead Internal Audit's annual risk assessment and enterprise risk assessment and planning process to
develop the audit plan and ensure the plan is responsive to and aligned with the risk profile of the
organization.
• Oversee the execution of individual audits defined in the audit plan ensuring the highest level of
service quality and client satisfaction.
• Issue all Internal Audit reports ensuring the reports are clear, concise, identify root causes with
practical solutions, and ultimately provide value to management.
• Meet regularly with the Audit Committee to report the status of Internal Audit's ongoing monitoring
activities, educate/inform the committee of emerging risks and/or exposures (whether internal or
external to the company) that should be considered, and serve as a “thought leader” with respect to
risk management and internal control best practices.
• Proactively inform senior management of significant risks or exposures related to internal controls,
compliance, and/or governance requiring prompt attention.
• Update/develop process documentation to support management's SOX assessment and Model Audit
Rule compliance;
• Lead scoping efforts for management's SOX assessment and create report on final assessment of
internal controls over financial reporting for the fiscal year-end for management's review;
• Complete the Holding Company Risk Assessment for NAIC compliance
• Assist Risk Management with the development of the Company's Own Risk Solvency Assessment
(ORSA) report to the regulators.
• Perform Internal controls assessments of acquired companies or joint venture companies and lead
efforts to mitigate identified control deficiencies;
• Manage the process to track, follow-up, and ultimately close all open audit issues leveraging the
Audit Committee, if necessary.
• Actively participate in executive management meetings and/or committees to ensure that Internal
Audit is well-informed of key business developments that could have an impact on audit priorities
and/or plans.
• Attract, hire, and retain a team of high-performing audit professionals who possess outstanding
knowledge, experience, ethics, and integrity.
• Ensure that Internal Audit is performing its work in accordance with established professional
standards and remain abreast of emerging trends and best practices that can be incorporated into the
function.
• Oversee Internal Audit's participation in critical business and technology initiatives and projects
ensuring that audit's perspective is effectively voiced and appropriate controls are designed and
implemented on a proactive basis.
• Maintain audit technology platform leveraging support from the information systems group as
needed.
• Coordinate the activities of external auditors including how best to leverage the work performed and
results produced from Internal Audit's work.
• Serve as the key point person on all regulatory exams and other third-party audits