Senior Auditor

Description

Here at Kraft Heinz, we grow our people to grow our business, because we believe that great people make great companies.

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Senior Auditor at a Glance .

The Senior Auditor will execute internal audits under the direction of the Audit Manager or in-charge Auditor. The Senior Auditor will perform audits across the Americas, including, United States, Canada, LATAM.

There will be opportunities also to perform audits in Europe / Middle East and Africa as well as global audits. This role is part of the team that is utilized by management for value added activities including, but not limited to, optimizing and improving existing business processes and other advisory services.

The Senior Auditor must be able to quickly learn and understand diverse business environments and develop and implement audit testing in assigned areas.

Our ideal candidate must be able to work with multiple business units and teams, complete audits with sense of urgency from planning to report issuance, consistently meet deadlines - working efficiently under time constraints, and quickly learn and understand diverse business areas / systems.

What’s on the menu?

Technical :

• Rapidly develop an understanding of business operations and systems under review and create clear supporting documentation
• Utilize computer applications to collect information for audit analysis
• Evaluate the system of internal controls to determine operational, business and financial risks
• Conduct thorough audit testing to validate that controls are operating
• Evaluate compliance with company policies and procedures as well as accounting standards
• Assist Audit Manager in preparing audit issues and reports for senior management’s review, identifying root causes of complex issues and proposing valuable / effective solutions
• Assist Audit Manager in monitoring and supporting the auditee’s monthly progress against open audit points from past audits
• Identify control weaknesses and related business exposures
• Perform assigned audits within budgets by prioritizing audit work and allocating own time to high-risk areas
• Coordinate audit work with other team members and completes audit with a sense of urgency from planning to report issuance

Communication :

• Communicate effectively orally and in writing by adopting appropriate communication style to individuals at all levels of the organization and remaining open to disagreement or new ideas
• Articulate understanding of business areas under review and demonstrates thorough test work and solid rationale for potential audit issues.
• Update in-charge audit manager on audit progress and potential issues in a timely manner

Leadership :

• Develop an open and honest working relationship with those being audited and maintain a calm and professional demeanor
• Share best practices, tools and testing methodologies with other team members, and contribute to departmental projects
• Assist in Corporate Audit initiatives such as training, presentations to management and setting of departmental standards
• Must be able to travel a minimum of 20% with the willingness to travel up to 50% when needed
• Bachelor's Degree required (MBA is a plus) in any area of business or information systems, accounting or finance preferred
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in External Audit, Internal Audit, and / or Internal Controls
• Excel experience is required (must be able to manipulate and analyze data)
• SAP experience is preferred
• Audit-relevant professional qualification (CPA, CIA, ISACA or other) advantageous
• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience is preferred
• Experience with U.S. GAAP requirements
• Experience with audit controls compliance testing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must speak English fluently (Spanish and / or Portuguese will be a plus)

Location(s)

Chicago / Aon Center, Toronto - Queen's Quay - Headquarters