Senior Manager, Internal Audit, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Job ID: 2836154 | Amazon UK Services Ltd.
We are looking for a high-energy, experienced Senior Audit Manager to oversee audits and Internal Audit Risk Assessment activities across Worldwide Amazon Stores businesses.
In this high visibility role, you will build relationships with senior leaders and will have the opportunity to influence improvements throughout the company. Our Internal Audit team is cross-functional, and you will perform a wide range of technical, operational, and financial audits. We are seeking an individual with a strong audit background. Join us and take your audit, risk, leadership experiences, and innovative ideas to the next level.
At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth, and that includes protecting our customers and their data. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Internal Audit is a global, fast-paced, dynamic team. We aim for continuous improvement, evaluating risks that could harm our customers, the company, or prevent us from achieving objectives.
You will be responsible for leading Internal Audit risk assessment activities across Worldwide Amazon Stores businesses. You will meet with senior leaders to understand the business and leverage multiple sources of business data to help you assess risks. You will use the risk assessment, your judgment, and experience to identify potential audits and influence the audit pipeline and resource allocation. You will sponsor and oversee a portfolio of audits, guiding and developing your direct reports: Audit Managers, Lead Auditors, and Auditors. You will help them scope, plan, and execute high-quality and impactful audits that address the most important opportunities and risks. You will insist on the highest standards for your team and your audits, diving deep into every audit area, applying broad technical knowledge, sound business judgment, and partnering with key stakeholders.
This role has regular interaction with various business units across Amazon and requires strong interpersonal and communication skills. You must be an excellent writer who can succinctly communicate complicated technical and operational issues in business terms. You must be comfortable performing in a highly collaborative environment and working with your peers to accomplish joint projects and meet the objectives of Internal Audit and Amazon. You must be a strong project manager who can manage end-to-end audit projects and borrowed resources, often managing multiple projects at once. You will help Internal Audit recruit from within Amazon and externally, with a passion for helping auditors expand their knowledge of the business, develop risk, analytical and auditing skills, improve their judgment and leadership capabilities, and grow their careers.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate high judgment, clear communication, creative approaches, the ability to think big, a consistent track record of delivering results and hiring and developing the best. You will thrive in a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic environment, effectively working autonomously in an ambiguous environment and leading and developing cross-functional teams.
Ability to travel up to 20%.
Key job responsibilities
1. Risk Assessment
2. Project Management
3. Produce high-quality reports
4. People leadership
A day in the life
The Sr. Manager, Risk for Internal Audit works strategically to identify risks across the businesses. From the ongoing risk assessment, they create and prioritize audits for their teams. Throughout the audit process, they ensure clarity for their audit teams. The Sr. Manager drives quality in audits and across internal audit, guiding and developing the audit team and providing support to clear barriers for their team.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* BA/BS degree in accounting, finance, business, engineering, information systems, computer science or related field
* 10+ years of experience in Finance, Audit, Operations, Risk Management, Compliance, Technology or related function
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Advanced degree in a relevant field of study
* Audit, consulting, advisory, or related client service experience
* Strong technical acumen and/or experience in information security, software development, IT operations, or related experience
* Relevant certifications (e.g., CIA, CPA, CISA, CISSP)
* Familiarity with relevant frameworks (e.g., COSO, COBIT, ISO)
* Strong risk management and internal audit experience including: performing risk assessments and audits, designing controls, managing enterprise control frameworks, and prioritizing risk.
* Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize, summarize and communicate important data.
* Demonstrated ability to effectively drive collaboration.
* Results-oriented – ability to motivate, influence, and direct diverse teams.
* Track record of successful program management for large, cross-functional projects, including rolling out both process and technology-based improvements.
* Exceptional organizational and project-management skills.
* Strong interpersonal, written and oral skills.
* Results-oriented leader – ability to motivate, manage, and drive consensus across diverse teams.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon.
#J-18808-Ljbffr