Manager Audit - Data Analytics

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Job Details:

Tyson Foods, Inc. is one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under three generations of family leadership, the company has a broad portfolio of products and brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State Fair®. Tyson Foods innovates continually to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for everywhere it’s available and raise the world’s expectations for how much good food can do. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company has over 141,000 team members. Through its Core Values, Tyson Foods strives to operate with integrity, create value for its shareholders, customers, communities and team members and serve as a steward of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it.

The Internal Audit function is responsible for providing an objective evaluation of the design and operating effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal controls.  This position is responsible for providing data analytics and automation solutions with a focus on strategic capability development in support of Tyson’s Internal Audit function. The role will provide data analytics support to the team across operations, corporate, IT and international audits.  This role will also work to develop visual tools to assist in the annual risk assessment, continuous monitoring of operations, automation of controls testing and special projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create risk-focused data analytics and automation solutions for the Audit Service team, with accountability for the planning, alignment, execution and reporting phases of the supported audits
• Develop policy-driven and exception-based reporting to support the reduction of manual audit test areas and reduce time to perform audits while identifying value added insights
• Gain an understanding of technology used to execute core business processes, along with the data schemas, dependencies and flows.  Incorporate data into analytics tools to create visualizations and reports that highlight key risks and anomalies
• Develop and manage relationships with IT and functional teams to ensure data and metrics provide value to the organization, provide an accurate reflection of the business and align with strategic data objectives
• Work with audit team to adopt and integrate analytics in audit procedures, including on-site support for key analytics areas and projects
• Utilize analytics to support fraud investigations, and other special investigations in confidence and with appropriate interfaces with the Compliance, Ethics and Security teams
• Mentor and lead group of data champions within the audit team to develop analytics and visualizations skillsets
• Act as a leader and role model to promote a workplace culture that values diversity of thought, promotes integrity and creates an atmosphere that supports and fosters accountability
• Provide a broad understanding of the food production industry business model, its associated risks and opportunities and a detailed understanding of business processes and controls
• Proactively identify opportunities for audit process automation and continuous auditing/monitoring through use of analytics, robotics process automation (RPA), and other tools. Leverage technology and data to optimize and maximize the effectiveness of the internal audit process and engagements

REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL
 

Bachelor's Degree in Technology, Data Sciences, Accounting, Finance, or other business related fields; Master's Degree in Data Sciences field preferred.  Candidates should have a minimum of five (5) years of prior audit experience in public accounting or industry including experience in data analytics tools preferred. 
PERFERRED EXPERIENCE/SKILL

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Ability to develop advanced Power BI dashboards to communicate insights and findings
• Ability to code using SQL for data querying and transformation
• Strong experience (end-user or technical) with SAP ECC, S/4 or RISE  
• General IT operations knowledge (i.e., applications, databases, interfaces/integrations)   
• Growth mindset towards continuous innovation and improvement
• Ability to work in a complex, dynamic, and fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills, oral and written communications skills
• Comfortable interacting and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders, including IT professionals, external auditors, business process owners and all levels of management in the organization

Travel: 10-15% (Opportunity for International Travel)

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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