Description

JOB SUMMARY

Align Technology seeks an Internal Audit Analyst, to join our Global Internal Audit team. This Internal Audit Analyst will report directly to the Senior Manager, Operational Audit, Americas.

Internal Audit‘s vision is be a trusted business advisor as it relates to our areas of expertise: Governance, Risk, and Control. We do this by monitoring the risk environment across Align and providing insights to enable effective risk management. As well as evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness and maturity of our processes and systems. We work closely with teams and leadership to achieve a strong control environment that enhances and protects organizational value. We serve the entire company from a compliance perspective and staff and develop our team to be control experts who deliver objective and reliable results.

As a member of the team, you will work closely with internal teams and leadership to develop the team to be control experts who deliver objective and reliable results.  You will advise business, finance and operations groups to identify areas of risk and make valuable recommendations on controls. You will also have the opportunity to influence change and decisions for various business initiatives.

You will lead or conduct audits of Align’s Latin and South Americas locations and functions.  In addition, this role will serve as a global resource to the rest of the internal audit group to assist with the execution of other Operational, IT Audit, SOX, Compliance, Data Analytics related work.  The audits will be designed to assist management in achieving Align’s strategic, operational, reporting and compliance objectives. The audits will focus on evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of global and local processes and controls. You will not only strive to provide the highest level of professional service but also maintain the highest ethical standards and due professional care in your work.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and deliver financial and operating audit programs to address relevant risk and audit assertions across Align Technology, Inc.
• Interpret the significance of audit findings, conclude on findings and make practical recommendations.
• Prepare audit reports to document audit scope, procedures, findings and recommendations. Manage work requirements and budget to meet assigned initiatives.
• Assess any new changes to existing processes to identify financial and operational risks before launch and recommend improvements.
• Communicate with and educate process owners effectively, including non-finance individuals, on the importance of controls, an effective control environment, and the role of Internal Auditor.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and has a strong understanding of the businesses.
• Review and evaluate compliance with the company policies and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) to help ensure Align’s colleagues worldwide are interacting in an appropriate manner with healthcare professionals and non-U.S. government officials.
• Identify improvement opportunities, to leverage more standard functionality and help drive efficiency through automation.
• Perform IT audit and system controls work throughout the organization. This position will assist with the SOX 404 preparation and testing, in particular related to ITGC and Application Controls. 
• Participate in Internal Audit and special IT projects, technical Security & Privacy control reviews, preparation and testing for SOC2 and other compliance standards as required.
• Assist in developing Internal Audit data analytics capabilities, data and report development and maintenance, including oversight of our analysis tools and infrastructure. Liaise with internal audit and Align customers to delivery high quality and easy to use reports and data insights.
• Other duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The Requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or Accounting, Management Information Systems (MIS) or equivalent practical experience.
• 4-6 years of experience working in an audit focused role; Public Accounting Big 4 Audit experience highly desired
• IT Audit and SOX compliance experience.
• CPA/CA/CIA/CISA certification preferred.
• Working technical knowledge of US GAAP, COSO, SOX including PCAOB audit standards and audit processes and procedures.
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity, manage and coordinate multiple project assignments simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability and willingness to take initiative to address problems and make continuous process improvements.
• Ability to work with teams cross-functionally.
• Hands-on experience with SAP
• Experience with Security and Privacy reviews and standards
• Knowledgeable of data interrogation tools (e.g. IDEA, ACL) or SQL and Data Reporting skills
• Programming skills and experience (e.g. Java, C++, Python, PHP, etc.) to assist with automation and data analytics support
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently with limited supervision
• Strong analytical skills. Ability to process and analyze information and develop related action plans
• Excellent MS Office skills, including Excel and Visio

LANGUAGE

Bilingual Spanish- English

WORK SCHEDULE / HOURS

Regular business hours

• Global support position; requires flexible schedule to accommodate meetings, etc.
• Ability and willingness to travel, as required, up to 30%

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