Senior Auditor

Title: Senior Auditor Location: NY-New York The Auditor is responsible for conducting periodic reviews of operating and staff activities of the Company, its subsidiaries and other affiliates to provide assurance to Management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors that established policies and procedures from the conduct of business are properly applied. This objective extends to assisting the management of the Company and audit locations to attain effective controls at a reasonable cost. The employee also performs special reviews as requested by senior management. All Colgate Audit activities should be conducted in compliance with Company policies and objective and must adhere to the Code of Ethics and Standards for Professional Practice of Internal Auditing as promulgated by the Institute of Internal Auditors. The scope of the work to be performed is: Pre-Audit planning and preparation including: *  The review of the previous audit report, work papers and implementation status of the findings and recommendations *  Discussions with Division and Corporate personnel involved in the specific areas of their assignments *  Reviews of any financial or other report from the location *  Development of the audit scope and focus plus assignment of staff responsibilities during the audit During the audit responsibilities includes: *  Meeting with the location management *  Meeting with the local representatives of the internal auditors to review their latest audit report, note any exceptions identified and to ensure their inclusion in the audit program *  Determine, in conjunction with the audit manager, the adequacy of controls for the safeguarding of assets, compliance with *  Company policies and procedures. He/she must also determine compliance with local laws and Government regulations and the reliability and integrity of operation and financial information. *  Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance required *  CPA or MBA strongly preferred *  4-5 years of relavant Public Accounting or Corporate Audit experience required *  Exposure to Manufacturing industry strongly preferred *  Willingness and ability to travel up to 75% of the time, the majority of which will be international travel *  Proficiency in MS Excel: MS Word and PowerPoint *  Knowledge of SAP and/or Hyperion software a plus *  A person who is flexible, imaginative, strongly analytical, has excellent communication and writing skills *  Ability to examine a function to determine if it is being performed in the best manner and to devise a more efficient method for completing the tasks involved. Ability to apply Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) in reaching a conclusion as to the adequacy of controls  *  Foreign language knowledge will be a plus during international assignments

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Category:	Accounting/Banking/Finance/Insurance
	> Auditing
Location:	New York, NY
County:	New York County
ZIP Code:	10001
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	Colgate-Palmolive
Phone:	email only please
Fax:	email only please