Lead, Internal Audit

About Us

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a "Bridgestone West" strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

About The Role

The Lead Internal Auditor is responsible for leading Operational, Financial, and Compliance audits covering Bridgestone Americas and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East, and Africa business units and functional areas (West) with a specific focus on one of the West IA Divisions. This role will utilize current audit processes and procedures in order to perform effective, independent and objective audits identifying risks, vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and recommend corrective and preventative actions.

The position reports to the Division Internal Audit Manager or Senior Manager.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk-based audits in line with regulatory and corporate standards.
• Conduct planning, control walkthroughs, testing, documentation, and reporting.
• Verify the accuracy of accounting records and safeguard company best practices.
• Identify risks, controls, and opportunities for improvement.
• Analyze data from multiple sources to support audit procedures.
• Draft audit reports and present key findings.
• Supervise and mentor audit staff, reviewing test papers and guiding procedures.
• Act as the first point of contact for audit methodology questions.
• Build relationships with management to understand key initiatives.
• Support risk monitoring and participate in special projects as needed.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education, Master, other certification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• CMA, CFE, CISA, CPA, or CIA certification required.

Experience (years):

• Minimum 5+ years in public accounting, internal audit, or accounting/finance roles.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Knowledge of accounting best practices and industry standards.

Language Skills:

• Strong English skills.
• Spanish and/or Portuguese helpful but not required.

Soft/Behavioural Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Effective organizational and project management.
• Sound judgment and decision-making.
• Travel will be :30% within the US, Europe, Africa, Canada, and Latin America. Travelling 1 week a month, Sunday-Friday

What We Offer

At Bridgestone, what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to "Serve Society with Superior Quality", for that, we offer you more than just a competitive payment; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.