Senior Internal Auditor

Reports to: Head of Audit and Advisory Services Department & Audit Manager

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. (ECOM) is a leading global commodity merchant and sustainable supply chain management company, headquartered in Switzerland.

The Internal Auditor will be part of ECOM’s Audit and Advisory Services Department (Internal Audit). The auditor will conduct audits throughout the group offices mainly in Asia & Africa and will be based in ECOM’s Vietnam office (Atlantic Commodities Vietnam Ltd.). The auditor will be working as part of a team to provide the Audit Committee with independent and objective assurance and advisory services to help achieve the organization’s business objectives, mitigate risk, ensure adequate controls, and improve operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan and perform financial, operational, and compliance audits within ECOM companies in Asia and Africa countries, in order to independently assess the adequacy of internal (manual and system) controls, integrity and reliability of financial data, effectiveness and efficiency of operations, and compliance with Group Policy.

• Identify the root cause and audit findings; provide recommendations to management and improve the internal control environment, business processes, and financial reporting quality. Monitor that corrective action plans are developed and implemented.

• Prepare high-quality audit reports and communicate the audit findings with various stakeholders

• Assess the Internal Control System (ICS), including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas in systems or processes.

• Monitor Compliance with the Group Policies for the Asian and African countries.

• Build a good working relationship with senior stakeholders, management, and personnel in order to resolve issues as they arise and identify needs.

• Comply with the Audit and Advisory Services Department (AASD) Charter, Policy, and Procedure Manual as well as IPPF Standards.

• Manage day-to-day project administrative work, including status updates, agendas, and budget vs. actual time by audit area.

• Assist in the completion of special projects, investigations, documentation, testing, reporting, and other requested projects by the AASD Head and Audit Manager. Opportunities to obtain more exposure to American/European operations.

• Guide profit centers with the implementation of Group Policies and share the Best Practices.

• Stay updated on the commodity industry, as well as changes in accounting and auditing Standards.

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 5-to-10-year experience with exposure to Auditing, Finance, Internal Controls and/or Risk Management. Relevant experience in Multi-national Company or Big Four is a plus.

• Good oral and written English required. Additional language skill is a plus.

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of internal controls, accounting principles, auditing standards and best practices over business processes / IT practices.

• Proficiency in MS Office application with advanced knowledge of Excel and Word.

• Knowledge of SAP, Data analysis and visualization tools (ACL, Qlik, Alteryx, Tableau) is a plus. Ability to leverage technology to improve processes continuously.

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills. Can-do attitude, the mindset of the challenger.

• Ability to work independently on the assigned projects as well as collaboratively on a team.

• Flexibility to travel internationally.

• Maintaining the auditor independence from management.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree – Finance, Accounting & Auditing, Risk Management, or a related field.

• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.