Job Description:
Reporting to the Global Internal Audit VP, the Internal Audit Senior Manager for the LATAM region plays a pivotal, highly visible role in elevating the IA function into a trusted advisor across the region. Acting as the primary knowledge partner for Latin America Service & Finance (S&F) stakeholders, you will drive operational excellence, governance, and the risk agenda across all Mars segments. This role balances high-stakes regional/global financial and operational audits, fraud investigations, and consultative engagements with a strong focus on team mentorship and data-driven insights.
This is a Hybrid role based out of Querétaro, MX.
In this key role, you will work on...Strategic Audit Execution & Governance
Plan & Execute: Develop and deliver the annual regional internal audit plan aligned with organizational goals and macro risk assessments.
Portfolio Management: Oversee multiple complex regional and global audit engagements simultaneously, ensuring high-quality, timely delivery from planning through remediation.
Risk & Innovation: Monitor emerging risks to build risk-based work programs, championing the use of data analytics, IT procedures, and digital tools.
Quality Assurance: Conduct rigorous reviews of audit deliverables and workpapers to ensure strict alignment with Mars IA methodology and IIA standards; calibrate observations across the region to ensure reporting consistency.
Stakeholder Partnership & Executive Communication
Trusted Advisor: Build robust partnerships with regional business leaders and S&F stakeholders, influencing the governance agenda with high professionalism.
Executive Delivery: Translate complex technical audit findings and investigations into clear, succinct, action-oriented insights and presentations for senior leadership.
Independent Credibility: Stand alone independently to defend audit observations and recommendations under pressure.
People Leadership & Operational Excellence
Team Development: Direct, onboard, and coach 2 LatAm IA Managers, fostering a culture of continuous learning aligned with Mars’ Five Principles.
Resource Optimization: Manage regional resource planning, travel budgets, and scheduling, dynamically rebalancing workloads to meet audit milestones.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. Professional certifications (CPA, CIA, or CFE) are highly preferred.
10+ years of progressive experience in External or Internal Audit. Strong preference for Big 4 public accounting or FMCG/Manufacturing environment experience.
Proven track record leading or supporting Fraud & Investigations and managing risk-based financial/operational audits within a global function.
Demonstrated ability to lead, engage, and drive results through small teams, as well as influence cross-functional stakeholders without formal authority.
Strong professional skepticism, data-driven analytical curiosity, and the capability to manage through ambiguity calmly under pressure.
Full professional proficiency in English is required; additional regional language skills (Spanish/Portuguese) are highly preferred.
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- 10+ years progressive experience in external or internal audit
- Experience leading or supporting fraud investigations
- Proven experience managing risk-based financial and operational audits in a global function
- Full professional proficiency in English
- Professional certifications (CPA, CIA, or CFE)
- Experience at a Big 4 public accounting firm or in FMCG/manufacturing
- Regional language skills (Spanish or Portuguese)
- Ability to lead, coach small teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders
- Data-driven analytical curiosity and familiarity with data analytics/IT procedures and digital tools
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
Mars Insights
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
