Senior Internal Auditor

Primary Purpose:
 
Under the general supervision of the Manager, International Internal Audit, is responsible for planning, supervising and executing evaluations of internal controls, financial and management reporting, operational effectiveness, and business systems at JCI locations in EMEA.  Written and oral presentation of findings to all levels of Company management is required.  The individual may also be involved in special projects, department projects and administrative duties.  Travel of up to 50%.
 
Primary Duties:
 
* Proactively plans and leads audits and special projects throughout Europe, ME and on occasion the U.S  and Asia.
* Defines the specific objectives, theory and scope of audit work to be performed, including risk analysis and audit programming.
* Assists in the coordination of relevant international audit activities with the independent public accountants.
* Ensures audit approach and work program addresses the highest risk areas given the time available.
* Determines if subsidiaries are complying with important local laws and regulations.
* Analyzes processes and data and assesses level of compliance with applicable procedures, adequacy of controls, efficiency and effectiveness of operations and accuracy of reported information.
* Drafts and discusses audit findings with lead auditors and management of the audited unit (and higher level management, as appropriate)on a timely basis.
* Completes work-papers appropriate to the type of assignment including review of working papers complied by other Audit Team members as considered necessary.
* As necessary, assists in conducting reviews of hardware, software and data in terms of security, management, and data integrity.
* Involvement with special projects such as investigations, acquisitions, and re-engineering teams.
* Demonstrates understanding and application of the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (IIA) and the Institute of Internal Auditors Code of Ethics.
* Other duties as assigned.

* B.S. or B.B.A. in Accounting or equivalent.  Advanced degrees related to business and management are desirable. 
* Professional certifications such as  CPA, CIA, CMA, and CISA, or similar international certifications, are desirable.
* 4-6 years of recent auditing experience or a combination of audit and accounting and finance experience of which minimum 3 years must be from audit, a significant portion of it on site in Europe. Commensurate experience will be judged on an individual basis.
* Experience should be with a public accounting or industrial firm providing significant exposure to multinational operations. 
* Fluency in English required. 
* Strong knowledge of internal control theory, major import/export and other important laws and regulations and current GAAS and GAAP. This knowledge must cover the EMEA region.
* Strong skills in cost and inventory accounting, and in manufacturing plant auditing , including financial, operational and control areas. Strong knowledge of accounting for long term construction and facilities management contracts and related service.
* Strong ability to highlight and communicate opportunities for improvement within the organization including increasing profits through better control over its investments, systems, activities and decision making.
* Excellent communications skills, including significant experience in written and oral reports and presentations in English to high-level management.
* Sound managerial skills to enable supervising staff on audits.
* Help ensure Bratislava based audit staff team members fulfill their roles, maintain state of the art audit skills, and in due course are ready to transition to roles of increasing responsibility throughout the organization. 
* Reasonable familiarity with current computer and network technology.
* Ability to work effectively with people even under difficult circumstances.
* Recognizes that changes in circumstances and customer expectations alter objectives and priorities, and demonstrates adaptability.
* Builds collaborative relationships and contributes to the efforts and accomplishments of teams throughout the JCI organization.