Third Party Audit Manager

Tasks performed regularly that form the essential characteristics of the position.

1) Main Responsibilities

Communication

– Lead planning meetings, close-out meetings, and discussions with senior management of both the company and the third parties.

– Present, explain, and defend audit observations/findings and recommendations to stakeholders.

– Maintain timely communication with the Head of Global Third-Party Audit within Global Internal Audit and the Chief Audit Executive regarding progress and critical issues.

– Ensure high-quality written audit reports for senior and executive management.

Technical Skills in TPI Auditing

– Conduct and supervise TPI audits on a global scale.

– Identify reputational, financial, operational, and compliance risks.

– Perform detailed reviews of TPI contracts, sales, gross margin, commission and rebates, expenses, including proof-of-service,  and financial statements of TPIs. In addition, a detailed review of FME’s compliance onboarding documentation.

– Lead interviews with TPI personnel and internal stakeholders.

– Ensure proper documentation of all workpapers in the audit software.

– Oversee development and enhancement of TPI audit programs.

– Support annual TPI risk assessment and audit planning.

– Lead follow-up activities to verify implementation of agreed actions.

Project, People, and General Management

– Act as Audit Lead for multiple simultaneous audits of medium to high complexity, in all regions

– Supervise, coach, and mentor auditors during the audit fieldwork.

– Coordinate planning, resource allocation, and timely audit execution.

– Ensure completeness and accuracy of workpaper documentation.

– Act as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for designated regions, functions, and audit programs as assigned.

Quality, Legal & Compliance

– Ensure adherence to all relevant company policies, audit standards, and SOPs.

– Promote ABC compliance (FCPA, UK Bribery Act, Sapin II, etc.) and corporate integrity throughout audit execution.

– Actively support quality assurance processes and continuous improvement initiatives.

2) Secondary Responsibilities

– Support audit software enhancements and standardization of the global TPI audit methodologies.

– Participate in the annual Quality Assessment Process.

– Support the development of risk dashboards, analytics, and the TPI monitoring tools.

3) Other Responsibilities

– Participation in global audit excellence projects and process improvements.

– Execution of special investigations or ad-hoc analysis when requested by senior leadership.