H&W Internal Audit Lead

H&W – Internal Audit Lead

Work Level:                    1C

Schedule:                        Full time

Location:                         US/Remote

Function:                         Finance

Reports to:                      H&W Group Controller

WHO ARE WE?

Unilever has set out the bold ambition to be the world’s leading wellness organization. By 2030, Unilever Health & Wellbeing will be $5bn Turnover with Underlying Operating Margin 20%, firmly Top 5 in the global VMS industry and clear #1 in E-Commerce.

Over the past 4 years Unilever has acquired 7 brands that embody the Health & Wellbeing purpose of health as a lifestyle pursuit. This portfolio of millennial, digital first, narrowcasting brands includes Equilibra, Olly, Smarty Pants Vitamins, Liquid IV, Welly, Onnit, and Nutrafol. H&W forms an integral part of Unilever’s Beauty & Wellbeing division and operates as a standalone Global Business Unit (GBU).   

Finance is a very special function that is called upon in many ways to support our multi-stakeholder model and ensure the business is delivering our bold ambitions. They are called upon to co-pilot with the business leaders to deliver in-year performance, develop the roadmap towards our ambitions, and operate the business with efficiency and agility to enabler business partners to secure wins. Concurrently, are accountable for timely and comprehensive financial reporting and financial compliance to our corporate parent, shareholders, and internal and external governing bodies.

The H&W Internal audit lead will be an integral part of the group finance & controlling team, ensuring that as a GBU we are compliant to the Unilever standard Financial & IT control frameworks, providing reassurance on internal control as per SOX requirement and overall business risk management for fraud prevention.  This role will support the group controller in strengthening finance processes and control compliance across H&W collectives, running internal audit and being a focal to support KPMG/SOX/Corporate audits. This role will also closely work to implement technology solution for control health monitoring and reporting at group level.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Perform internal audits for 7 operating companies to provide reassurance on internal controls, including, audit scoping, test plan, end to end audit testing comprising; audit report write up, closing meeting to discuss findings and remediation plan alignment
• Lead to implement internal audit tool for all in-scope OpCos. Define control indicators, KPIs and  control health dashboard at group level.
• Primary contact to support KPMG/SOX FCA/corporate audits
• Primary support for KFAS assessment, user access control and other local IT controls
• Lead to support the 3rd party assurance on acquisition and divestiture activities.
• Plays an active role in identifying key risks to the business and reporting in business risk management forum
• Interact effectively with collective teams/OpCo controller group for ad-hoc requests and queries
• Maintain central repository for working paper, reports, control evidence, and get group policy updated timely
• Review OpCo submission as per control checklist embedded in IA tool and make sure the remediation prior to external or corporate audits
• lead to support the implementation of IA tool/control health dashboard for in-scope OpCos

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Information Systems, or related field;
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience in areas of audit, financial controls or data analytical. Knowledge and experience in system security, cyber security and user access controls is a plus.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; tenacious in meeting deadlines and objectives
• Proficiency in MS Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft teams, Outlook, Copilot etc.)
• Strong analytical, time management and problem-solving skills
• Proactive, well organized, and self-driven with ability to perform in fast pace, changing and high pressure environment.
• Strong multi-tasking skills with a comfort in maintaining multiple, often conflicting, priorities, and deadlines
• Experience in working with global and cross functional organizations are highly preferred.

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