Associate Director, Internal Audit, Operational Excellence & Quality

Job Description Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Execute the annual Quality Assurance and Improvement Program through risk-based reviews aligned to Internal Audit methodology.
• Lead independent quality reviews across the audit lifecycle from planning through reporting.
• Identify recurring quality themes and root causes and translate findings into targeted improvement actions.
• Track agreed quality actions with audit leaders, ensuring progress, closure, and escalation when needed.
• Support evidence-based quality reporting for Internal Audit leadership and the Audit and Compliance Committee.
• Coordinate evidence and follow-through for external quality assessment readiness.
• Strengthen audit methodology, tools, training, and ways of working through practical feedback.
• Perform maturity assessments of second-line functions and support recommendations on reliance on assurance activities.
• Willingness to travel for this role: 5%.

Essential Requirements

• University degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk, or a related discipline.
• Strong Internal Audit or closely related experience within a global organization.
• Proven experience performing quality reviews or Quality Assurance and Improvement Program assessments.
• Strong understanding of audit methodology, documentation standards, supervision, and reporting expectations.
• Ability to write clear, evidence-based findings and communicate them credibly to senior stakeholders.
• Strong judgement, stakeholder management, and written communication skills, including leadership-level materials.

Skills Desired

• Compliance and controls.
• Critical thinking.
• Financial accounting and financial management reporting.
• Problem solving.
• Process optimization.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Accessibility and accommodation