Senior Internal Auditor

Job title: Senior Internal Auditor

Company: AkzoNobel


Job description: About AkzoNobelSince 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.For more information please visit© 2024 Akzo Nobel N.V. All rights reserved.Job PurposeAs a Senior Internal Auditor at AkzoNobel, you will be important in providing valuable and objective insights to management to improve the company’s governance, risk management, and control activities. You will be responsible for leading, coordinating, and executing internal audits, as well as advising management on potential risks and suggesting improvements to internal controls. Working within a highly international and diversified audit team, you can assess the internal control framework across various processes.
Your expertise and insights will be invaluable in helping AkzoNobel to continuously improve and maintain the highest standards of governance and control.Key Accountabilities

• Lead or participate in internal audit assignments globally according to the Internal Audit Methodology.
• During audit preparation, provide input for the audit scope and information gathering process, set up and conductinterviews with the audit client, and document the preparations.
• During audit execution, review assigned process, identify risks, test key controls, assess the impact of control weaknesses, write audit observations, and present conclusions.
• During audit finalization, complete audit documentation, update observations and actions, provide inputs to the audit report, facilitate the resolution of management comments, and follow up on actions.
• Stay relevant and current on audit knowledge and expertise.
• Collaborate and share knowledge within the internal audit function.
• Assist internal audit management with functional activities and continuous improvement initiatives outside of audits as needed.

#LI-SP1Experience

• Bachelor or master’s degree, preferably in a related field, such as accounting or business administration.
• Minimum 4 years of audit experience in public accounting and/or in a large internal audit function, ideally with experience in a large or mid-sized international manufacturing company
• Possess an audit-related certification or are in the process of pursuing one.
• Knowledge and experience of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and risk-based auditing
• Fluent in English (and for KL, additional Mandarin), with proficiency in other languages being advantageous.
• Critical thinking, data analytics, and problem-solving skills.
• Good report writing and presentation skills.
• Can collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Can deliver results within budget and timeline

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.Requisition ID: 47750

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Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Job date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 23:22:46 GMT

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