Senior Auditor

Job Description

The opening is for an expert level auditor to work on issues involving anti-corruption and privacy worldwide; specifically, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.K. Bribery Act, General Data Protection Regulation and other anti-corruption and data privacy laws.The auditor in this position will join a team of specialized anti-corruption and privacy lawyers, auditors and compliance professionals who handle HPE s anti-corruption and privacy compliance program. The auditor will work with others in the Anti-Corruption & Privacy Audit Team in developing audit strategy, testing risks and controls, and reporting the findings through audit reports to senior and executive leaders in the company. The auditor reviews and reports on the adequacy of internal controls, the accuracy of transactions, effective and efficient use of company assets, and compliance with company policies and procedures and government laws and regulations. The auditor reviews and provides recommendations for improving compliance of key internal processes and reviews with company management steps to assess and mitigate risks. This position requires hands-on work in identifying compliance gaps and ensuring remediation as necessary, as well as skills in conducting the audits, writing the reports, and presenting the findings.HPE employees are currently working remotely but the position is located in Bangalore (India) where the rest of Anti-Corruption & Privacy Audit team is based.Responsibilities:

• Plans assigned audit activities and executes them in anti-corruption and privacy domains
• Facilitates an audit from start to end, including creating and evaluating audit work programs
• Identifies compliance gaps and legal risks, proposes solutions, and implements remediation in collaboration with other groups at HPE
• Drafts audit reports for management
• Assists in development of and use of data analytics in connection with audits and looks for opportunities to enhance our use of data analytics
• Analyzes and quantifies risks, develops qualified solution proposals for management, designs and manages project plans
• Provides recommendations on process improvements to minimize risk or to comply with legal/financial reporting requirements
• Stays abreast of leading practices in auditing procedures, accounting regulations, governmental regulations, and internal control procedures
• Contributes to business- or function-wide solutions that impact multiple business units and/or countries.
• Manages feedback on audit projects and conducts post-audit evaluation
• Communicates with stakeholders both in writing and orally, and presents audit findings to management
• Assists with analytical and administrative support tasks for priority projects of varying complexity
• May work on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, the development of new ideas and the design of detailed processes
• Maintains audit data and information on local audit and inspection SharePoints
• May support Other Assurance Provider certification and ongoing requirements

Education and Experience Required:

• First-level university degree or equivalent experience
• Typically 6+ years of related experience in finance, accounting, or audit in Public Accounting Consulting firm or in-house audit department.
• CIA, CPA, CA, CFE or in the process of obtaining qualification is a plus
• Work experience in anti-Corruption, data privacy, data analytics and forensic investigations is a plus

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong audit communication skills (written, verbal, active listening)
• Strong English verbal and writing skills and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly about an organization and processes and use that understanding to plan and implement specialized assignments
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in a fast paced environment; strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong knowledge of data mining and extraction techniques (e.g. Excel, ACL, etc.).
• Demonstrated project management, problem solving and analytical skills
• High level of proficiency in use of MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel
• International and multi-cultural mindset; able to have calls and meetings in international time zones
• Strong systematic understanding of internal audit policies and operating principles
• Strong risk assessment and scoping skills
• Strong financial and business acumen

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Keyskills :
accountscompliancefinancial statementsaccountingdata miningms outlookaudit reportsdata analyticslegal adviceinternal auditdata privacy