Senior Internal Auditor

Senior Internal Auditor

Waters Corporation is currently looking to expand its Internal Audit Team. Given that this is a growing team, this is a fantastic opportunity to be in a highly visible position with possible future growth or movement within the company. In addition to the visibility and working with leaders, this role will include the opportunity to travel to many of the Waters locations across the globe. 

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials and food sciences for the past 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 14 manufacturing facilities, and with products available in more than 100 countries.

• Responsible for collaborating with the Audit Team during all phases of the audits: planning, leading, and executing financial, operational and audit projects to ensure audits are completed timely and with quality.
• Leads upfront project planning, including the definition of audit scope and audit work programs and coordination with management.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the design of controls for business processes and executes testing of internal controls, identifying deficiencies, synergies, cost savings, cost recoveries and risks as well as communicating results of audit activities with audit management and facilitates the development of management action plans to address any deficiencies identified
• Assists in identifying risks and process improvement opportunities.
• Leads interviews and walkthroughs to understand the business process and documents business processes as required.
• Reviews internal and co-sourced team work to ensure that it was completed in compliance with audit program and meets IIA standards
• Familiar working with and drawing conclusions from large sets of data resulting from the use of computer assisted audit techniques (CAATs)
• Interfaces regularly with External Auditors and co-source 3^rd party auditors
• Builds good rapport and solid business relationships with management
• Over time, develops a command over key responsibilities in the business, reporting relationships, and from whom information may be obtained
• Leverage relationships with management and timely inform them of the progress and issues identified during the engagement
• Supports and participates in system implementation testing, operational audits, fraud investigations as well as ad-hoc projects, both independently as an individual contributor and in partnership with other team members.
• Assist in the global re-branding of the Internal Audit Department
• International travel is required; approximately 40%  

• Must possess high ethical values, be self-motivated and a team player with ability to demonstrate completing projects on time
• 4+ years of professional work experience in Finance, Audit, BIG 4, Accounting and/or manufacturing preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or business-related field of study
• MBA, MSA or related advanced degree, preferred
• Experienced with SAP, Data Analysis and MS Office, all required
• Sound understanding of SOX, GAAP and COSO
• Strong accounting, auditing, project management, communication and presentation skills
• Ability to apply detailed knowledge of organizational process and procedures to evaluate risk, impact and vulnerability
• Understanding of data analytics procedures/techniques and how to apply them in audit and consulting related activities
• Ability to drive value-added recommendations
• Foreign language skills are a plus

Leadership Capabilities

• Authentic - Operates with integrity, transparency and humility
• Enterprise Minded - Acts as a true company owner to advance the overall interests of Waters
• Outside-In Thinkers - Carries a broad global perspective of markets, technologies and trends
• Agile - Balances clear strategic thinking and accountability in execution to deliver results
• People Focused - Actively creates the conditions for Waters’ people and teams to succeed

At Waters, we value diversity in our organization, and we are an equal employment opportunity employer.

Waters Corporation is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all qualified team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, physical and/or mental disability, genetic information, atypical cellular or blood trait, marital and/or familial status, pregnancy, gender identity and expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Waters Corporation unlocks the potential of science by providing the tools, technology and insights that enable scientific breakthroughs in labs across the globe.

For over 60 years, Waters has provided high-value analytical technologies and industry leading scientific expertise, with solutions that serve life, materials, and food sciences. Having pioneered innovations in chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis, the company operates a robust business model with instruments, software, service, and other recurring revenues.

With its diverse, global footprint, Waters serves high volume segments in resilient end-markets where routine analysis is often required to meet quality standards and regulatory requirements. This includes:

• Pharmaceutical development and manufacturing quality
• Food, water, and environmental testing
• Materials analysis, including battery characterization and testing for electric vehicles.

In practice, our instruments and software ensure the safety of the medicines we take, the purity of the food and water we consume, and the quality and durability of products we use every day.

With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 14 manufacturing facilities, and with products available in more than 100 countries.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.