Internal Audit Director, Digital Transformation at Mars, Incorporated in McLean, Virginia

Job Description:

Job Description:

As the IT Internal Audit Director, you will play a critical role in driving the strategic direction for the upcoming SAP S4/HANA global implementation ("Digital Core" program). As the leader of our IT Digital Transformation team, you will leverage your business and audit expertise to maintain our company's IT governance, nurture strategic relationships with stakeholders across the business, and ensure risks, controls and security are embedded in key programs. Your leadership will play an instrumental role in meeting the Company's transformational objectives, ensuring SAP S4/HANA implementations run smoothly and with an appropriate level of risk, controls, and security rigor, ultimately advancing our IT Audit function's brand and positioning within the business.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Global IA VP and across the 3 Lines of Defense to serve as the Internal Audit lead for our SAP S/4HANA deployments


• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across all global business segments


• Lead a risk assessment process to formulate an audit plan for the SAP S/4HANA, including health checks while factoring in the work of external auditors. Risk assessment includes the ERP and Edge systems.


• Active participation in Steering meetings.


• Provide controls and governance guidance as needed.


• Monitor and manage the overall project assurance plan, ensuring appropriate resource allocation. Coordinating across assurance partners, including external auditors, third parties and IA.


• Oversee audits and health checks in agreed upon areas, such as, Governance, outlining scope and audit programs.


• Monitor the resolution of observations and potential impact on stage gate readiness.


• Provide input for stage gate readiness decisions based on results from audits and health checks.


• Work directly with external auditors and project leads to ensure a coordinated assurance plan is executed.


• Partner with the business regarding S/4HANA deployments, including:
  
  
  • Taking a leadership role in steering committee discussions, influencing key decisions and advocating for robust control integration throughout implementation
  
  
  • Overseeing the entire lifecycle of S/4HANA transformation projects from an audit perspective, ensuring controls, data migration, and all elements align with the Software Development Life Cycle and business needs
  
  
  • Establishing and maintaining appropriate governance structures for the risk and control integration in SAP S/4HANA deployments
  
  
  
  


• Supervise and mentor a team of Audit professionals, providing functional guidance throughout the execution of annual activities as well as coaching and guidance to promote development

Required Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Accounting or equivalent


• 15+ years of experience in IT transformation, system deployments and Internal Audit, with significant experience in SAP (including S4/HANA)


• Advanced knowledge of SDLC and experience in auditing large-scale IT programs


• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to manage and guide an audit team of 3-5


• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Certifications such as CPA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, and/or other relevant certifications

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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