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Manager, Operational Audit

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Astellas
Location
Addlestone, Surrey
Salary
Competitive + Benefits
Closing date
15 Sep 2022

Job Details

About Astellas:

At Astellas we are making treatments that matter to people.

We are tackling the toughest health challenges putting the patient at the heart of every move we make.

Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division.

We have developed ground-breaking, innovative medicines in immunology, oncology and urology. Our medicines are extending and saving the lives of cancer patients, making transplantation possible and improving the quality of life for those living with conditions where needs are often overlooked.

We take a patient-focused approach, that allows us to convert brilliant early science into treatments and solutions that directly improve and save patients’ lives.

From lab to clinic to patient, we focus on the most promising science, empower the best talent to pursue it, and develop life-changing solutions alongside the best partners.

About This Job

Under supervision of an Internal Audit Business Partner, Manager is responsible for the formulation of appropriate audit programs for various global/regional topics (financial, operational, IT, and/or compliance), assigning and directing internal audit members and/or co-sourcing resources to complete the audit plans as scheduled, generating final audit reports, and conducting thorough follow-up audit work on previously identified issues.

Responsibilities:

  • Preparation of audit planning package for individual assignments, including assignment budgets (both in actual and elapsed timeline) for presentation to the Internal Audit Business Partners.
  • Managing the audit process in conducting interviews, reviewing documents, developing, and administering surveys, composing summary memos, and preparing working papers.
  • Managing the audit process in the identification, development, and documentation of audit issues and recommendations.
  • Communicate the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and oral presentations to management.
  • Develop and maintain productive client, staff, and management relationships through individual contacts and group meetings.
  • Provide advice and counsel about recommendations to improve results and/or mitigate risk with management.
  • Assist Business Partners or Head of Operational Audit in providing advice and counsel with senior or executive level management.
  • Ensuring roles and responsibilities are well understood for the global support team.
  • Timely delivery of workpaper and agreed deliverables that meets the quality requirement outlined within Internal Audit SOPs.
  • Managing budget of individual projects and escalate potential overrun to audit leaders. Support and participate in the annual risk assessment process as assigned.
  • Support the coordination and partnership with other governance functions. Performs ad hoc projects as requested.
  • Position is required to assist the Business Partners / Senior Managers in managing outsourced audit resources within the assigned budget.
  • Value management is also achieved through thoughtful use of controls; finding the right mix of process controls and management controls that allow Astellas to demonstrate control without an onerous number of controls.
  • The role holder will assist in managing a fluid population of Senior Internal Auditors from within the Co-Source arrangement; and, on occasion, audit personnel from other parts of the Group when delivering Global audits.
  • The scope of the work will be global in nature.

Essential Knowledge & Experience

  • Relevant professional accounting, auditing certifications preferred (e.g. Chartered Accounted, Chartered Internal Auditor, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Information System Auditor etc.).
  • Significant work experience in accounting, auditing, or compliance; previous management / supervisory experience.
  • Proven experience in managing and leading internal audits consistent with professional standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
  • Strong data analysis, analytical and organizational skills.
  • Ability to detect opportunities for change and facilitate change.

Preferred Knowledge and Experience:

  • Ability to apply appropriate IT control frameworks such as COBIT, GAIT, etc. as applicable, is beneficial Previous public accounting experience in a nationally recognized firm (preferably Big 4) working in public companies as well as life science industry preferred.

Educations/Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Company

What we do

Our hope is to change tomorrow. To improve the lives of men, women and children by providing innovative medicines in areas of health where there is urgent need for better treatments. Transplant recipients, patients fighting cancer, those with life-threatening infections – these are just some of the patients we are striving to help now and in the future through our single-minded focus on turning innovative science into medical solutions.

CHANGING TOMORROW™ is the ethos that guides everything that Astellas does, and is the measure by which we judge our success.


Our Vision

On the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into value for patients.

Healthcare is in an era of unprecedented change and progress. New scientific discoveries combined with advances in technology are deepening our understanding of disease and creating an array of potential new medical solutions. Our vision is to be on the forefront of this changing healthcare environment, turning innovative science into valuable new treatment options for patients.

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