Assistant Manager Internal Audit

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. 
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Lead or participate in internal reviews of financial, operational, and business processes, ensuring that risk management and controls are effectively evaluated.
• Provide detailed and insightful reports to the Audit & Risk Committee and senior management, including findings, management responses, and action plans.
• Conduct follow-up reviews on key recommendations from previous audits, ensuring that corrective actions are implemented and effective.
• Manage and support special projects, including commercial reviews, fraud investigations, and ad-hoc audit requests from senior leadership or the Audit & Risk Committee.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of the risk-based internal audit plan, aligning audit objectives with organizational priorities and risk factors.
• Collaborate with internal audit colleagues to define the scope, objectives, and work program for each audit, ensuring a comprehensive approach to risk and control assessments.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to junior audit team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Support governance improvement initiatives by providing input into best practices for risk management and control frameworks across the organization.

Position Purpose

• Supporting Senior Managers and Managers with planning and delivering internal audits of operational and financial processes across the Brambles group.
• Providing independent, objective assurance to the Audit Committee and Management on the adequacy and effectiveness of business processes, risk management and control.
• Providing insightful, commercially-focused Management recommendations.

Major / Key Accountabilities

• Provide input into the rolling three-year risk-based internal audit plan.
• Provide input into the scope and work programme for each audit in conjunction with Management and Internal Audit colleagues.
• Conduct internal reviews of financial/business processes, risk management and controls whilst working individually or as part of a small team.
• Add value to the business by generating practical recommendations to improve business processes, risk management and controls.
• Provide insightful reports to the Audit Committee and Management on the findings of each audit, including Management responses and action plans.
• Follow up and report on key recommendations from previous Internal Audit reviews to ensure that the agreed action plans have been implemented.
• Conduct any commercial reviews, fraud investigations or special projects requested by Management or the Audit Committee.
• Operates within established IA processes and procedures with minimal supervision.
• Able to conduct Internal Audits  of varying complexity with sound judgment and awareness to escalate to  Manager/Sr Manager where required.

Qualifications

• Appropriate post-graduate degree qualifications (e.g. MBA, ACA, ACCA, or other financial) are essential.
• Internal Audit or IT Audit qualifications (e.g. CIA or CISA) are highly desirable.

Experience

• Big 4 external audit or prior internal audit experience is an advantage.
• Previous experience working in a Co-Sourced Internal Audit environment.
• Experience of delivering programme assurance reviews is desirable.
• Comfortable with the use of data analytics to support internal audit reviews.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to adopt a collaborative approach with Senior Management while maintaining an independent viewpoint.
• Excellent time-management and organisational skills.
• High analytical, numeracy, communication and computer literacy skills.
• High integrity.
• Strong report writing skills.
• Robust and politically sensitive judgment.
• Self-motivated – able to work towards agreed objectives with minimal day-to-day supervision.
• Experience with TeamMate + desirable.

Languages

• Essential: English

• Desirable: Spanish or Portuguese

As an inclusive employer, Brambles wants to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore encourage you to inform your Talent Acquisition Partner of any reasonable adjustments you might need to enable this to happen.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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