Senior Internal Auditor

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World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3,6 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of the company's activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide's ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term performance and acting responsibly.

• Perform and lead risk based audits: process, internal control and financial reviews across the Americas;
• As mission leader, able to manage, supervise and coach other auditors in the Americas;
• Identify risks / weaknesses and make added value recommendations to Management to improve efficiency;
• Effectively communicate audit findings and recommendations to Entity and Cluster Management;
• Identify best practices and shares them across the Americas;
• Demonstrate a confident handling of audit tools and processes (work programs, risk analyses, added value reports, etc.);
• Establish constructive relationships with the audited Entities both during the audit missions and on an ongoing basis;
• Pro-actively and efficiently communicate with the Americas Internal Audit VP and other auditors to enhance consistency of approaches / standards;
• Ensure independence of audit and confidentiality of information received;
• Constructively improve audit standards and work programs;
• Promote internal audit as competent partner creating value.

Recruiter: Alessandra Manrique - Alessandra.manrique@airliquide.com

• Bachelor's degree with an engineering or business degree;
• At least 8 years experience of combined external and internal audit;
• Fluency in English, Spanish and/or Portuguese required;
• Working knowledge of Oracle ERP;
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA) or foreign equivalent required;
• Excellent understanding of IFRS;
• Experience in fraud investigation and forensic accounting appreciated
• Analytical and synthesis capabilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; at all levels, adapting the message to ensure clarity and understanding
• Customer-oriented approach
• Excellent team spirit
• Able to work independently, multi-task and prioritize under pressure and within timeline constraints
• 25% Travel required
• Free-thinking, innovative, and excellent problem solving skills
• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.