VP Internal Audit

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

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PRIMARY PURPOSE:  Ensures the global plan of coverage for all financial, technological, and operational related risks are properly planned and assess where and when audit resources are required through close work with business and country leaders, and other compliance functions globally and within each country.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads the identification and completion of operational, IT, and financial audit activities ensuring coverage for assigned areas to address high risk, working with senior management and all levels of the organization. 
• Analyzes and directs the most appropriate manner to address risks. 
• Actively evaluates for effective and efficient methods, actions and monitoring to expand the scope of audit review and company controls compliance utilizing all resources available. 
• Experience with implementing and managing a SOX program.
• Oversees audit project supervisory reviews are completed; a robust and action-oriented quality assessment review program is effective, and enhanced as general accepted standards are updated. 
• Evaluates the client requirements and gains agreement of understanding with senior management for conducting external assessments.
• Partners with procurement to manage costs, identify practices to create efficiencies for the company and leverage costs incurred; creates budget requirements and monitors services to remain on budget.
• Partners directly with executive management, industry experts and peers to continually enhance the company-wide evaluation of enterprise risks, evaluating best practices for addressing high-risk business impacting projects.
• Challenges how audit resources are deployed, prepares reports and updates for senior management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. 
• Provides external auditors with staff augmentation for completion of financial statement audit testing. 
• Directs the staff to provide company-wide evaluation of an enterprise risk assessment for annual and continuous risk assessment procedures to ensure the audit plan includes high-risk business impacting projects.
• Ensures that risks and risk mitigation needs are clearly presented with appropriate level of importance and agreed to by management with timely follow-up to ensure controls are implemented.
• Conducts training and awareness for Client Service Directors / Operations and addresses client questions and concern. 
• Monitors emerging legislative, regulatory, and administrative developments and provides operations with practical guidance and support on new compliance requirements.
• Develops communications and presents to Sedgwick committees, executive management, and board of directors on the operation and progress of compliance efforts and areas of company risk.
• Supports RFP responses and contract negotiation with respect to internal controls and reporting on compliance matters. 
• Partners with governance functions on compliance investigations into alleged violations of Sedgwick’s code of conduct; monitors the progress of investigations and ensures that the company takes appropriate remediation measures where appropriate. Escalates significant items for corporate-level review.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Travels as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides support, guidance, leadership and motivation to promote maximum performance.
• Administers company personnel policies in all areas and follows company staffing standards and training recommendations.
• Interviews, hires and establishes colleague performance development plans; conducts colleague performance discussions.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Licensing
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required. Major in accounting or technology field strongly preferred. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or other professional certification designation is required.

Experience
Ten (10) years of auditing, accounting operational, or combination of roles with management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Experience working in a public accounting or comparable industry is strongly preferred.

Skills & Knowledge

• Excellent understanding of internal control concepts and their applications
• Excellent knowledge of internal audit practices (i.e. IPPF framework)
• Excellent knowledge of accounting and investigation procedures
• Strong understanding of technology risks and ability to assess large data repositories
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• PC literate, including Microsoft Office products
• Analytical and interpretive skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proven management/leadership skills
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Ability to create and complete comprehensive, accurate and constructive written reports
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to meet or exceed Performance Competencies

WORK ENVIRONMENT

When applicable and appropriate, consideration will be given to reasonable accommodations.

Mental:  Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem solving, analysis, and discretion; ability to handle work-related stress; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously; and ability to meet deadlines

Physical:  Computer keyboarding, travel as required

Auditory/Visual:  Hearing, vision and talking

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description.  They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances.  Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, consider applying for it anyway! Sedgwick is building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and recognizes that each person possesses a unique combination of skills, knowledge, and experience. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.