Director Internal Audit (f/m/d)

Recruiter
IFCO SYSTEMS GmbH.
Location
Bayern
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted
24 Jun 2019
Closes
25 Jun 2019
Ref
5d10a467e4b01309b3bf8e5e
Job role
Audit, Finance director, Internal audit
Sector
Accounting - Public practice
Experience level
Director
For our office in Pullach near Munich (Germany) we are currently looking for a

Director Internal Audit (f/m/d)

The holder of this demanding position assists those charged with governance in fulfilling their responsibilities and IFCO's executive management by providing a risk management framework and processes and independent assurance over the control environment.

Key Accountabilities:

Risk management and business continuity:

  • Develop and oversee the group's risk management strategy, aligning risk management activities to support the delivery of business objectives
  • Develop and maintain the group's risk register through discussion with regions and group personnel and report to the relevant group committees
  • Annual review of the business continuity plans (including testing) to ensure they are designed to meet the business/technical requirements and are operating effectively.

Internal audit:

  • Definition and implementation of an internal audit function for the newly separated IFCO group. This would include audit methodologies, work programmes, reporting protocols etc.
  • Develop the annual risk based internal audit programme and present it to those charged with governance for approval.
  • Liaise with other internal assurance functions and external assurance providers including the coordination of specialist internal audit resource as required (i.e co-source arrangements).
  • Work with group, regional and local management to evaluate and implement pragmatic recommendations
  • Monitoring and reporting on the implementation of internal audit recommendations
  • Report to those charged with governance on the operating effectiveness of the group's internal control environment.
  • Collaborate with external audit on internal control findings and scope of work.
  • Establish a culture of continuous improvement within the function

Furthermore you undertake any other duties including ad-hoc audits and projects that are within your skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.We expect:

  • Master's degree in economics/finance or equivalent professional experience
  • Recognised local/international finance and/or audit qualification or member of a recognised professional body (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, IIA)
  • 10 years or more of working experience in one of the big 4 audit companies and/or international group company
  • Strong intellectual grasp of complex business environments and business processes
  • High attention to detail without losing the big picture with the ability to multitask
  • An ability to identify and articulate root causes, themes and systematic issues
  • Experience using ERP applications (SAP preferred), advanced Excel proficiency and proficiency in other Microsoft Office applications
  • Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain excellent relationships and credibility on all levels of the organization
  • Assertive, but flexible leadership style paired with a hands-on mentality
  • Excellent English
  • Willingness to travel (50%)

We regard our international team as an important part of our success. We see investment in our workforce as an investment in our future as a whole. We offer our employees an attractive set of working conditions (training opportunities, 30 days annual holiday, on-site fitness centre) designed to reinforce long-term loyalty to our organization.

If you are interested in this challenging position, please send your application, including your CV in English ( mandatory ) as well as your desired salary and your earliest possible date of joining to . We are looking forward to receiving your application.

IFCO SYSTEMS GmbH | Zugspitzstraße 7 | D-82049 Pullach | Germany

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