Job Purpose and Impact
The Senior Director, Corporate Audit – Financial & Trading Risk is responsible for the high-quality execution of our comprehensive internal audit process. This includes risk assessment, audit plan development, audit execution, and issue management. This role is accountable for audit services related to Cargill’s financial and trading risk areas on a global scale. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Corporate Audit and serving as a member of the Corporate Audit Leadership Team, this position actively drives the long-term strategy and operational effectiveness of the entire department.
Key Accountabilities
- Corporate Audit Strategy & Strategic Operations: As a member of the Corporate Audit Leadership Team, contribute to the ongoing evolution and execution of the Corporate Audit strategy, alongside department-wide achievement of Corporate Audit’s operational and value metrics.
- Risk Assessment & Audit Plan: Own the continuous risk assessment process and related audit plan for financial and trading risk areas to ensure a deep understanding of the risk landscape and effective deployment of audit resources to the highest impact audit projects.
- Audit Execution: Provide executive-level oversight of audit planning, execution, reporting, and issue management within assigned risk areas to ensure quality standards are maintained and outputs facilitate effective risk insight and assurance.
- Consultation: Serve as an expert in risk prioritization and mitigation, advising stakeholders through various formal and informal channels to enhance Cargill’s overall risk management practices.
- Team Management: Lead team members to achieve organizational goals by ensuring productivity, communicating performance expectations, creating goal alignment, providing coaching, measuring progress, holding team members accountable, and fostering an inclusive culture that supports employee development and recognizes achievements.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience, typically reflecting 12 years or more.
- Experience auditing financial controls within a trading environment, either as an internal or external auditor.
- Proven understanding of internal control frameworks such as COSO.
- Ability to travel globally up to 20%.
- Fluent in English, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing cross-functional or global teams.
- Prior experience working within an SAP environment.
- Certified Public Accountant (or local equivalent) or Certified Internal Auditor.
- Experience working in a global organization with the ability to navigate the complexities of global operations and cross-cultural collaboration.
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