Position Overview
Join Ralph Lauren's respected Internal Audit team for an exceptional growth opportunity as a Senior Internal Auditor.
This role combines hands-on audit experience with a clear path to transition into other business functions in the future. Reporting to the EMEA Internal Audit Lead, you'll engage in operational audits, strategic reviews, and control testing across our global operations with a focus on EMEA and US.
This is an opportunity to continue honing your audit skills while also expanding your career and developing your executive presence. You will be joining a global team that respects and values each other’s viewpoints and has a curious approach to audit. This position offers high potential for career growth as Management is committed to your development - reporting to the Lead of EMEA Internal Audit and coordinate with other internal audit department members, business areas, and external auditors on both regional and global projects.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
·Plan, perform and document walkthroughs and tests of controls to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s SOX 404 program.
·Train and supervise management and co-source testers with regards to SOX 404 testing, including advance preparation, monitoring the progress of fieldwork, reviewing work papers, and reporting results.
·Collaborate with, and educate, process owners on the importance of maintaining strong internal controls.
·Work collaboratively with audit management to support the performance of risk-based audits from start to finish, ensuring efficient and effective controls are in place to meet audit objectives, recommend solutions, and obtain management action plans.
·Conduct interviews with business partners and perform audit tests to gain an understanding of business processes, identify control gaps and improvement opportunities, and evaluate the risk and potential business impact of identified deficiencies.
·Prepare well-written documentation of audit areas with meaningful insights that address control gaps and process improvement opportunities discovered during reviews.
·Plan and execute royalty audits of Company licensees; support senior management on projects related to compliance with Ralph Lauren licensing agreements
·Identify process improvement opportunities for automation, leveraging data analytics, and implementation of RPA.
Experience, Skills & Knowledge
·Experience in Auditing (internal or external) or other complementary finance experience (e.g., controllership, FPA)
·Public accounting experience preferred
·Audit or Accounting certification (CIA, CPA, ACCA, etc.) earned or in process is desirable
·Working knowledge and experience with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements (SOX) or US based companies
·Retail experience a plus
·Experience working with audit and data analytics tools such as AuditBoard, Dataiku, Alteryx, or Power BI is desirable
·Experience with enterprise and financial applications such as SAP a plus
·Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written, along with the ability to influence and demonstrate confidence in communications with senior level management
·Must be self-motivated/self-starter with the ability to work independently to resolve problems with limited information
·Estimated required travel is 10%