Level:

• Manager

Employment Type:

• Full-time
• Permanent
• Hybrid / Remote (office attendance required on occasions)

Location:

Europe – commutable distance to one of our office locations in:

• Northumberland, UK.
• Gasny, France.
• Vitoria, Spain.

Job Function:

• Legal & Compliance

Industry:

• Power Generation
• Industrial Air Quality

Who We Are:

AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter® and the AAF International® brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries and over 6000 employees globally. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Our applications include commercial, industrial and residential solutions from the filters used in your home to the most critical cleanroom and power generation applications.

We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world's largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 75,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defence systems and electronics.

Our culture of continuous improvement, safety and world class operations is driven by our people-centred management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth and development, and continued happiness in being a long-term member of the AAF family. This is fuelled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success.

Position Summary:

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Internal Auditor to join our existing team within our Power & Industrial (P&I) division. The successful candidate will support the Head of Compliance and Internal Audit to deliver the internal audit plan and JSOX reports for AAF P&I. The role will assist with the provision of assurance over all areas of the business and assist with the provision of consultancy to management to improve the internal control framework.

As we are an international business and this is a role that requires travel, it could be performed from any European location with good national and international transport links. Scope for flexible working arrangements, including working from home, is offered subject to agreement. A degree of domestic and international travel will be required to fulfil the obligations of the role, therefore a valid passport and the ability to travel is essential. (we would be looking at travel to be roughly 20-25%)

Position Responsibilities:

• Drafting audit assignment plans, carrying out audit testing, agreeing recommendations and drafting reports to a high standard to support delivery of the internal audit plan.
• Planning and carrying out JSOX testing, agreeing action and drafting reports to a high standard adhering to deadlines imposed by the parent company.
• Maintaining oversight of progress v annual plans and reporting progress; initiating, agreeing revisions with the Head of Compliance & Internal Audit and implementing revisions to annual plans where necessary to meet delivery targets.
• Maintaining oversight, following up and reporting of the progress of previously agreed audit recommendations. Initiating discussions and suggesting solutions with remediation owners to encourage implementation.
• Assisting with the company wide risk identification and assessment process to support production of the annual internal audit plan.
• Pro-actively interacting with control owners to boost the effectiveness of internal audit and raise awareness of risk and control. Initiating, agreeing and implementing improvements to the audit process to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of internal audit delivery.

*Duties will vary due to the nature of the environment (above is a guide and not a comprehensive list of responsibilities)

Person Specification:

Education, Qualifications and Affiliations

Essential:

• Appropriate formal audit qualification.

Desirable:

• Relevant certifications (Example, IIA)

*Completed qualifications from an accredited institution may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Experience

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
• Previous experience in a similar position.
• Experience of carrying out fieldwork remotely and to deadlines in a dispersed global company.
• Experience or good knowledge of compiling internal audit plans.
• Experience of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience of using audit software and developing use to achieve efficiency.
• Thorough understanding of risk management, risk identification, control and assurance.
• Thorough understanding of effective internal audit processes.
• Understanding of finance regulations and legislation.
• Good knowledge and experience of sampling and testing techniques.
• Comfortable working on a number of projects simultaneously.

Desirable

• Previous experience with JSOX
• Knowledge of manufacturing industries.

Licenses or Certifications

Essential:

• Eligible to work in work location.
• Full valid passport.
• Full driving license.

Skills

Essential:

• Health, safety and environmentally conscious.
• Ability to liaise with management and present an argument for change and continuous improvement.
• Flexible approach to working, ability to actively manage changing priorities.
• An ability to work to strict deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Balancing control expectations with cost and other factors to achieve the best outcome.
• Confident in pro-actively interacting with managers to drive improvement.
• Confident delivering presentations to auditees and management.
• Excellent attitude focused towards getting a job done quickly and to the highest possible standard.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships.
• High level of English communication skills including face to face, telephone and written.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work in an organised manner.
• Continuous improvement mentality and receptive to change.
• Strong persuasion and negotiation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good MS Office skills.

Desirable

• Multi-lingual a positive advantage. (Notably French and Spanish)

Why Work with Us?

• We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and supported. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups.
• We know that having a work life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues flexible working opportunities in line with the needs of their role.
• The opportunity for international travel.
• Stand out with our employee recognition schemes.
• Be part of a company who cares about our communities, the environment and being a better business, and join our zero by thirty pledge.

Applications:

• This vacancy is open to internal and external applicants.
• All applications must be submitted in English.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Accommodations:

If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. We are happy to make adjustments to ensure an inclusive recruitment experience for all applicants.