Senior Manager, Internal Audit

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA) is looking for an Internal Audit Senior Manager to join our team. This is a role based out of our Houston, TX Office.

ABOUT MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AMERICA, INC. (MHIA):

 

For over 130 years Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group’s innovative and integrated solutions have demonstrated our commitment to creating a positive social impact around the globe. Our range of products and services are tailored to meet our customers’ evolving needs across the commercial aviation, energy, transportation and infrastructure, machinery, defense and space systems sectors.

Our culture embraces diversity and cooperation, and we promote a healthy balance of professional and personal development, ensuring that your ideas and expertise are valued and respected.

SCOPE:

The Senior Manager, Internal Audit, is responsible for overseeing the overall Internal Audit function within the company, with additional oversight into its subsidiaries. Key responsibilities include leading risk assessments, annual planning, audit plan development, audit execution, and reporting, as well as driving improvements in audit technology and team development. This role ensures alignment with industry best practices and works to enhance risk management, controls, and governance across the organization’s business and financial operations.

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide strategic and tactical leadership and foster a collaborative environment to guide and develop a high-performing team of audit and compliance professionals, driving internal audits and J-SOX compliance plans, while promoting continuous improvement in team performance.
• Oversee the planning and execution of internal audit plans for the company, affiliate businesses and J-SOX compliance in accordance with the plans approved by the Regional Audit & Compliance Officer (RAO) 
• Lead the Internal Auditing team’s annual enterprise risk assessment and related planning processes to develop a fiscal year audit plan that is responsive to and aligned with the risk profile of the organization.
• Leverage strong interpersonal skills to communicate audit requirements, deficiencies, results and pending action items effectively to team members, auditees and process owners in the Americas region and Japan and gain plan acceptance and collaboration.
• Ability to communicate complex data and audited processes in a simple, actionable way
• Issue timely Internal Audit reports that are clear, concise, fact-based and provide value to management by clearly identifying root causes along with practical solutions.
• Implement, together with Senior Internal Auditor(s), J-SOX compliance and assessment as requested by the RAO and as outlined in the J-SOX implementation plan approved by the RAO.
• Responsible for managing a lean team of auditors to complete approximately 20 multifaceted audits per year for the company and its subsidiaries, as outlined in the Annual Audit Plan approved by the RAO.
• Oversee the execution of individual Regional Internal Audits, ensuring the highest level of service quality and client satisfaction including tracking, follow-up and resolution of all open audit issues leveraging the RAO effectively.