Internal Audit Senior Manager - Central Europe
We are hiring an Internal Audit Senior Manager to oversee our Central Europe audit team (of 5 persons) covering activities across the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. The role is based in Ede in the Netherlands. Your function will require working closely with local Executive and Operation Management as well as your peers from other countries. The AAG global Internal Audit Team consists of 24 members. You will report to the Internal Audit Senior Manager Europe based in France.What You´ll Be Doing
The main responsibilities in this position are:
- Support the Internal Audit function in providing local and Group management with independent assessments of the adequacy and effectiveness of processes and control activities in place
- Establish and maintain solid and trustful relationships with local management
- Support Group Internal Audit in all activities as needed
Internal Audit responsibilities:
- Establish in collaboration with the Senior Manager Europe the yearly audit plan and ensure its completion
- Oversee audit activities whether performed internally or by service providers, including (but not limited to):
- Global assurance projects, from financial / operational audits to targeted reviews
- Ongoing branch audit program, approximately 60 sites a year
- Investigation of any suspicion or proven fraud case
- Produce effective reports outlining the financial and operations risks incurred by the business
- Raise clearly defined audit recommendations, leading management in establishing appropriate mitigating actions
- Monitor the prompt and effective implementation of management action plans
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance (SOX):
- Oversee the smooth running of all SOX activities for your perimeter from walkthrough, testing to remediation phase
- Manage the relationship with local external auditors from SOX and Group reporting purposes
Enterprise Risk Management responsibilities:
- Lead on a biannual basis the country Risk Assessment exercise, including interviewing risk owners, challenging associated rating and action plan
- Maintain a dynamic and proactive process to identify new or growing risks whether business related or externally driven (economic, geopolitical, environmental...)
What You´ll Need
- Business administration/Economics degree (Master's, Diploma or Bachelor's degree), specialising in Finance, Accounting, Controlling.
- Certified audit qualification - CIA or willingness to seek certification would be a plus.
- Minimum 5+ years of audit experience in an international audit firm.
- Additional experience in internal auditing in a multinational (e.g. Industrial, manufacturing or trading) would be a plus.
- Strong experience in the areas of SOX or equivalent.
- Previous staff management experience is essential.
- Willingness to travel on a regular basis to Munster in Germany.
- Business proficiency in Dutch and English. Knowledge of German would be a plus.
- Knowledge of AuditBoard would be appreciated.
About AAG
Alliance Automotive Group (AAG) is a leading distributor of passenger and commercial vehicle parts to the independent automotive aftermarket in Europe. It operates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands.The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC), the largest worldwide automotive parts distributor with activities in North America, Europe, and Australasia. AAG's network is serving thousands of customers across Europe supported by a logistics infrastructure of 80 Distribution Centers, 2,455 Stores as well as 7,590 Repair Centers.
The AAG has a revenue of 3.1 billion euros with over 17,000 employees. Learn more at www.allianceautomotivegroup.eu.
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