VP, Internal Audit

Description:

The Vice President Internal Audit is responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling financial, operational audits and information systems audits throughout Enpro Industries as well as other activities including hotline investigations and risk assessments.

The position requires well developed leadership skills, and experience working directly with top level executives and the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors.  The position requires financial and operational audit experience, project management skills and supervisory skills sufficient to complete audits which conform to the Professional Standards Framework (The Standards) promulgated by the Institute of Internal Auditors.  The position requires the fulfillment of responsibilities with limited supervision while maintaining effective communications with the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Chief Financial Officer as well as other members of Enpro leadership and management. 

The Vice President Internal Audit is expected to have the ability to design financial and operational controls and assist the finance leadership in Enpro business units in designing effective controls.  The Vice President Internal Audit must have proven ability to evaluate the overall effectiveness of controls that relate to Sarbanes-Oxley section 404, and to provide guidance for compliance.  The Vice President Internal Audit must have sufficient knowledge and experience to lead financial, operational, and general computer controls audits.  The position is responsible for guiding and reviewing audit activities performed by others to ensure accuracy, completeness, relevance, and adherence to The Standards. 

The Vice President Internal Audit is responsible for communicating audit results, including the preparation of written reports and periodic reporting to senior management and the Audit and Risk Committee.

General Summary and Basic Functions:

• Acquire and maintain extensive knowledge of Enpro Industries, its business units and markets, policies and procedures, and governance practices as they relate to financial, operational and information systems audits.
• Plan, organize, staff, direct and control financial and operational audits which sufficiently evaluate control environments, so that areas of material risk are addressed adequately.
• Maintain a fully staffed Internal Audit Department, ensuring appropriate skill sets are in place to complete the audit plan and other activities.  Provide needed coaching and feedback to the Internal Audit team members.  Identify needs for and hire consultants as required to complete specific portions of the audit plan or audits where department skills are not adequate.
• Possess the knowledge to test key financial controls as they relate to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, and oversee annual testing as required by management to assess compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 requirements.
• Evaluate financial, operational and information system audit results from management’s perspective to identify reliable controls and business environments and to identify improvements that are needed.
• Ensure accurate and complete workpapers are created and maintained to evidence the audit testing and other activities and to provide records as required for future reference.
• Provide timely engagement specific and summary reporting to Enpro senior and business management and to the Audit and Risk Committee.
• Interact and coordinate with the external audit firm on audit testing activities, reliance by the external auditor on Internal Audit work and testing, and analysis and reporting on testing results.
• Conduct periodic risk assessments used to determine annual audit plan.  Compile, analyze and report the results to Enpro senior leadership and to the Audit and Risk Committee.
• In coordination with the Enpro Compliance Officer, investigate or lead investigations reported through the Enpro EnTegrity Line.  Report on investigation outcome as needed.
• Interact effectively with a wide variety of employees within Enpro’s multiple manufacturing companies and provide knowledgeable support to them in ensuring effective control environments are in place at all locations.
• Develop and expand the use of internationally accepted internal audit best practices.
• Provide consulting services for financial and operational control issues including the development of standards, policies, and procedures.
• Lead and contribute to projects and tasks outside direct area of responsibility as requested or identified as necessary.
• Engage in professional development activities, including completion of other professional certifications and upkeep of such certifications

Job Specifications:

• The Vice President of Internal Audit reports directly to the chairman of the audit committee with a dotted line day to day control and administrative reporting relationship with the Chief Finance Officer.
• The position is responsible for the design and implementation of the worldwide internal audit program.  A comprehensive knowledge of auditing practices, procedures, and principles, sufficient to interpret and analyze complex concepts and apply them in innovative ways is required.
• Demonstrated skills in leading audit departments, reporting to the Audit and Risk Committee, and interacting with senior executives are required. 
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills are required.
• The candidate must have ten or more years of audit experience with financial and operational or information systems audit experience, including relevant Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 experience including experience leading internal audit or external audit in a public corporation.
• A bachelor’s degree with emphasis on Accounting, Internal Audit, Information Systems, or a related field – MBA preferred.
• Relevant certification (CPA, CIA, CMA, CFE, CISA) is required.
• The successful candidate may also possess and demonstrate the following qualifications:

        *Experience as a corporate controller or accounting lead in a                      manufacturing company, or equivalent experience in public                      accounting, is preferred.

        *Experience with international companies.

        *SEC reporting and technical accounting experience

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Possess and practice the recruiting, hiring and day-to-day management activities needed to maintain a fully staffed Internal Audit Department.  Supervise the work of consultants or professional firms that perform testing based on Enpro internal audit needs.

EnPro is a leading industrial technology company using material science to push boundaries in semiconductor, life sciences, and other technology-enabled sectors. We are a leader in sealing technologies, advanced surface technologies, and highly engineered materials. Our products and services are sold into more than 40 distinct end-markets that touch our lives every day – from food and pharmaceutical facilities to semiconductor clean rooms, from agricultural robots that help grow your food to last-mile technologies that deliver it to your doorstep, from commercial aviation to space exploration, and much more in between. Our commitment to innovation, quality, and value has propelled our brands to wide recognition and leading positions in their markets.

EnPro is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.