Director, Corporate Audit
Director, Corporate Audit
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About the Role:
Newly created role reporting to the VP Corporate Audit Services. This position will drive all aspects of a growing function including overall strategy developing and implementing a riskbased audit plan resourcing and talent approach coordinating with other risk management functions within Neurocrine and developing and managing the budget. The person in role will lead endtoend audit execution in conformance with leading practices and applicable standards and in collaboration with cosource partners as needed. Engagements could address Information Technology Compliance Financial Operational Strategic and ThirdParty risks.
This is a great opportunity to make an immediate impact to a dynamic function and progress your career within a fastgrowing Company.
Your Contributions (include but are not limited to):
- Partner with the VP to drive all aspects of a highperforming function including department strategy developing and implementing a riskbased audit plan resourcing and talent approach coordinating with other risk management functions and developing and managing the budget
- Lead engagements from planning to reporting across organizational activities and applicable third parties in accordance with leading practices procedures and International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. This includes stakeholder engagement and alignment riskbased scope development audit program development and completion identifying and reporting observations and process improvements. Audit teams may be internal cosourced or a combination thereof
- Apply strong subject matter expertise risk and controls lens to coach teams and analyze the subject matter to identify opportunities to strengthen controls compliance drive efficiencies and cost controls
- Review and draft observations recommendations and overall report to communicate rightsized and pragmatic remediation and valueadded insights; ensure content is clear concise factual and recommendations are practical and actionable
- Communicate and collaborate effectively within the organization and thirdparty stakeholders in various levels and functions to execute on all aspects of audit planning and execution
- Obtain strong understanding of and establish networks with organizational governance risk and compliance functions to facilitate enterprise approach to risk management and to coordinate audit plan execution
- Cultivate networks with key stakeholders to understand Companys risk management posture key initiatives and changes in processes systems policies key personnel etc. to capture continuous risk assessment feedback to inform audit plan updates and engagement execution
- Identify and share emerging risks regulatory changes thought leadership and best practices related to company controls risks and processes with relevant stakeholders as well as incorporate it in audit risk assessments and processes as applicable
- Recruit coach mentor and manage staff to foster a learning mindset and highperforming team
- Drive strategic use of data analytics and technology to improve audit and department processes and outcomes
- Lead process to track and report on remediation status of all internal audit action items
- Partner with the VP to periodically refresh the risk assessment to develop and update the audit plan
- Provide input and support execution of Internal Audits longerterm strategic plan
- Given a fastgrowing function and Company embrace a dynamic role that will require strong leadership and judgment to flex level of involvement and handson approach across activities and tasks
- Lead and deliver on adhoc projects as needed
Requirements:
- BS/BA degree in Accounting Finance Information Technology or related field and 12 years of progressive experience demonstrating increased responsibilities accomplishments and leadership in internal audit public accounting compliance monitoring and similar functions OR
- Masters degree and 10 years of progressive experience demonstrating increased responsibilities accomplishments and leadership in internal audit public accounting compliance monitoring and similar functions
- 5 years of experience managing teams with demonstrated ability to recruit coach and develop highperforming teams
- One or more of the following relevant professional certifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (or exU.S. equivalent) Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP); CISA or CISSP is a plus
- 5 years in internal audit leadership role for a public company; Big 4 biopharma industry and international experience are pluses
- Deep understanding of relevant industry standards regulations and emerging risks including those related to Information Technology Healthcare Compliance Accounting and ESG
- Experience working with cosource partners as well as demonstrated ability to identify onboard and manage them to support audit execution
- Demonstrated ability to quickly identify relevant resources understand and assess risks controls and processes apply critical thinking and business acumen to identify gaps perform root cause analysis and connect the dots to present a concise holistic conclusion to stakeholders
- Knowledge of data analytics and visualization approaches and tools; ability to make and influence datainformed decisions
- Strong verbal presentation and report writing skills to clearly and succinctly present information to varied audiences. Demonstrated ability to encourage different points of view and navigate challenging discussions to influence change
- Strong project management skills and use of judgement to drive projects of varying complexities and priorities simultaneously
- Continuous learning and improvement mindset to challenge and improve ways of working for internal audit function and Neurocrine as a whole
- Demonstrated change agility to learn pivot iterate embrace and navigate a dynamic and sometimes ambiguous environment in a fastgrowing function and Company
- Ability to travel up to 20%
Employment Type
Full Time
