Senior Internal Auditor, Corporate Internal Audit

Job description

Country: Hong Kong
Job Function: Audit

State / Province: Hong Kong
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Hong Kong
Brand: adidas Group

Relocation: No Selection

At adidas Group, our love of sport drives who we are and what we do. But just as a ball is more than leather and thread, and a shoe more than padding and plastic, we are bigger than our products. We don’t just work to create faster shoes and lighter fabrics: We strive to help athletes everywhere perform their best. We believe that it’s hard work inventing the future of sport, and that’s why we love it; that when you push your limits, you make it possible for others to push theirs.

At adidas Group, this drive it what connects us, whether we’re working for TaylorMade, adidas, Reebok. We’re all working toward a future motivated by passion, original thinking, and the desire to build upon a proud legacy.

From design to production to logistics to technology, every role in all our brands is connected to this. Our roles span the range of our brands, as well as spanning the globe. No matter what you do, or what country or city you do it in, your work helps make greatness possible.

Purpose:

This position will directly contribute to the Group Internal Audit mission to provide independent, objective assurance for the purpose of improving the effectiveness of business risk management, internal controls, and governance processes throughout adidas Group. The Internal Auditor is tasked with contributing to the completion of audit projects under the supervision of an Audit Manager or Senior Audit Manager. This is an exciting position offering learning, development and travel opportunities in an international environment within a multi-cultural, sports enthusiastic team focused on “creating the new” and “beating our best” every day. Group Internal Audit team members are value-adding business partners focused on supporting adidas Group in creating a sound governance, risk and compliance framework which secures achievement of strategic objectives.

Audit projects come from the annual audit plan based on Group wide risk assessments for all auditable entities or processes throughout the Group, or on an ad-hoc basis as requested. The position provides development opportunities within the Group with ambition to build an international career in the sporting goods industry according to performance achievements. The role requires a high level of mobility with desire to travel to Group locations across the globe, as business related travel intensity can range from 30%-40% per year.

Key Responsibilities:

· Support and participate in all phases of audit projects – planning, execution, completion and reporting – as assigned. Complete quality, thorough and fact based documentation of audit work throughout all deliverables.
· Planning: participate in audit risk assessments and scope definition, attend planning inquiry meetings and review relevant information in advance of audit; document relevant information in the planning section of the audit file.
· Fieldwork: execute audit procedures, including preparation of audit work papers in support of the audit scope; help ensure that audit work is properly documented and concluded upon, as well as filed and stored appropriately. Update audit project lead on all key issues and clear all coaching and development notes from working papers. Update audit entity management of observations and findings to confirm and validate issues. Document audit issues and recommendations in sufficient detail and quality for inclusion in audit report.
· Completion: contribute to preparation of audit closing presentation, including audit rating determination by scope section and overall. Present topics of responsibility during audit closing meeting.
· Reporting: participate in audit report writing phase, including for all issues and any assigned sections. Perform cross-review and quality of check of finished product as appropriate.
· Continuously expand and upgrade knowledge and skills by utilising resources such as reading materials, and attending training workshops.
· Active collaboration in the preparation and delivery of opening & closing presentations to management of the audited entity.
· Work closely with management of the audit entity and HQ functions, interacting on key findings with the audit team, CAO, and other senior leadership.
· Continuously enhance day-to-day processes and suggest solutions, develop and enhance internal audit tools (audit programs, testing templates), share best practices.
· Develop and provide expertise for Group control expectations, obtain breadth of understanding of key Group processes, systems, initiatives and business models and continuously develop professional expertise.
· Act as point of contact for Audit Interns and Guest Auditors.

Key Relationships:

· Group Internal Audit senior leadership team and colleagues
· Senior Management across the adidas Group, with specific emphasis on Global Operations: Product Creation, Sourcing, and Supply Chain Management
· Group support functions including Sales, Finance, Human Resources, IT and Operations
· Organisations within the “House of Corporate Governance”, including Group Risk Management, Group Policies & Internal Controls, Compliance and Profit Protection
· Members of audit entities

Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

· Effective English presentation and communication skills, both verbally and in writing and composure in conveying information within the organisation.
· Highly results driven and self-motivated team player with compassion, integrity, trust and perseverance.
· Ability to accept and meet deadlines, involving effective time management capacity.
· High degree of customer orientation, and good communication skills to connect with people and management styles across different cultures.
· Effective listening skills, including ability to translate content from interviews in to meaningful information.
· Good analytic capabilities to manage large volume of information from multiple sources with high degree of business acumen and professional scepticism. Experience with data analytics extremely beneficial.
· Fluent or good knowledge of one or more foreign languages would be strong value add (including German, French, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Russian).
· Strong software knowledge with Microsoft Office suite, ERP systems.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

· Recognised university degree, with good academic standing in Manufacturing / Supply Chain Management / Logistics / Commerce / Business Administration / Finance / Accounting or related discipline.
· 1-2 years relevant work experience, including internal / external audit, consulting, and project management with a multi-national organisation (e.g. “Big 4” audit firm, top tier consulting firm)
· Evidence of training or discipline specialisation relevant to Product Development, Sourcing, or Supply Chain Management..
· Degree of mobility with desire to travel to locations globally (business related travel intensity varies from 30-40% per year).
· Experience working with SAP preferred
· Experience working in TeamMate audit software beneficial
· A passion for sports.

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