{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"d7deb1910a0bbfa37d6cce45","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d7deb1910a0bbfa37d6cce45","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d7deb1910a0bbfa37d6cce45","title":"Internal Audit Manager","description":"Hybrid schedule - 3x/week onsite in Davidson NC\n\nContract to hire\n\nPosition Summary\nThe Manager, Internal Audit supports the Director, Internal Audit in governance, risk management, internal control, and assurance objectives. This role helps execute a comprehensive, risk-based internal audit program that provides independent and objective assurance over financial, operational, compliance, technology, cybersecurity, and Sarbanes-Oxley control risks across the enterprise.\n\nThe Manager leads and manages audit and advisory engagements, supports SOX compliance and external auditor reliance activities, evaluates the design and operating effectiveness of key controls, and provides practical recommendations to strengthen business processes, control performance, accountability, and operational effectiveness. The role also supervises internal audit associates and co-sourced resources to ensure work is completed with quality, consistency, professional skepticism, and alignment with Internal Audit methodologies and professional standards.\n\nPrimary Responsibilities\nAudit Planning and Risk Assessment\n\nAssist in the development and execution of the annual risk-based Internal Audit Plan, including consideration of strategic, operational, financial, compliance, technology, cybersecurity, transformation, vendor, fraud, and emerging risks.\n\nConduct enterprise, functional, process-level, and project-specific risk assessments to identify audit priorities and determine appropriate audit responses.\n\nIncorporate input from management, business process owners, prior audits, SOX testing results, external auditor observations, regulatory developments, and business transformation initiatives into audit planning activities.\n\nRecommend audit scope, timing, resource needs, and plan adjustments based on changing business priorities, control issues, and risk conditions.\n\nAudit Execution and Reporting\n\nLead and manage operational, financial, compliance, technology, and SOX audit engagements from planning through reporting and issue follow-up.\n\nEvaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of governance processes, risk management practices, internal controls, policies, procedures, and management monitoring activities.\n\nAssess compliance with Company policies, applicable laws and regulations, accounting and control requirements, and relevant industry standards.\n\nDevelop audit scopes, planning documents, risk and control matrices, testing strategies, walkthrough documentation, audit programs, workpapers, and evidence requests.\n\nReview audit workpapers and supporting documentation to ensure conclusions are accurate, complete, well-supported, and consistent with Internal Audit methodology.\n\nPrepare clear, practical, and well-supported audit reports that communicate risks, root causes, business impacts, ratings, recommendations, ownership, and remediation expectations.\n\nPresent audit results, control observations, process improvement opportunities, and remediation status to management and, as needed, executive leadership.\n\nSOX Compliance and Internal Controls\n\nSupport the company'sSOX compliance program, including scoping, walkthroughs, control design assessment, operating effectiveness testing, deficiency evaluation, remediation tracking, and management reporting.\n\nLead Internal Audit testing activities designed to support external auditor reliance strategies and regulatory expectations.\n\nCoordinate with control owners, process owners, Finance, IT, and external auditors to align testing approaches, documentation standards, evidence requirements, timing, and audit quality expectations.\n\nEvaluate key controls supporting significant accounts, entity-level controls, IT general controls, application controls, and key business processes.\n\nEnsure Internal Audit workpapers and testing documentation are accurate, complete, well-supported, and prepared to facilitate external auditor reliance.\n\nMonitor, validate, and document management’s remediation of control deficiencies and process improvement actions.\n\nIdentify opportunities to reduce duplicate testing, rationalize controls, automate procedures, and improve audit efficiency while maintaining audit quality and professional standards.\n\nLeadership, Supervision, and Talent Development\n\nSupervise, coach, and develop internal audit associates through engagement oversight, technical guidance, performance feedback, and professional development support.\n\nProvide day-to-day direction to co-sourced resources and external service providers, including scope coordination, work review, quality expectations, and project status management.\n\nPromote a high-performance team environment grounded in accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, professional skepticism, and audit quality.\n\nSupport recruiting, onboarding, succession planning, resource planning, and skill development activities for the Internal Audit department.\n\nContinuous Improvement and Strategic Initiatives\n\nUse data analytics, automation, continuous monitoring, and AI-enabled audit techniques to improve audit effectiveness, efficiency, insight generation, and reporting.\n\nDesign and execute data-driven audit procedures using ERP data, business intelligence tools, analytics platforms, and relevant business process data.\n\nIdentify opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and automation to strengthen risk assessment, testing, reporting, and continuous auditing capabilities.\n\nImprove Internal Audit methodologies, templates, documentation standards, issue tracking, quality assurance, and stakeholder communication.\n\nSupport special projects, investigations, due diligence activities, transformation initiatives, system implementations, governance reviews, and enterprise risk initiatives as requested.\n\nRemain current on developments in internal auditing, risk management, governance, accounting, SOX, cybersecurity, technology, regulatory requirements, and the industrial distribution industry.\n\nQualifications\nEducation\n\nBachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related discipline required.\n\nMaster’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related discipline preferred.\n\nProfessional Certifications\nProfessional certification is strongly preferred. Candidates should possess one or more of the following certifications or be actively pursuing certification:\n\nCertified Internal Auditor (CIA)\n\nCertified Public Accountant (CPA)\n\nCertified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)\n\nCertified Fraud Examiner (CFE)\n\nOther relevant audit, risk, compliance, cybersecurity, analytics, or technology certifications\n\nCIA, CPA, or CISA certification is strongly preferred for candidates considered for this position.\n\nExperience\n\nMinimum of five years of progressive experience in internal audit, public accounting, SOX, risk management, compliance, operational auditing, IT audit, or a related field.\n\nExperience leading operational, financial, compliance, technology, and SOX-based audit engagements.\n\nExperience auditing ERP environments, including SAP S/4HANA, preferred.\n\nExperience evaluating automated controls, application controls, system implementations, master data governance, and technology-enabled business processes.\n\nExperience reviewing controls, evaluating audit evidence, preparing audit reports, and communicating findings to management.\n\nPrior supervisory, team leadership, project management, or engagement management experience preferred.\n\nExperience within a publicly traded company, Big Four accounting firm, public company external audit environment, or industrial distribution business is desirable.\n\nKnowledge, Skills, and Competencies\n\nStrong understanding of the Global Internal Audit Standards issued by The Institute of Internal Auditors.\n\nStrong knowledge of the COSO Internal Control and Enterprise Risk Management frameworks.\n\nComprehensive understanding of SOX compliance, ICFR concepts, key control evaluation, deficiency assessment, remediation practices, and external auditor reliance expectations.\n\nWorking knowledge of IT general controls, application controls, cybersecurity risks, system implementation risks, data governance, vendor risk, and technology-enabled control environments.\n\nFamiliarity with SAP GRC, segregation of duties, user access controls, business process controls, SAP reporting tools, and SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP environments is desirable.\n\nAbility to design and execute data-driven audit procedures using ERP data, business intelligence tools, analytics platforms, and continuous monitoring techniques.\n\nExperience with Power BI, SQL, Alteryx, ACL, IDEA, SAP reporting tools, or similar analytics platforms preferred.\n\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, root cause analysis, risk assessment, and professional judgment capabilities.\n\nExcellent written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.\n\nAbility to build credibility and influence stakeholders while maintaining Internal Audit independence and objectivity.\n\nAbility to manage multiple engagements, priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders in a dynamic business environment.\n\nStrong project management, organization, coaching, review, and quality assurance skills.\n\nProficiency with Microsoft Office applications, audit management tools, data analytics platforms, and other technology used to support audit execution and reporting.\n\nLeadership Expectations\n\nDemonstrate the highest standards of integrity, objectivity, confidentiality, independence, and professional judgment.\n\nBuild trusted relationships across the company while remaining objective, fact-based, and independent in audit conclusions.\n\nPromote accountability, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and strong internal controls across the organization.\n\nSupport strategic objectives by proactively identifying, evaluating, and communicating business risks and control improvement opportunities.\n\nDevelop audit talent through coaching, engagement feedback, knowledge sharing, and clear performance expectations.\n\nModel company culture by acting with professionalism, collaboration, respect, and a commitment to doing the right thing.\n\nIf this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!\n\nAbout ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions\n\nExperis® is a global leader in technology services and part of the ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN) family of brands. We connect skilled technology professionals with meaningful opportunities where they can grow their careers, expand their expertise and make a real impact. Guided by the belief that it takes Human Ingenuity to unlock the true potential of technology, Experis helps people gain experience with leading organizations, build sought-after skills and take the next step toward a brighter future. Backed by ManpowerGroup's 75+ years of workforce expertise and global reach across more than 70 countries and territories, Experis brings the scale, insight and opportunity to help people and businesses thrive. ManpowerGroup is consistently recognized for its commitment to inclusion, ethics and responsible business, including being named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. 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This role helps execute a comprehensive, risk-based internal audit program that provides independent and objective assurance over financial, operational, compliance, technology, cybersecurity, and Sarbanes-Oxley control risks across the enterprise.\n\nThe Manager leads and manages audit and advisory engagements, supports SOX compliance and external auditor reliance activities, evaluates the design and operating effectiveness of key controls, and provides practical recommendations to strengthen business processes, control performance, accountability, and operational effectiveness. The role also supervises internal audit associates and co-sourced resources to ensure work is completed with quality, consistency, professional skepticism, and alignment with Internal Audit methodologies and professional standards.\n\nPrimary Responsibilities\nAudit Planning and Risk Assessment\n\nAssist in the development and execution of the annual risk-based Internal Audit Plan, including consideration of strategic, operational, financial, compliance, technology, cybersecurity, transformation, vendor, fraud, and emerging risks.\n\nConduct enterprise, functional, process-level, and project-specific risk assessments to identify audit priorities and determine appropriate audit responses.\n\nIncorporate input from management, business process owners, prior audits, SOX testing results, external auditor observations, regulatory developments, and business transformation initiatives into audit planning activities.\n\nRecommend audit scope, timing, resource needs, and plan adjustments based 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Internal Audit workpapers and testing documentation are accurate, complete, well-supported, and prepared to facilitate external auditor reliance.\n\nMonitor, validate, and document management’s remediation of control deficiencies and process improvement actions.\n\nIdentify opportunities to reduce duplicate testing, rationalize controls, automate procedures, and improve audit efficiency while maintaining audit quality and professional standards.\n\nLeadership, Supervision, and Talent Development\n\nSupervise, coach, and develop internal audit associates through engagement oversight, technical guidance, performance feedback, and professional development support.\n\nProvide day-to-day direction to co-sourced resources and external service providers, including scope coordination, work review, quality expectations, and project status management.\n\nPromote a high-performance team environment grounded in accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, professional skepticism, and audit 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and enterprise risk initiatives as requested.\n\nRemain current on developments in internal auditing, risk management, governance, accounting, SOX, cybersecurity, technology, regulatory requirements, and the industrial distribution industry.\n\nQualifications\nEducation\n\nBachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related discipline required.\n\nMaster’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related discipline preferred.\n\nProfessional Certifications\nProfessional certification is strongly preferred. Candidates should possess one or more of the following certifications or be actively pursuing certification:\n\nCertified Internal Auditor (CIA)\n\nCertified Public Accountant (CPA)\n\nCertified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)\n\nCertified Fraud Examiner (CFE)\n\nOther relevant audit, risk, compliance, cybersecurity, analytics, or technology certifications\n\nCIA, CPA, or CISA certification is strongly preferred for candidates considered for this position.\n\nExperience\n\nMinimum of five years of progressive experience in internal audit, public accounting, SOX, risk management, compliance, operational auditing, IT audit, or a related field.\n\nExperience leading operational, financial, compliance, technology, and SOX-based audit engagements.\n\nExperience auditing ERP environments, including SAP S/4HANA, preferred.\n\nExperience evaluating automated controls, application controls, system implementations, master data governance, and technology-enabled business processes.\n\nExperience reviewing controls, evaluating audit evidence, preparing audit reports, and communicating findings to management.\n\nPrior supervisory, team leadership, project management, or engagement management experience preferred.\n\nExperience within a publicly traded company, Big Four accounting firm, public company external audit environment, or industrial distribution business is desirable.\n\nKnowledge, Skills, and Competencies\n\nStrong understanding of the Global Internal Audit Standards issued by The Institute of Internal Auditors.\n\nStrong knowledge of the COSO Internal Control and Enterprise Risk Management frameworks.\n\nComprehensive understanding of SOX compliance, ICFR concepts, key control evaluation, deficiency assessment, remediation practices, and external auditor reliance expectations.\n\nWorking knowledge of IT general controls, application controls, cybersecurity risks, system implementation risks, data governance, vendor risk, and technology-enabled control environments.\n\nFamiliarity with SAP GRC, segregation of duties, user access controls, business process controls, SAP reporting tools, and SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP environments is desirable.\n\nAbility to design and execute data-driven audit procedures using ERP data, business intelligence tools, analytics platforms, and continuous monitoring techniques.\n\nExperience with Power BI, SQL, Alteryx, ACL, IDEA, SAP reporting tools, or similar analytics platforms preferred.\n\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, root cause analysis, risk assessment, and professional judgment capabilities.\n\nExcellent written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.\n\nAbility to build credibility and influence stakeholders while maintaining Internal Audit independence and objectivity.\n\nAbility to manage multiple engagements, priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders in a dynamic business environment.\n\nStrong project management, organization, coaching, review, and quality assurance skills.\n\nProficiency with Microsoft Office applications, audit management tools, data analytics platforms, and other technology used to support audit execution and reporting.\n\nLeadership Expectations\n\nDemonstrate the highest standards of integrity, objectivity, confidentiality, independence, and professional judgment.\n\nBuild trusted relationships across the company while remaining objective, fact-based, and independent in audit conclusions.\n\nPromote accountability, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and strong internal controls across the organization.\n\nSupport strategic objectives by proactively identifying, evaluating, and communicating business risks and control improvement opportunities.\n\nDevelop audit talent through coaching, engagement feedback, knowledge sharing, and clear performance expectations.\n\nModel company culture by acting with professionalism, collaboration, respect, and a commitment to doing the right thing.\n\nIf this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!\n\nAbout ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions\n\nExperis® is a global leader in technology services and part of the ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN) family of brands. We connect skilled technology professionals with meaningful opportunities where they can grow their careers, expand their expertise and make a real impact. Guided by the belief that it takes Human Ingenuity to unlock the true potential of technology, Experis helps people gain experience with leading organizations, build sought-after skills and take the next step toward a brighter future. Backed by ManpowerGroup's 75+ years of workforce expertise and global reach across more than 70 countries and territories, Experis brings the scale, insight and opportunity to help people and businesses thrive. 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