Senior Auditor
Position Overview
The Senior Auditor will lead and oversee internal and external audit
engagements within a manufacturing environment. With extensive experience and
advanced qualifications, the role ensures compliance with international
accounting standards, strengthens internal controls, and drives operational
efficiency across complex production and supply chain processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Audit Leadership
- Plan, execute, and supervise
financial, operational, and compliance audits across multiple
manufacturing sites.
- Lead risk-based audit programs
tailored to production, procurement, inventory, and distribution
processes.
- Provide strategic
recommendations to senior management on improving internal controls and
operational efficiency.
- Financial Oversight
- Review and validate financial
statements in line with IFRS and GAAP.
- Ensure accuracy of cost
accounting, inventory valuation, and capital expenditure reporting.
- Assess compliance with tax
regulations and corporate governance requirements.
- Risk Management
- Identify, evaluate, and mitigate
risks specific to manufacturing operations (e.g., supply chain
disruptions, production inefficiencies, fraud).
- Develop and implement risk-based
audit methodologies.
- Process Improvement
- Recommend automation and digital
solutions for audit processes.
- Drive continuous improvement
initiatives in financial reporting, compliance, and operational
workflows.
- Stakeholder Engagement
·
Present audit findings to executive leadership and board committees.
·
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including finance, operations,
procurement, and compliance.
·
Mentor junior auditors and build audit team capability.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
(BA).
- Master of Business
Administration (MBA).
- ACCA Certification (Association
of Chartered Certified Accountants).
- Experience
- 15+ years of progressive audit
experience in manufacturing firms.
- Proven track record of leading
audits in complex, multi-site operations.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, GAAP,
and international auditing standards.
- Skills
- Advanced analytical and
problem-solving skills.
- Expertise in ERP systems (SAP,
Oracle, or similar).
- Strong leadership and
communication abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple
priorities under tight deadlines.
Competencies
- Strategic
thinking with a focus on risk and compliance.
- Deep
understanding of manufacturing processes and cost structures.
- High ethical
standards and professional integrity.
- Ability to
influence senior stakeholders and drive organizational change.
Career Impact
This role positions the Senior Auditor as a trusted advisor to executive
leadership, ensuring financial integrity, operational efficiency, and
compliance in a competitive manufacturing environment.