Director Internal Audit

Valero is the best-in-class producer of essential fuels and products that are foundational to modern life. The world requires reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy and we see this as an opportunity.

Our 10,000 employees work together as a team to relentlessly pursue excellence, embrace the highest standards of safety and responsible operations, leverage our creativity and technical expertise to solve challenging problems, care about our employees and the communities where we work and live, and recognize integrity is critical to our ongoing success.

As a Director Internal Audit you will develop and implement a systematic Audit Plan for the examination and appraisal of financial and operating controls and procedures in all areas of the Corporation. Ensure audit needs are fulfilled in an effective and timely manner. Evaluate risks across the Corporation and perform audits believed to be the greatest risks. Assist management with optimizing profits and ensure operating and financial controls and procedures are in effect that protect the Corporation's assets from inefficiency, waste, fraud, and to assure that the books and records are accurately stated.

At Valero, we are committed to advancing the future of energy through innovation, ingenuity and unmatched execution. You can help achieve this goal if you can:

• Manages activities of employees directly and through subordinate managers.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Directs the performance of specific risk analyses and development of an annual Audit Plan to identify areas of operations that will be audited.
• Works with independent public accounts, upper management, and Audit Committee to ensure audit coverage of the most significant areas and minimize duplication of audit effort.
• Plans, directs, and participates in the internal audit activities to ensure efficient execution of the work performed by the audit staff.
• Directs reviews and appraisals of adequacy and application of financial and operating controls to ensure Corporate objectives are attained.
• Reviews the development of new or improved procedures or ideas related to internal control, which will safeguard Corporate assets, promote reliability of financial data, and enhance overall profitability and efficiency of the Corporation.
• Maintains a general knowledge and understanding of the Corporation's operations and activities and stays abreast of changes to generally accepted accounting principles, generally accepted auditing standards, computer technological advancements, and applicable federal laws.
• Directs internal audits of contract compliance (i.e. propriety of billings for labor, material and overhead charges) for major multi-million-dollar construction and turnaround projects.
• Directs the review and development of contract provisions to ensure that appropriate accounting and administrative controls and requirements are established in new contracts to protect Valero's interests.
• Directs the Internal Audit Staff regarding the monitoring, development and installation of new computer application systems; providing system development project team members with internal control recommendations and ensuring efficient and effective computer operations.
• Establishes, maintains, and develops effective working relationships with all areas of the Corporation to help create a cooperative teamwork atmosphere.
• Coordinates the resolution of special projects, such as bankruptcy settlements, acquisition evaluations, and subsidiary Company divestitures with corporate and divisional management and the external auditors.
• Coordinates with independent public accountants as necessary to ensure audit coverage of significant area and minimize duplication of effort.
• Directs departmental maintenance of a comprehensive list of all auditable units/areas (i.e., Audit Universe) and the assessment of the potential risk of financial losses due to diminishing internal controls; and coordinates the determination of the need for including certain audi