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Bridgestone Americas Internal Audit Manager in United States
Company Overview
Nashville, Tenn.-based Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world's largest tire and rubber company. Bridgestone Americas and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires to address the needs of a broad range of customers, including consumers, automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers, and those in the agricultural, forestry and mining industries. The companies are also engaged in retreading operations throughout the Western Hemisphere and produce air springs, roofing materials, and industrial fibers and textiles. The Bridgestone Americas family of companies also operates the world's largest chain of automotive tire and service centers.Guided by its global corporate social responsibility (CSR), commitment 'Our Way to Serve,' Bridgestone embraces its responsibility as a global leader by striving to improve the way people move, live, work and play.
Job Category
Legal, Compliance & Audit
Position Summary
Bridgestone Corporation is a global leader in premium tyres and sustainable tyre-centric and mobility solutions. We are a modern, strategy-oriented internal audit function that provides assurance and acts as a trusted advisor to our top leadership and audit committee, helping our company deliver on its business objectives.
We seek an Internal Audit Manager with strong project management skills to manage a team of auditors that drive the execution of high-impact audits by leveraging business savviness, critical thinking, problem-solving, and a risk-based advisory mindset.
Open to FULLY REMOTE work or hybrid schedule out of Bridgestone HQ in Nashville, TN.
Responsibilities
Manage remote audit teams in the execution of risk-based, compliance, and advisory audits across the EMEA and Americas, primarily in marketing, sales, and logistics.
Develop and adjust audit scoping and planning activities, assign, support, oversee, and verify team members' work to ensure timely execution in compliance with International and corporate standards.
Review auditor deliverables to ensure high quality work performance and provide timely feedback to increase auditor business acumen, communication, analytical and auditing skills.
Validate identified weaknesses, agree on optimum improvements with key stakeholders, and prepare audit reports for review by audit leadership.
Assist Internal audit Leadership team in developing the Annual Audit Plan, keep up to date and critically to be able to assist leaders and Board with key organizational initiatives, strategies and risk management frameworks to optimize business transformation, operations, and control environment.
Continuous professional development and initiative to share learnings to support the growth of teammates and the Internal Audit function, as well as building trusting relationships at all organizational levels.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; Master’s degree and one of the following certifications (ACCA, CMA, CIA, CPA) strongly preferred.
Minimum of 8 years of audit or business consulting experience (auditing logistics, sales, and/or marketing is a plus); 3-5 years of strong organizational or people/project management skills.
Big 4 Public Accounting practice is a plus.
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management and departments worldwide to collaborate and resolve issues.
Self-initiative, analytical, and collaborative mindset with the ability to work with ambiguity based on logical and professional reasoning.
Fluent in Portuguese is a plus.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time within Americas and EMIA.
Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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