A Audit

Preparing multiple audits at a time, proactively managing audits and audit teams and conduct them in a controlled environment. Scope are all corporate areas, national and international, on-site and remotely. No daily guidance by an audit manager is necessary and an independent way of working is established.
Examining a) the effectiveness of internal controls systems, b) the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes, tools and systems and c) actual, real-world work sequences. Evaluate the individual risk of each possible deviation and propose adequate measures. Analyze financial viability and compliance with standards. Proactively initiate adequate activities to mitigate risks.
Conduct and coordinate the complete communication with auditees at all levels in an all-time respectful, non-judgmental, unbiased, factual, correct and precise way.
Reviewing results, reports, documentation of local team members.
Determine ways of improving effectiveness of controls, efficiency of processes, tools and systems based on results of interviews and other examining activities. Check feasability, consequences and economic appropriateness of determined improvements.
Focus on permanent improvements to the auditing process, reporting and personnel development by pushing the local team on a regular base.
Support for any audit, conducted by global Corporate Audit department, including outside the assigned region
Defining audit work programs in the context of yearly audit plan and from the perspective of a 4-years-audit-cycle.
Recommend and agree action plans together with auditees which are suitable for follow-up-activities
Creating audit schedules and use project management skills to ensure audits are conducted in time and in budgetCoordinate audit activities inside Corporate Audit department globally, including a) harmonize planning of audits, b) harmonize definition of measures, c) coordinating information flow and d) creating audit reports ensuring a standardized quality level throughout the global Corporate Audit DepartmentProactively carrying out analytical activities before yearly planning, to support planning activities of Audit Managers and Head of Corporate Audit
Advising the local management on matters of control activities, 3-lines-of-defense-modell, process improvements, KPI Improvements and Reporting-Improvements.
Providing information about legal, regulations, market research, audit standards and actively inform relevant team members. Ensure that these information are considered in planned and conducted audits.
Proactively participate in risk-oriented audit planning and further development of Corporate Audit's Management System
Finalize Audit Reports without guidance necessary ensuring a minimum of review activities by an Audit Manager. Ensure a respectful, non-judgmental, unbiased, factual, correct and precise wording.
Support Audit Managers in updating Corporate Audit's documentation, including Corporate Audit Handbook, Audit Universe, Audit Object Fact Sheets and Follow-Up-Database. Ensure highest data quality without necessary reviews. Proactively support team members.