Senior Internal Auditor

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are...
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Your New Role...
Internal Audit and Advisory strengthens WBD's ability to create, protect, and sustain value by providing the board and management with independent, risk-based, value add, objective assurance, advice, insight, and foresight. WBD Internal Audit's vision is to accelerate innovation, increase efficiency and effectiveness while providing value added assurance and advisory services, while anticipating and mitigating risks. Our approach is designed to directly influence and drive change, facilitating the development of strategic relationships and bolstering the company's ability to anticipate and mitigate risks effectively.
Your Role Accountabilities...
Audit & Advisory Strategy, Project Operation and Reporting

• Regularly assess changes in the market and emerging and unaddressed risks to ensure robust and forward-thinking audit projects.
• Develop expertise as a subject matter expert in designated business process areas.
• Execute audit and advisory projects with a strategic mindset, expertly distilling broad visions into detailed operational plans. Focus on delivering valuable outcomes that drive change, improve processes, mitigate risk, and foster synergy across business processes.
• Expertly prepare and present insightful analyses and reports, detailing and delivering them to business unit leaders. Emphasize strategic foresight and value-add outcomes in each report, seamlessly integrating broader business visions into actionable audit plans that catalyze change.
• Engages in effective change management processes such as presenting the need for change in a way that encourages commitment and action, developing strategies and providing recommendations and solutions to implement desired changes, while managing stakeholders' expectations.
• Deal with all levels of WBD management throughout projects.
• Exemplify the highest degree of trust and integrity by continually upholding the principles of the internal audit profession and the Global Internal Audit Standards
• As needed, participate in investigations and compliance-related matters, integrating fresh approaches to navigate complex issues effectively.

Team and Relationship Building

• Support the Internal Audit organization in advancing innovation and operations by leading initiatives to enhance overall team efficiency and performance through analytics, agile approaches, Artificial intelligence, and other efforts.
• Establish and maintain "trusted advisor" relationships, promoting robust collaboration with both clients and Internal Audit colleagues through innovative approaches and strategic objectivity and independence.
• Keeps leaders and peers informed about key issues, communicates effectively, and courageously influencing others to support a point of view, gain alignment, or take action.

Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

• Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls.
• Coordinate with different departments to uphold the internal control framework and enhance control procedures, where necessary.
• Serve as an expert advisor on SOX-related matters to department heads and management, providing strategic insights and recommendations to strengthen the control environment.
• Act as a liaison between management and the third-party provider to ensure effective, efficient completion of SOX related activities.
• Work closely with external auditors during audits to provide required information and address findings.

Qualifications & Experience...

• 4+ years of experience of experience in Big 4, Management Consulting, Multinational Corporate Environment, Internal Audit, Audit, IT and/or related field.
• Strong organizational planning and process management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to break down complex and ambiguous problems into manageable components, enabling effective analysis and solution development.
• Possesses strong critical thinking skills, capable of challenging the status quo and thinking broadly to translate problems into actionable strategies that drive organizational progress.
• Experience assessing processes and the design and implementation of internal controls and their continuous improvement.
• Consulting, audit and or control advisory experience.
• Possess the ability to compile robust reporting that deliver clear and valuable insights, making them impactful and actionable for the business.
• Ability to confidently develop and communicate clear and insightful reporting and executive summaries, both written and verbally, to convey outcomes and influence change.
• Skilled in building and maintaining effective relationships across all levels of the business, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Experience in analyzing data, evaluating trends, assessing risks and impact to develop insights.

Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in accounting, IT, finance, business or related experience.
• Professional audit certifications preferred (ACCA, CIA, CISA, CRMA or other professional qualifications etc.).

Knowledge/Skills

• Fluent English.
• Critical thinker able to work in ambiguous areas across multiple organization with minimal direction.
• Self-starter who can work independently and spearhead projects.
• Experience working with business partners to understand, assess and evaluate, design and test control environment.
• Ability to leverage complex stakeholder relationships to obtain consensus and drive successful completion of projects with understanding that success is based on influence rather than direct authority.
• Experience effectively managing competing priorities in a complex work environment, focusing on high-value activities. Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities which could change at any time.
• Experience in customer-facing, translating technical concepts and solutions to non-technical and executive audiences.
• Experience working in a dynamic, results-driven environment.
• Experience working with data analysis and visualization tools (PowerBI, Tableau) desired.
• Knowledge of agile audit principles and methodologies preferred.
• High level of self-confidence, strong people and management skills, strong influencing skills preferred.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
• Must be solutions focused with good problem-solving skills.
• Strong customer focus; good listening, negotiation, and problem-resolution skills.
• Experience interacting with all levels of management.
• Must maintain a continuous improvement mindset and focus on automation opportunities to drive efficiencies and reduce costs.
• Must have the ability to work in a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Other Requirements

• The position may require domestic/international travel
• Hybrid work position with 3 days per week in office

What's in it for you?

• Contract of employment
• Hybrid work model, flexible working hours
• Free access to Max
• Benefit package: private medical health care, life insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria including sport card, social funds, retirement pension plans, recognition platform, employee referral program
• Work-life balance initiatives: wellbeing platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, Employee Assistance Program, internal media initiatives
• training & development: sharing the cost of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, e-learning platform, sharing sessions with experts, periodic movie shows in the office cinema room
• CSR activities: volunteering, eco & social initiatives
• Casual dress code
• Parking space available for booking

#LI-Hybrid
Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.
How We Get Things Done...
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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