Internal Audit Sr. Manager

Company Profile:
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) is an integrated global trading company active in a range of commercial ventures. It imports and exports raw materials, and goods and has diversified activities in businesses throughout the Americas. These activities include investments and financing, coordination and operation of urban and industrial infrastructure projects, providing transportation and logistics services, developing natural resources, distribution of steel and other products, and developing and managing real estate. SCOA is the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation (SC), one of Japan's major integrated trading and investment business enterprises with operations in a wide array of businesses, organized into seven industry focused segments, Energy, Automotive, Social Infrastructure, Agri-Food & Life Science, Construction & Transportation, Real Estate, Mineral Resources, and Energy Innovation Initiatives. Visit www.sumitomocorp.com and www.sumitomocorpofamericas.com 

Internal Audit Sr. Manager

162-199K

Job Summary: 
The Senior Manager of Internal Audit will conduct the evaluation and improvement of internal controls, risk management, and governance processes of auditees at a comprehensive level. This role assists department management or an audit team lead to plan and execute comprehensive internal audits, encompasses development of risk assessments, and oversees specific audit areas. The Senior Manager engages with the management and department staff to understand processes and controls, provides clear and actionable recommendations to, and drives continuous improvement initiatives for the auditees in assigned and comprehensive audit areas. This position is critical in ensuring the effectiveness of governance and control frameworks across
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas and its subsidiaries throughout the Americas.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assist the audit team lead to plan, access risks and scope audit areas.

• Perform internal audits as assigned in accordance with the Internal Audit Department's methodology providing an independent assessment of the governance, risk management and control environment of the auditee organizations.

• Develop risk assessments to refine audit scope and objectives in assigned audit areas.

• Own specific areas of each comprehensive audit not only in limited areas, e.g., accounting, tax, finance, but also management and controls in other assets, regulatory compliance and operations in multiple business models

• Lead meetings/walkthroughs with the department management and staff of assigned audit areas to gain an understanding of the respective processes and the controls governing the assigned audit.

• Reach conclusions and provide recommendations for process owners and management of the auditee in a clear, logical and concise manner, both orally and in writing.

• Present audit reports of findings and analysis, recommendations for improvements in a clear, logical and concise manner, and assist the audit team lead in completing the audit reports.

• Document key controls and audit results in an audit report and work papers

• Assist in the development of risk control matrix and work papers based on the information obtained during walkthroughs of process areas.

• Conduct and, as needed, lead follow-up work to evaluate remediation efforts that have occurred relative to previous audits

• Encourage continuous improvement through best practices, identifying opportunities to enhance processes and quality, at auditees and within the department.

• Communicate and collaborate with internal audit colleagues in Sumitomo Corporation group's global entities, i.e., Japan, East Asia (China), Oceania & Southeast Asia (Singapore), EU (UK) and Middle east & Africa (UAE)

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job Specific Knowledge/Skills & Abilities

<Required>

• Strong analytical and communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
• Strong organizational skills to plan, execute actions with clear steps and timelines
• People management skills and leadership
• Proficient with Microsoft Office

<Preferred>

• Spanish Language skills

Education, Certification and Experience:

<Required>

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other business or analytical related discipline
• 10+ years of auditing experience.
• 2-3 years+ managerial experience

<Preferred>

• Professional designation (e.g., CPA, CISA, CIA)
• Industrial or business operational background
• Big 4 accounting background
   

Physical Requirements:

• Hybrid work style (Minimum2days/week onsite)
• Travel is expected to be approximately 20% of the time, including to international locations, i.e., Central America and South America

Please note that there is no visa sponsorship/support provided for this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement: 
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Sumitomo are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Sumitomo will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.