Senior Internal Auditor

About Nexans

Nexans is a global player in energy transition. Our purpose: ELECTRIFY THE FUTURE. For over a century, Nexans has played a crucial role in the electrification of the planet. With around 25,000 people in 42 countries, the Group is leading the charge to the new world of electrification: safer, sustainable, renewable, decarbonized and accessible to everyone. In 2021, Nexans generated 6.1 billion euros in standard sales.

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We are a looking for a Senior Auditor to support the Internal Audit & Internal Control team of Nexans. The current team is composed of 7 people. The Senior Internal Auditor will report directly to the VP Audit & Internal Control of the Group and would support the transformation of the department.  

 

Role:

 

Within the Internal Audit and Internal Control Department, your role will be to:

• Participate to audits of units or transversal processes
• Identify, analyze and measure risks /compliance at entity/ function / Group level in regards to Nexans policies and procedures;
• Carry out consulting assignments.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Internal Audit and Internal Control processes.
• Participate to the reinforcement of the Internal Control within the Group: self-assessment, simplification of the rules

 

Key responsibilities:

 

Internal Audit engagements

 

• Performs financial and operational audits with the objective to improve internal processes. All processes will be audited: Purchasing, Sales, Governance, Finance, HR, Safety, Inventory…
• Prepares the preliminary analysis of the assignments: identification of potential risks at entity level, analytical review, interviews with Group managers.
• Executes the detailed audit working program (tests and interviews):
• Verifies the existence and reliability of internal controls,
• Contributes to write the audit report and participates to the review of audit findings and risk assessment with local management.
• Contributes to the follow-up of the implementation action plan with the auditees.
• Builds the audit executive summary communicated to Top Management
• Participation to spot audit in order to support the management (consulting audit, whistleblowings audit…)

 

Internal Audit and Internal Control department continuous improvement

 

• Ensure that internal audit activities are consistent with the risks / needs identified by Group Support Functions or Business Divisions.
• Lead or participate to ad-hoc project aiming at improving Internal Audit and Internal Control.
• Improve the Internal Control monitoring in Nexans through the implementation and follow-up of a self-assessment
• Participation to transversal project such as launch of a Guest auditor program, project of simplification of the rules within Nexans
• Participation as well on the Digitalization of the function by implementing Power Bi reporting, Power apps to follow-up recommendations…

We are looking for :

 

• Master’s degree in Audit/Finance, business or engineering school
• 4/8 years minimum experience within Audit and in Business Operations  
• Strong knowledge of audit standards and methods, financial statements and usual business processes
• Excellent analytical skills and agility to move from one functional area to another
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Fluent English
• Ability and willingness to travel at least 40% of the time (2 or 3 weeks at a time)
• A good knowledge of the SAP environment is an advantage
• At ease with Excel, PowerPoint, Data Analytics, Power BI

 

Why work with us?

• Interesting and varied work in an international, dynamic and multidisciplinary environment
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Competitive terms and working conditions

 

 

At Nexans, we recognize the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. The diversity of experiences, origins, personalities, gender and disability are considered key to our global ambition to lead the world in energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment - Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome!