Senior Auditor

Job Overview:

The Senior Auditor is responsible for guiding the financial, operational, business process or compliance audit towards successful completion at McDermott across the globe. The Senior Auditor should demonstrate high levels of energy, be flexible and innovative and motivated to work in a fast paced and challenging environment that continues to evolve. The position in an individual contributor and reports to Senior Manager, Audit.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute Finance and Operational process audits and project audits, project manage SOX/ICFR controls allocated to completion, ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously is required
• Assist in determining, the objective, scope, and general plan of the assigned audit, prepare customizable audit programs that identify risks, controls, and audit procedures for each application utilized by the company, express ideas for ways to improve audit testing, and to help develop automated tests and/or programs that will enhance internal controls
• Interact effectively with various levels of Management, including Corporate managers, Department managers, and Line managers
• Prepare formal audit reports of critical findings to be distributed to executive management
• Demonstrate the ability to document information and findings to support the audit testing and as per IIA, Company and Audit documentation standards
  • Actively contributes to the continuous improvement process of the department’s own internal practices
  • Evaluate the corrective actions performed by the management for its adequacy and effectiveness
  • Perform other responsibilities assigned by Audit Management. Be able to provide consulting services to various stakeholders within the company, including guidance around the development, or revision, of Company policies and procedures
  • Keep abreast of current developments in auditing, accounting, IT, fraud, other emerging issues and the oil and gas services industry which may impact the audit process
  • Ability to travel (25% to 30%)

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• CA, ACCA, CPA or CIA with an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, in Accounting and Finance, other relevant audit qualification such as CISA or CFE would be good to have
• Post qualification experience of 4 to 8 years in Finance and operational auditing in internal audit teams of multinational companies and/or with big 4 accounting firms is a must
• Experience in working for Oil & Gas EPC or a contracting company is good to have and International experience is a plus
• Must work independently with minimal supervision, demonstrated skills in leading complex audits and in supervising auditors on audit engagements
• Excellent report writing and verbal communication/presentation skills is a must, advanced knowledge of excel, experience with data analytics/visualization tools is required

• Prior experience with audit software such as Optro (AuditBoard)