Associate Director, Internal Auditor

Description

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.  

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know: 
WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health
•    We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
•    We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people. 
•    We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

SUMMARY:        

Responsibilities include planning, executing, and completing audit fieldwork according to a developed schedule, identifying and quantifying risks, recommending improvements and deliverables for senior management as well as process owners and SOX testing. Audits include financial, operational, contract, compliance, and special investigation audits for various business activities and locations with minimal guidance. Works with the Internal Audit team to develop the annual plan, identify opportunities to improve the audit process and complete other department goals. SOX testing responsibilities include, but are not limited to, designing controls, working with/over-seeing our co-sourcing partner, and performing control testing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage the periodic SOX testing with our co-sourcing partner and perform SOX testing on specified controls. This includes, but is not limited to, scheduling annual walk-throughs, communicating testing results, recommending control design improvements, and summarizing testing results for senior management. 
• Assist in the development of audit programs in conjunction with the Audit Director.
• Conduct audit testing of specified area and identify reportable issues and dimension of risk.
• Determine compliance with policies and procedures.
• Examine records to ensure proper recording of transactions and compliance with applicable laws, agreements and policies.
• Documents the audit methodology and results of testing in work-papers which comply with department standards for content and quality. 
• Verbally communicate findings to the Chief Audit Executive and draft a comprehensive and complete report of audit area.
• Perform special projects for the Audit Committee and Chief Audit Executive.
• Provides clear and actionable recommendations in verbal and/or written format. As necessary, performs follow-up on assigned audit report recommendations to ensure process owners have completed agreed upon responsive action.
• Participates in annual risk assessment process and the development of the annual audit plan.

Qualifications

•    Strong technical accounting skills

•    Ability to identify financial issues, develop and execute mitigating actions

•    Ability to demonstrate the highest ethical standards

•    Effective verbal and written communication skills

•    Ability to influence others

•    Ability to maintain a level of independence to ensure there is no conflict of interest

•    Ability to manage conflicting priorities

•    Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients.

 MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

•    Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related field, and a minimum of five years’ accounting experience including up to 4 years of public accounting or internal auditing experience, or other equivalent combination of education, training and experience. 

 Disclaimer:

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities.  Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description.  The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms.  Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.

Get to know Syneos Health
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance.  The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time.  Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements. Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy.  We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated.  Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees.  These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements.

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