Audit Manager

The Internal Audit Team is responsible for providing independent and objective assurance to Informa’s Audit Committee and to executive management on the adequacy, effectiveness, and sustainability of Informa’s system of internal control, which is achieved by bringing a systematic and disciplined risk-based approach in evaluating the organization’s governance, processes, systems, and internal controls.

Roles within Informa’s Internal Audit team provide excellent opportunities to gain exposure to a wide range of departments and functions within a broad variety of industry verticals. The Internal Audit function provides a flexible work environment, and opportunities to travel around the world and collaborate with innovative and passionate teams.

The Internal Audit Manager (Americas) reports to the Senior Audit Manager (Americas), and will lead and execute financial, operational, and compliance audits predominantly within the teams’ regional scope, which includes North, Central, and South America. Where the Internal Audit plan requires, the team member will also be given opportunities to partner with our EMEA and APAC internal audit teams on projects within their regions.

The Internal Audit Manager will be highly motivated and contribute to the departments’ goals in implementing efficient audit processes that bring a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate financials, processes, and controls that provide the company assurance, and continually improve Informa’s operations.

Key responsibilities for the role include planning, scoping, executing, and reporting on results of audits. As an Internal Audit Manager, who is a valued and trusted business partner, you are expected to have in-depth knowledge of financial and business processes and be able to provide stakeholders with insightful recommendations for consideration that assist them in determining remediation actions. The Internal Audit Manager will also track and report on the status of the stakeholder’s remediation items.

**Responsabilidades e atribuições** The Internal Audit Manager (Americas) is expected to assume the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required**:

- Obtain and maintain an understanding of internal policies, processes, risks and controls, current developments in auditing, and accounting frameworks.
- Lead and execute assigned audit plan projects and prepare audit deliverables in accordance with departmental standards in the AuditBoard platform.
- Assess risks and perform analyses to establish audit scope and objectives for financial, operational, and compliance audits.
- Prepare and execute audit testing programs that seek to analyze and interpret data, verify policy and/or regulatory compliance, assess control/process design and effectiveness, and support the objectives of the audit scope.
- Assign, support, and review work performed by supporting team members.
- Identify anomalies, inefficiencies, trends and diagnose risks. Discuss audit findings with stakeholders and collaborate to devise strategies to reduce risks presented by observations, control gaps or failures.
- Document audit results and develop value-add recommendations to present to management to consider when devising remediation action plans.
- Verify management actions plans adequately address risks in audit issues/observations.
- Communicate audit results clearly in audit reports.
- Conduct planning meetings, walkthroughs, and present audit observations in audit closing calls.
- Monitor progress of management remediation plans that address Internal Audit observations to ascertain whether agreed upon corrective measures have been implemented.
- Develop close but independent working relationships and maintain effective communication channels with stakeholders.
- Plan, coordinate, and carry out ad-hoc project work as directed by Internal Audit management.

**People management responsibilities**
- Work collaboratively across teams.
- Act as a role model and adhere to all company policies.
- Provide help and a buddy system to other members of the team depending upon your level.
- Can supervise or on occasions directly manage Senior Internal Auditor(s).

**Requisitos e qualificações** Skills & Abilities**
- Advanced skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook are a must, and familiarity with Microsoft Teams.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills that clearly and confidently convey information to stakeholders.
- Attentive to details and a critical thinker that demonstrates the ability to make effective decisions and draw sound conclusions based on situations.
- Highly motivated and confident with the ability to influence with integrity.
- Work independently with limited supervision and work well in a team.
- Pro-active and takes initiative, seeks to problem solve,
- Applies judgement to keep audit activities on track to meet deadlines or implement actions to get activities back on track if behind sche