Director Internal Audit

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee and lead the internal audit teams on complex / high-profile projects; critically review scope of IA projects and drive impactful reporting.
• Participate in financial decision-making processes in collaboration with senior leadership and key stakeholders, as necessary - drives project / resource scheduling, budgeting to provide an effective internal audit delivery.
• Collaborate with VP - Chief Audit Officer on ERM program, risk assessment and building a risk-based audit plan.
• Engage with key stakeholders (both internal and external) on strategic direction of the department; assist with Audit & Compliance Committee reporting.
• Provide subject matter expertise related to internal audit, internal controls, and governance.
• Act as a trusted advisor with a strong understanding of St. Jude operating model, processes, systems and underlying controls.
• Drive data centric approach and adoption of data analytics tools across the department for internal audit projects.
• Assume responsibility for professional practices, including quality assurance, adherence to IIA standards, KPIs monitoring
• Identify and drive departmental initiatives focused on continuous improvement.
• Evaluate the performance of all direct reports, providing constructive feedback, and opportunities for growth and professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

Minimum Education and/or Training:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/auditing, business administration, operations management, or related field of study.

Minimum Experience:

• 10+ years of experience *Significant auditing or public accounting experience performing/leading audits or other consulting projects.
• Proven client service experience including working in multifunctional environment and influencing critical cross-functional stakeholders to drive processes/systems and outcomes.
• Expertise with audit management software/audit data analysis software package.
• Experience leading large/complex projects/delivery in terms of resources and budgets.
• Experience engaging with cross-functional stakeholders to drive processes/systems and outcomes.
• Significant experience leading & managing teams in a supervisory/ leadership capacity, evaluating performance and providing constructive feedback.
• Proven performance in earlier role.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by SJCRH Only:

• Professional certification (e.g., Certified Public Accountant(CPA), Certified Internal Auditor(CIA), Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified Fraud Examiner(CFE)) preferred as applicable.

Special Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Shows strong skills in thinking critically with a systemic view.
• Shows expertise in taking a structured approach to analyze and resolve issues.
• Able to distinguish between different sets of issues, set priorities, and make decisions.
• Builds internal connections and external partnerships across executive/leadership levels.
• Strategically understands stakeholder needs and manages expectations and relationships on a regular basis.
• Can handle highly sensitive or tough situations with social and emotional grace and maturity.
• Models resourcefulness by reaching out to people within and outside functional groups to get work done effectively.
• Keeps large teams/ departments energized and focused on high-quality results.
• Builds systems, processes, and capabilities that can set and deliver a high-performance culture.
• Defines the strategy and standards for accounting operations department and ensures adherence to policies and controls.
• Manages stakeholder relationships with senior leaders within St. Jude as well as strategic vendors to influence decision making .
• Drives a culture of continuous process improvement within the department.
• Highly skilled in audit concepts, internal controls, processes, policies and procedures, standards and how they impact other business processes.
• Defines the strategic direction of the department.
• Leads risk assessment and determines the audit plan; liaises with the Audit & Compliance Committee of the Board.
• Collaborates with other leaders across the institution to provide value on improving processes and controls.
• Influences executive leadership to ensure overall compliance with internal controls and policies, highlighting any strategic audit related risks and taking proactive action.
• Drives and monitors clear goal setting, accountability, and feedback for the department (and matrixed teams).
• Guides performance of direct reports (or indirect if managing people indirectly) through coaching and development.
• Consistently evaluates and addresses the team's overarching development needs in line with the talent strategy.
• Demonstrates ability to interpret relevant regulatory requirements/ guidelines for own area and guide teams around adherence and implementation of standard working processes.
• Provides compliance subject matter expertise to meet regulatory and internal requirements.
• Stays abreast of changes in financial regulatory and compliance guidelines, oversees adherence to regulatory requirements by teams and addresses any deviations.
• Demonstrates strong grasp of financial systems, tools and processes and how they interact with other systems.
• Builds processes and systems that increase efficiency, capabilities to monitor and analyze accounting and financial management.
• Liaises with other disciplines to understand requirements; designs, modifies and develops systems to meet changing needs.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has a diverse, global patient population and workforce, built on the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our founder Danny Thomas envisioned a hospital that would treat children of the world-regardless of race, religion or a family's ability to pay. Learn more about our history and commitment.

Today, we continue the mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. As we accelerate this progress globally, we believe our legacy of diversity, equity and inclusion is foundational to success. With the commitment of leaders at all levels of the organization, we strive to ensure the St. Jude culture, leadership approaches and talent processes are equitable and culturally responsive. View our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report to learn about the hospital's roots in diversity, equity and inclusion, where we are today and our aspirations for an even better future.

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