Internal Audit Manager

Ironshore is a specialty insurance company providing broker-sourced commercial property and casualty coverage for risks located throughout the world. 

 

 

The Internal Audit Manager will establish and lead the internal audit function.  Responsibilities include delivering assurance services to management by providing independent audits and assessments of business risk, regulatory compliance, and internal controls. The Internal Audit Manager will design an audit program to evaluate the efficiency of business processes, financial data integrity and provide value-added recommendations to management.   

 

Functions:

 

· Perform risk assessments

· Plan, organize, and execute risk based audit programs that measure, evaluate and enhance managerial, operational, financial, and information management controls

· Conduct audit testing of specified functions; identify reportable issues and dimension of risk

· Prepare comprehensive reports for all internal audits

· Evaluate the effectiveness of internal control design, and determine compliance with company policies and procedures

· Communicate findings to senior management; assist with risk mitigation activities, where appropriate

· Lead a team of insourced/outsourced auditors to achieve audit objectives; manage audit vendors

 

Qualifications:

 

· 5 to 7 years financial experience, through public accounting/auditing and commercial insurance industry experience

· Understanding of the fundamentals of insurance operations

· Proven experience with analyzing processes, identifying deficiencies and implementing process improvements

· Heavy emphasis on understanding corporate governance, Sarbanes Oxley regulations, tax operating guidelines, GAAP accounting, and multi-jurisdictional regulations

· Strong analytical and project management skills

· Exceptional written/verbal communication skills; ability to work collaboratively with others at all levels

· Ability to adapt to change quickly and multi-task