Senior Auditor / DL4708

Position Description:

Saint-Gobain Corporation, based in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, is the holding company for the US and Canadian-based operations of the global Saint-Gobain Group. The company manufactures a range of building products, high performance materials and glass containers at 180 plants throughout North America.Saint-Gobain Corporation businesses include CertainTeed (Valley Forge, Pennsylvania), Saint-Gobain Containers (Muncie, Indiana), Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics (Louisville, Kentucky), Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics (Niagara Falls, New York), Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America (Wichita Falls, Texas) and Saint-Gobain Abrasives (Worcester, Massachusetts). Saint-Gobain Corporation employs approximately 24,000 people and reported sales of approximately $8.6 billion in 2006.www.saint-gobain.com/us

Qualifications:

POSITION SUMMARY:Internal Controls Services (ICS) is a dynamic function which ensures its finance professionals obtain a varied company and business experience, develop into leaders, and "graduate" into meaningful roles in Saint-Gobain businesses. The ICS mission is two-fold: 1. Deliver outstanding service to the company and shareholders by assuring the objectives of the company and the financial interests of the shareholders are being achieved through effective, efficient, and well-controlled processes. 2. Develop future management talent for the company by offering diverse business experiences and by providing a rigorous learning curriculum. ICS carries out its mission through a two-year rotational program, which ensures varied business exposure and development of future talent through challenging auditing and consulting rotational assignments. During the two years ICS professionals are exposed to all of Saint-Gobain’s primary business functions, leadership, change management, project management, and various functional learning. Areas of focus include: Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources, Sales, Marketing, Health, Safety and more. Rotational assignments are aligned with learning opportunities in leadership, finance, and functional areas. Graduates of the program have the opportunity to move into functional roles within the business.The senior auditor evaluates the effectiveness of financial, operational, and regulatory compliance internal controls at manufacturing and corporate locations throughout North America. The senior auditor determines whether organizational units in the company are performing their planning, accounting, custodial or control activities in compliance with management instructions, applicable policy and procedures, and in a manner consistent with good business practices. The senior auditor is required to quickly assess internal control deficiencies and recommend improvements. The senior auditor is usually part of a two-person team and assumes the role of lead auditor, which is rotational from one audit to another. The senior auditor works closely with the audit manager from the planning to the wrap-up phase of each audit, to ensure that a good understanding of risk, division of workload and expectations for deliverables and that audit fieldwork is conducted according to plan. The auditor is responsible for assisting with audit planning, assigning test work to staff auditor, performing audit test work and writing audit reports upon completion of test work. The senior auditor is also called upon to provide assistance with other projects that the department undertakes.PROBLEM SOLVING:Decision-making and problem solving revolve around managing client and department expectations in relation to audits performed. The ability to quickly assess complex situations quickly, and effectively communicate improvement recommendations with all levels is needed. Ability to manage multiple tasks at once and prioritize work is important. Good analytical skills and an understanding of benchmarking are necessary to assign risk and derive grades for each audit. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail is an important part of executing the audits.EDUCATION:Undergraduate degree in business, accounting degree or related area preferred. Strong orientation toward internal controls, risk assessments, and operational auditing.Prefer CPA, CIA, CISA, or CFE.3 to 5 years in a progressive audit/finance function. Prior audit experience, internal or external is preferred.Good interpersonal and communication skills are a must. A good understanding of GAAP accounting and strong analytical skills are needed.Must be comfortable managing multiple priorities, organized and have attention to detail;Travel required approximately 40%; andMay include lifting objects up to 20 lbs.For immediate consideration, please apply below. WEBSITES: www.saint-gobain.com/us/ Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V