Senior Director, Business Process Audit

The Senior Director, Business Process Audit, is a senior internal audit leader responsible for designing, leading, and continuously evolving the business process audit program. Reporting to the Chief Audit Executive, this individual owns the full business process audit lifecycle, from risk assessment and audit planning through fieldwork, findings, and executive reporting. This role is a critical governance function, ensuring that the company's core business processes are operating effectively, key risks are identified and mitigated, and internal controls meet the standards expected of a well-governed organization. The ideal candidate brings deep Big 4 or public accounting experience, a strong command of both SOX and non-SOX audit processes, and the leadership presence to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the global enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with senior business leaders, serving as a trusted advisor on internal control matters and audit findings.
• Conduct and oversee enterprise-wide risk assessments to identify emerging risks and areas requiring audit focus.
• Develop, own, and execute a comprehensive annual business process audit plan grounded in a rigorous, risk-based methodology that reflects the company's strategic priorities and control environment.
• Lead end-to-end audit engagements across key business process areas including Finance, Accounting, HR, Legal, Operations, Procurement, and Sales - from planning and scoping through fieldwork, reporting, and issue resolution.
• Design and execute SOX testing procedures, including project management, walkthroughs, control testing, and deficiency assessment, ensuring alignment with standards and external auditor expectations.
• Lead non-SOX operational and compliance audits that evaluate process efficiency, control design, and risk exposure across the enterprise.
• Communicate audit results clearly and concisely to executive leadership and the Audit Committee- translating technical findings into business-relevant insights and actionable recommendations.
• Monitor and track management's remediation of audit findings, ensuring issues are resolved timely and sustainably.
• Stay current on regulatory developments, industry best practices, and evolving audit standards to continuously strengthen the audit program.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of audit professionals, building a high-performance culture grounded in intellectual rigor, professional skepticism, and business partnership.
• Lead the development of AI-driven and automated audit processes to improve audit quality, efficiency, and scalability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field required; advanced degree a plus.
• 10+ years of audit experience with at least 5 years in an audit leadership role.
• Big 4 or equivalent public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• At least one active audit-related professional certification required: CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP, etc.
• Deep expertise in SOX compliance, internal control frameworks, and risk-based audit methodologies.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional audit engagements in a large or matrixed organization.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to present findings and recommendations to Audit Committee and C-suite audiences with clarity and credibility.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with senior business stakeholders while maintaining appropriate independence and objectivity.
• Experience managing and developing audit teams with a focus on coaching, feedback, and professional growth.

What Success Looks Like

• The business process audit program is risk-driven, well-respected, and viewed by business leaders as a value-adding function.
• SOX and non-SOX audit cycles are executed on time, within scope, and with findings that genuinely improve the control environment.
• The Chief Audit Executive and Senior leaders trust this Director as a candid, credible voice on the company's risk and control landscape.
• The audit team is high-performing, engaged, and proud of the work they do.

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