Internal Audit Senior Manager, Americas

Job Description Summary

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Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Step into a role where your expertise shapes trust, integrity, and impact across one of Novartis’ most dynamic regions. As Internal Audit Senior Manager, Americas, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening governance, risk management, and internal controls while acting as a trusted partner to senior leaders across the region. You will lead complex audit and advisory engagements end-to-end, combine sharp judgment with data-driven insight, and help evolve how Internal Audit delivers value through innovation and digital enablement. This is an opportunity to influence outcomes at scale, coach talented auditors, and drive meaningful, sustainable improvements within a truly global organization.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end audit and advisory engagements, from planning through action closure, across the Americas region.

• Identify key risks, assess root causes, and deliver pragmatic recommendations that drive measurable business improvement.

• Ensure consistent, high-quality execution aligned with Internal Audit methodology, professional standards, and quality programs.

• Produce clear, impactful audit and advisory reports for senior management and key stakeholders.

• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, acting as an objective and influential advisor across the region.

• Coach and develop auditors through onboarding, peer support, and knowledge sharing.

• Champion data-driven, digitally enabled and artificial intelligence-enabled audit practices with the Audit Intelligence Enablement team.

Essential Requirements

• Eight or more years of experience in internal audit, consulting, or regulated industry audit roles.

• Proven track record leading complex audit and advisory engagements with senior stakeholders.

• Strong knowledge of governance, risk management, and internal control frameworks.

• Experience applying data analytics and digital tools to enhance audit quality and effectiveness.

• Ability to challenge constructively, influence leaders, and communicate findings with confidence and professionalism.

• Fluency in English, with the ability to operate effectively in a regional, multicultural environment.

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. 

Accessibility and Accommodation: 

Novartis is committed to work with and provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message. 

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Skills Desired

Compliance And Controls, Critical Thinking, E2E Process View, Employee Engagement, Financial Accounting, Financial Management Reporting, Giving And Receiving Feedback, Interpersonal Savvy, Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving