Internal Audit Manager

Are You Ready to Navigate the Future of Global Trade?

Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and has been an industry pioneer for over a century. Through innovation and transformation, we are redefining the boundaries of possibility and continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

We believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning, and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organization reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve. With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.

What we Offer:

• Global Reach, Local Impact: Thrive in a role with international scope, contributing to projects that shape global trade.

• Inclusive and Dynamic Culture: Join a team where diversity is strength, fostering an environment rich in personal and professional growth opportunities.

• Competitive Rewards: Benefit from a compensation package matching your role as a leading industry player, complemented by best-in-class benefits and talent development programs recognized worldwide.

About the role:

GIA is a self-sustaining body that reports to the Maersk Board and the Audit Committee. We perform risk-based global audits using the COSO framework. In this role you will be exposed to a wide and questioning range of business issues through regular engagement with key stakeholders across all management levels within the Group.

Here you will work and communicate across geographical and cultural borders, which will enable you to build a strong professional network. We believe people thrive when they are in charge of their career paths and professional growth. We will provide you with opportunities to broaden your knowledge and strengthen your technical and professional foundation.

By choosing Maersk, you join not only for the role, but for a career. From here your path may take you towards extended responsibilities within Group Internal Audit, in an audit finance/operational role in any of our businesses, or in an adjacent function. Whichever you choose, you will be equipped with solid business relationships and commercial understanding.

GIA is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and has satellite offices in Singapore, South Africa and USA. Audit teams are often mixed to include colleagues from different locations. We are a team of 42 professionals of many nationalities.

In this role, you will:

• Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, Americas Region, you will participate in financial, operational, enterprise risk, ESG and other audits, under the lead of a Senior Internal Audit manager.

• This includes reviewing and providing advice on the adequacy and effectiveness of the control framework and control environment, as well as on the controls over financial reporting, investments and asset safeguarding across all the businesses in the Group.

• In the planning phase, you will perform a risk assessment and prepare an audit program. During audit fieldwork, you will carry responsibility for one or several areas of the audit, conduct interviews, examine data, perform testing of controls and document the outcomes. Together with the Lead Auditor, you will present the findings at the closing meeting.

• As we strongly believe in knowledge sharing, the team will be there for you, and we expect that you too contribute and engage so that we can deliver state-of-the-art assurance that enables our business.

What you bring:

• The ideal candidate should have experience in Internal Auditing or similar roles, such as Finance Business Partnering, Business Controlling, Risk Management, etc. for at least 5 years, and preferably possess a professional accounting or audit qualification such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

• Exposure to similar, capital-intensive industries, e.g. shipping, freight forwarding, mining, construction, automotive, oil & gas, etc. would be an advantage.

• We envision that you are a confident individual who engages and brainstorms, tries different approaches and builds scenarios. As we do not always know what we are looking for, you need to be able to think on your feet and have an exploration gene.

• You are comfortable with performing data analysis to support your findings, using MS Excel or more advanced tools.

• While your working style is collaborative, you are self-directed and operate in a systematic