Internal Auditor

WHO WE ARE

Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realise their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports and railway stations amongst others.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Internal Auditor is responsible for planning and conducting audits of internal controls using a variety of techniques and tools to evaluate both the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls. This position is responsible for communicating the results of any audits including; control deficiencies, potential impact, and recommendations to management in a clearly written and concise audit report. The Internal Auditor may be involved in providing training, supervision, and assistance to other staff members in the course of their duties. This position typically reports to a regional or functional Internal Audit Head and also works directly with the Global Internal Audit & Investigations Director project-based. The position can be based in Milan (IT), London (UK), Amsterdam (NL) or Istanbul (TR).

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Completes audit testing activities and documentation requirements, designed to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls with regards to operational, financial, or compliance activities or some aspects of each individually or collectively
• Researches and documents relevant process for audit engagement through effective interviewing skills, research, and reviews of existing documentation and prepares narratives, flowcharts and risk matrices to document that understanding
• Assists in the preparation of risk assessments in conjunction with audit leadership consistent with established auditing standards and techniques
• Prepares detailed audit reports in a clear and concise manner outlining the audit’s objectives, scope, findings, and audit opinion
• Conduct follow up activities to identify whether corrective actions are in progress or completed and deliver the results as reports or inputs for consolidated reports
• Participates in special projects or requests from management as needed. These could include fraud investigations, consulting activities, or other projects for IA services

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Law or related area
• Requires a minimum of 2-4 years of internal auditing experience and knowledge of internal control identification and evaluation or minimium of 2-4 years of financial analysis experience
• Requires strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, & PowerPoint)
• Requires excellent English oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills (other languages of advantage)
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail

Desirable: 

• CIA, CISA, CFE or similar professional designee
• internal audit experience in retail and/or F&B industry experience, applied knowledge on SAP
• MS Visio or Power BI
• fraud investigation, IT audits, AuditBoard or similar audit management experience