Audit Manager
| Company | Sanofi |
|---|---|
| Location | Cambridge, MA, USA, Bridgewater Township, NJ, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree is required
- Strong knowledge of Excel/Word/PowerPoint
- Excellent spoken and written English is essential
- Minimum of 4-6 years prior public accounting or internal/external audit experience, internal control, business support Finance, including experience in managing financial, operational or compliance audits preferably in a large, multinational publicly traded company
- Ability to work transversally and within a highly matrix environment
- Strong project management and communication skills
- Acute attention to detail with strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills
- Ability to take large volumes of complex data and/or information and present it in a clear and concise manner
- Ability to travel approximately 30-40% of the time, including international travel for up to three weeks at a time
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with audit teams to perform planned operational, compliance and integrated-IT audits across different functions and sites
- Conduct planning activities to identify relevant risks and develop appropriate risk-based audit procedures
- Interview key personnel to assess business processes and the strength of their control environments
- Lead meetings involving various levels of management to effectively communicate audit status, align on significant audit issues and recommended corrective actions
- Coordinate the day-to-day activities of audits and auditees interactions, ensuring efficient information flow from your auditees to the audit team
- Prepare clear, detailed audit documentation evidencing the results of actual testing procedures in accordance with Sanofi Internal Audit and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards
- Prepare audit reports, including clearly written recommendations that effectively communicate identified issues and their related corrective actions to help auditees and senior management strengthen and improve operations, including opportunities (as appropriate) for cost savings or efficiency gains
- Demonstrate and maintain working knowledge and staying current on developments in audit literature’ including those specific to our industry
- Participate in and take on additional departmental projects as assigned (e.g., audit lessons learned, training, continuous improvement, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
- Preferred University majors/minors: Pharmacist, Master’s in Business, Accounting, Finance, Biology or Engineering (related fields will be considered)
- Knowledge of IIA standards is preferred but not required
- SAP knowledge would be an asset
- Data Analytics experience (specifically with visualization tools such as PowerBI, QlikView, and Tableau) is preferred but not mandatory
- International exposure and/or experience working with a diverse team preferred
- Experience in pharmaceutical/healthcare industry is or life-sciences business acumen (R&D, Medical, Industrial Affairs, Market Access etc.) is preferred but not mandatory
- Big 4 experience (preferred not required)