Manager, Internal Audit & Data Analytics

Your Opportunity as the Manager, Internal Audit & Data Analytics

Deliver and implement the data analytics strategy within the Internal Audit function to drive process improvement and productivity while collaborating with cross-functional teams to create actionable insights. Support the development of an analytics up-skilling program to build internal capabilities and create a strong platform to drive analytics and automation across the department.

Location: Orrville, OH

Work Arrangements: 30% in office expectation, minimum

Management of Internal Audit Technology Roadmap

• Lead and oversee the internal audit data analytics and automation strategy, linking department objectives to Company initiatives and risk programs.

• Own the development and implementation of internal audit technology with a focus on process improvement and productivity.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to leverage enterprise tools, processes and data to increase the effectiveness of the internal audit function and provide insights to key stakeholders.

Audit Support & Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to transform the nature, timing and extent of internal audit procedures through the use of data analytics, process mining and automation.

• Lead and oversee the internal audit project portfolio from ideation through project delivery including supervision of department resources.

• Build and maintain dashboards & interactive visualizations that convey key performance metrics for the department as well as analytical insights for the Company.

• Develop analytical techniques or machine learning applications to monitor key Company risks and predict control failures or other key patterns for the department/company.

• Incorporate analytics and insights into all internal audits/assessments; create awareness of analytical procedures and support iterative learning within the broader internal audit team to increase the use of analytics throughout the function.

• Provide guidance and training on new technologies and capabilities to the audit organization

Project Management Oversight

• Ensures that the assigned portfolio of projects are completed within estimated hours, established completion dates and approved budget

• Ensures that team members understand and adhere to the project management framework

• Ensures project management best practices are applied to all project areas, including scope, timeline, budget, resources, risks and communications

• Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship with key stakeholders including IS, Finance and Compliance teams

People Management & Development

• Assist in the development of staff by providing positive, timely, tangible coaching and training for their professional and technical growth. This individual will have responsibility for direct supervision of one direct report.

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field

• 5+ years experience in accounting, finance, information technology or related function involving data analysis, with increasing management responsibility

• Experience managing multiple projects including resource allocation, prioritization and delivery

• Experience in external or internal audit, or other compliance activities where auditing was part of the role

• Experience working with complex data sets with varying levels of quality; analyzing and interpreting related trends or patterns

• Experience with analytical tools (ACL, IDEA, Tableau, Spotfire, Power BI etc.)

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

• Advanced degree and/or professional certifications (CPA, CIA, CISA, etc.)

Learn more about working at Smucker:

• Our Total Rewards Benefits Program

• Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business

• Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity

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