Job Title

Director Internal Audit

Job Description Summary

This is a Director role within the Internal Audit Department, reporting to the SVP, Head of Internal Audit. This role is responsible for providing risk and control leadership, guiding audit teams and strategic initiatives. This includes preparing and executing a risk-based audit plan to assess, report on, and recommend value-added and practical improvements to address Cushman & Wakefieldâ™s financial, operational, and compliance objectives. The Director will provide senior management with assurance as to the adequacy and effectiveness of the system of internal financial and operational controls within the company.

A successful candidate will develop relationships with business leadership across functions, service lines, and regions to provide a solutions-driven audit program and serve as a catalyst for change and serve as an audit consultant to all levels of management. The ability to lead with confidence and maintain independence and objectivity will be critical. Strong understanding of professional audit standards, COSO, and risk assessment practices is a must. A control and process-oriented mindset, strong analytical and problem solving skills, and desire and ability to identify, recommend and lead improvements is also important. This individual will also be a visible leader in the global finance organization, so management experience is required. A demonstrated track record of partnership, collaboration, colleague development, and building and maintaining a strong team culture is required.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Develop Cushman and Wakefieldâ™s long range audit plan and company risk assessment approach
• Develop audit standards and approach, partnering with key stakeholders on content and strategy
• Manage audits with a collaborative tone and ensuring a constructive environment is maintained between the audit team and auditee
• Oversee IT audits, including cybersecurity, cloud, system access controls, software development life cycle, and data governance
• Establish and communicate recommendations to mitigate current and emerging internal and external risks, ensuring appropriate escalation and reporting of issues impacting operations to address strategic, business and compliance objectives.
• Build successful relationships with client management to provide value-added consultation to influence and strengthen operational efficiencies and effectiveness, promote appropriate risk management awareness and mitigation, and provide opportunities for cost savings, and standardization and globalization of processes.
• Provide fair and balanced insights into current, emerging and potential issues, trends and opportunities that will enhance efficiency and effectiveness or that present changing risk
• Leverage data analytics to enhance audit effectiveness and provide insights into operational risks and efficiency opportunities
• Develop key risk indicators (KRIs) to monitor financial, operational, and IT risks.
• Prepare periodic reports for management, stakeholders, and Audit Committee on significant issues related to internal control processes and provide information concerning such issues through resolution
• Manage Audit Committee and Senior Management reporting and metrics
• Recruit, coach and develop internal audit staff
• Ensure staff have career development plans that provide Cushman & Wakefield with strong bench strength for future leaders and specialized individual contributors.
• Monitor continuous improvement of audit methodology and practices through adherence to documented procedures and Standards promulgated by the Institute of Internal Auditors, to ensure consistency of work and quality
• Deliver reviews and projects on time, within agreed budget, and in accordance with audit methodology and the Standards promulgated by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
• Drive cross-functional assurance and compliance initiatives (such as risk assessments, monitoring approach, etc) with other functions
• Provide SOX support and consultations on an as needed basis

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in business related major (accountancy, finance, business administration, management information systems, etc)
• 10+ years of external or internal auditing or equivalent experience with a public accounting firm or publicly-traded company
• Expertise in internal audit, accounting processes, IT General Controls standards, cybersecurity risks, and SOX compliance
• Demonstrated history of building and leading a data analytics program
• Expertise in data analytics tools (e.g., Alteryx, ACL, Tableau, Power BI) and automated audit techniques
• Excellent project management skills
• CPA, CIA, CISA or CFE preferred
• Knowledge of professional audit standards, COSO framework, US GAAP, and risk assessment practices
• 6 Sigma knowledge a plus

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements. The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidateâ™s experience and qualifications. The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role. The compensation for the position is: $161,500.00 - $190,000.00 Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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