Internal Audit Manager Professional Practices Group QAIP

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What you'll be doing...

Join our dynamic Professional Practices Group (PPG) and play a vital role in elevating our high-performing Internal Audit department. As a Manager, you'll be instrumental in the development and maintenance of a robust Internal Audit Quality Assurance Improvement Program (QAIP), ensuring our work aligns with the latest Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards. You will be at the forefront of innovation, helping to implement Transformation Office initiatives and drive development across our diverse teams in Financial Operations, Technology, and Data Analytics. This position will allow you to identify opportunities, help curate development programs, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to solidify our department's position as best-in-class.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Spearheading the development and maintenance of the Internal Audit Quality Assurance Program (QAIP) to ensure audits adhere to the highest standards and deliver quality reports.

• Serving as a subject matter expert and staying up-to-date with new IIA standards and industry best practices.

• Conducting quality check (QC) reviews for Internal Audit engagements, ensuring audits are executed in alignment with our internal methodology and the IIA's International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) standards.

• Delivering clear findings and actionable plans to mitigate risks.

• Presenting practical recommendations to audit teams based on QC findings, fostering continuous improvement.

• Helping to lead our transformation initiatives, driving change and innovation in audit methodologies and processes.

• Leveraging your experience with system implementations to optimize our audit processes.

• Evolving the use of our Internal Audit software, enhancing departmental internal controls within the tool, and supporting the department's ability to maximize its capabilities.

• Developing and delivering training sessions to the department on key topics.

• Sharing best practices in line with IIA standards and our Audit Methodology.

• Creating and managing Internal Audit dashboards for executive reporting, offering valuable insights to leadership.

• Contributing to PPG ad-hoc projects and requests that drive innovation and efficiency.

• Managing record retention and assisting in policy and procedure maintenance.

Where You'll Be Working...

This is a hybrid role with a defined work location that includes both work-from-home and assigned office days, as set by Verizon's senior leadership.

What we're looking for...

What we're looking for...

You have outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal. You have strong project management skills and are able to collaborate with peers and management at all levels. You're a strong critical thinker who is both detail-oriented and proactive. You enjoy researching and are able to gather information and provide clear results.

You demonstrate a solid understanding of internal audit principles, risk management frameworks, and relevant industry regulations. As a strong team player, you excel at building trust and rapport with stakeholders. Your collaborative and influential nature enables you to drive positive change within an organization.

You'll need to have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or four or more years of equivalent work experience.

• Four or more years of relevant work experience, with a focus on project and team leadership.

• Demonstrated ability to manage teams and projects.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze data within Google Sheets/Excel and create high-level summaries of data insights.

• A proven track record of successfully managing complex projects.

• Analytical and problem-solving skills, marked by critical thinking and sound judgment.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively.

• Willingness to travel as needed.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Big 4 Public Accounting experience.

• A professional certification, such as CPA, CIA, CISA, or PMP.

• An advanced degree, such as a Master's degree or MBA.

• Experience pulling and visualizing data using tools like SQL, Alteryx, Tableau, or Power BI.

• Strong experience using AI and/or developing technology solutions.

• Experience in conducting QC reviews.

• Experience with risk management methodology and internal control factors.

If this role and Verizon sound like a good fit, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.