Job Description Summary
#LI-HybridLocation: Barcelona, Spain
If you’re passionate about turning advanced audit intelligence into real‑world impact, this role puts you right at the heart of how Internal Audit evolves. As Internal Audit Manager, Audit Intelligence Enablement, you will work side by side with audit teams to embed intelligence capabilities into planning and fieldwork—helping auditors use them confidently, responsibly, and consistently. You’ll shape adoption through hands‑on coaching, practical guidance, and well‑run pilots, translating real audit experience into clear materials and reinforced ways of working. This is an enablement‑focused role with visible impact: empowering auditors, improving execution quality, and ensuring intelligence is used with clarity, discipline, and purpose across Internal Audit.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Enable audit teams with hands‑on support using intelligence capabilities during planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
Coach auditors on interpretation, limitations, responsible use, and documentation standards
Coordinate pilots and phased rollouts, capturing structured feedback and lessons learned
Develop and maintain practical job aids, guides, frequently asked questions, and usage examples
Monitor adoption signals, identify blockers, and escalate recommendations for improvement
Partner with Learning to convert audit usage into targeted enablement and training materials
Align intelligence use with audit processes, templates, tools, and Operational Excellence standards
Willingness to travel for this role: 5%
Essential RequirementsUniversity degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk, Information Systems, or Data and Analytics
Experience working within Internal Audit, Finance, Risk, Compliance, or related assurance functions
Good understanding of audit execution, evidence standards, and documentation discipline
Practical exposure to analytics or artificial intelligence–enabled tools in a risk or assurance context
Proven ability to coach and support stakeholders in real time during audit activities
Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to translate feedback into improvements
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Skills Desired
Building Effective Teams, Compliance And Controls, Continuous Process Improvement, Critical Thinking, E2E Process View, Employee Engagement, Esg Data Management, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting, Giving And Receiving Feedback, Interpersonal Savvy, People Development, Process Optimization, Rapid Problem SolvingSkills Required
- University degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk, Information Systems, or Data and Analytics
- Experience working within Internal Audit, Finance, Risk, Compliance, or related assurance functions
- Good understanding of audit execution, evidence standards, and documentation discipline
- Practical exposure to analytics or artificial intelligence-enabled tools in a risk or assurance context
- Proven ability to coach and support stakeholders in real time during audit activities
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to translate feedback into improvements
Novartis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novartis and has not been reviewed or approved by Novartis.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay and benefits are described as a strong overall package, supported by medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside FSAs/HSAs and disability and life coverage. Mental-health support is reinforced through an employee assistance program with psychological support and a network of mental health first aiders.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, with an automatic company contribution plus dollar-for-dollar matching in the 401(k). Additional retirement funding is described through an age-based defined contribution program and access to an employee share purchase plan discount.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are framed as robust, including a global minimum of paid parental leave for new parents following birth or adoption. Added supports include domestic partner coverage, dependent-care resources, and benefits such as adoption assistance and child/elder care options.
Novartis Insights
What We Do
Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.
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