European Internal Audit Manager

The Bata Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers and retailers of quality footwear. A global concern with more than 30,000 employees, 24 production facilities, over 5,000 stores in more than 70 countries across the globe, Bata has been providing the best shoes at the best prices, backed by unparalleled service, for 120 years.

Since its founding in 1894 by Thomas Bata, the company has consistently demonstrated its commitment to responsible and innovative business models in the belief that capital is not just money, buildings or technology, but, more importantly, people, knowledge and core values. This visionary approach has enabled the company to meet each new challenge with creativity and foresight, while earning the trust and confidence of customers, employees and the communities in which it does business. Today, Bata's pioneering decentralized production system, featuring semi-autonomous regional facilities guided by three regional business units, allows the company to quickly adapt to changes in the marketplace and seize potential growth opportunities. It also continues Bata's long tradition of being sensitive to cultural and national differences, and enables it to proudly function as a local company in every country it serves.

**Posizione**:
The European Internal Audit Manager will be primarily responsible for overseeing and managing compliance within an organization, ensuring that the company and its employees are complying with regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures. He/she has to provide reasonable assurance to Senior Management that there are effective and efficient policies & procedures in place, well understood and respected by all employees, and that the company is complying with all regulatory requirements. He/she will report directly to the CEO of the company.

Internal Audit Manager’s duties include:

- Develop a flexible annual audit plan using an appropriate risk based methodology, including any risks or control concerns identified by management, and submit that plan to the CEO and Director Operation Review for review and approval as well as periodic updates.
- Ensure that internal audit resources are appropriate, sufficient and effectively deployed to achieve the internal audit plan approved by the Audit Committee.
- Ensure the timely completion of internal auditing engagements.
- Ensure that significant findings on internal auditing engagements are provided to the management on regular basis.
- Keep the management informed of emerging trends and successful practices in Internal Auditing.
- Assist in the investigation of significant suspected fraudulent activities within the company and communicate results to the senior management.
- Provide holistic opinion on the effectiveness and adequacy of risk management, control, and governance processes. Ensure that the risk assessment is done on regular basis as per frequency decided by the higher management.
- Maintaining current knowledge of laws and regulations, keeping abreast of recent changes
- Developing policies and programs that encourage managers and employees to report suspected fraud and other improprieties without fear of retaliation.
- Periodically revising the program in light of changes in the needs of the company, and in the law and policies and procedures of government.
- Coordinate with and provide oversight of other control and monitoring functions (risk management, compliance, security, legal, ethics, environmental, external audit)
- Identify potential areas where savings can be achieved by way of cost control, cost rationalization, business process re-engineering and ensure that corrective measures are implemented to achieve desired results.

**Requisiti**:

- CPA preferably with CIA qualification and minimum experience of 8/10 years in auditing field
- International experience
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work within a team with colleagues from a wide range of professional backgrounds and contribute to the development of team culture and the achievement of common objectives
- Ability to work without supervision and organize own workload and manage time effectively
- Ability to give clear advice, at an operational and strategic level to senior officers in the company

**Altre informazioni**:

- Workplace: Limena (PD) - Italy
- Smart working for part of the week after a first period of on-site training