Tasks performed regularly that form the essential characteristics of the position.
1) Main Responsibilities
Communication
– Lead planning meetings, close-out meetings, and discussions with senior management of both the company and the third parties.
– Present, explain, and defend audit observations/findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
– Maintain timely communication with the Head of Global Third-Party Audit within Global Internal Audit and the Chief Audit Executive regarding progress and critical issues.
– Ensure high-quality written audit reports for senior and executive management.
Technical Skills in TPI Auditing
– Conduct and supervise TPI audits on a global scale.
– Identify reputational, financial, operational, and compliance risks.
– Perform detailed reviews of TPI contracts, sales, gross margin, commission and rebates, expenses, including proof-of-service, and financial statements of TPIs. In addition, a detailed review of FME’s compliance onboarding documentation.
– Lead interviews with TPI personnel and internal stakeholders.
– Ensure proper documentation of all workpapers in the audit software.
– Oversee development and enhancement of TPI audit programs.
– Support annual TPI risk assessment and audit planning.
– Lead follow-up activities to verify implementation of agreed actions.
Project, People, and General Management
– Act as Audit Lead for multiple simultaneous audits of medium to high complexity, in all regions
– Supervise, coach, and mentor auditors during the audit fieldwork.
– Coordinate planning, resource allocation, and timely audit execution.
– Ensure completeness and accuracy of workpaper documentation.
– Act as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for designated regions, functions, and audit programs as assigned.
Quality, Legal & Compliance
– Ensure adherence to all relevant company policies, audit standards, and SOPs.
– Promote ABC compliance (FCPA, UK Bribery Act, Sapin II, etc.) and corporate integrity throughout audit execution.
– Actively support quality assurance processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
2) Secondary Responsibilities
– Support audit software enhancements and standardization of the global TPI audit methodologies.
– Participate in the annual Quality Assessment Process.
– Support the development of risk dashboards, analytics, and the TPI monitoring tools.
3) Other Responsibilities
– Participation in global audit excellence projects and process improvements.
– Execution of special investigations or ad-hoc analysis when requested by senior leadership.