Bachelor's Degree or Master of Business Administration - Finance/Accounting or Other Areas (e.g., Engineering, Purchasing, Supply Chain).
- Experience with internal control and auditing concepts not required - training opportunities will be provided to all GAO members.
- Mandatory fluent English (spoken, written), for meetings with other auditors and clients from all regions. Portuguese is a plus.
- Ability to work effectively in teams and be a partner with audit clients.
- Effective communication, both verbally and in written form to a variety of stakeholders.
- Wide breadth of business knowledge and strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Working in unfamiliar and unconstructed environments.
- Ability to work on multiple tasks and prioritize each one accordingly.
- Business Intelligence (BI) and Data analytics knowledge (Alteryx, Tableau and Qlik).
- Microsoft Office 365 (SharePoint, OneDrive).
- Design Thinking mindset.
- CIA, CISA or similar certification is a plus.
- Help the Company coordinate strategic, operational, financial, and regulatory risk by evaluating and recommending improvements to business processes and governance.
- Build leadership skills through senior management communication both oral (interviewing leaders and leading audit discussions) and written (drafting audit reports and comments), critical thinking through strategic risk-based audits, willingness to learn new parts of the business, developing a competency in risk management, and most importantly, through teamwork.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams in the Company's diverse operations and staff to understand and assess processes and related controls and provide recommendations to address control issues or process improvement opportunities.
- Act as coordinator of an agile 3-4 person audit team - including guiding and supporting audit communications and planning, reviewing work papers, supporting report writing, advising, and guiding team members as needed as part of the audit.
- Use analytical techniques/tools to identify and quantify risks and focus testing on critical areas.
- Support GAO strategic initiatives.
- Audits are conducted in multiple geographic locations, some travel may be required.
- Opportunity to earn a professional certification as a Certified Independent Auditor (CIA) - GAO supported (costs covered) as a requirement for all GAO members.