Internal Auditor

About this opportunity:

We are now recruiting an Internal Auditor to work in our Internal Auditing team. This is an exciting opportunity to learn or improve your audit skills whilst being exposed to all aspects of the global Syngenta business.

Accountabilities:

·       To support the provision of independent and objective assurance to improve the company’s operations guided by the philosophy of adding value.

• To perform internal audits as directed and planned by audit management.
• To review and assess the adequacy of existing systems and procedures
• To determine whether policies and controls are operating effectively in line with defined systems and procedures.
• Contribute to the development of internal auditing standards and methodology based on sound risk assessment techniques.
• Foster company-wide compliance with internal and external regulations, utilization of best practice business processes and internal controls.
• Responsibility for specific areas of an assignment from initial interview through to issue identification and agreed management action plans. 

• Bachelor's degree and / or a professional auditing or accounting qualification, e.g. CIA, CIMA, ACCA.
• 1 – 3 years’ experience in internal or external audit
• An understanding of risk management techniques
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience of working in an international environment with proven adaptability to different cultures.
• General knowledge of internal control frameworks within business processes
• Experience of the operation of key business processes.
• Strong language skills including fluency in English, the company language.

Additional Important Information:

·       Permanent role based in Manchester

• Global travel involved up to 40% of the time
• Competitive salary and benefits package

In return for your skills and knowledge Syngenta will offer you:

• Competitive benefits package
• Up to 31.5 days holiday
• The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees

We embrace and encourage diversity, and this is what drives our innovation and lets us outperform the market. https://www.syngenta.com/careers/working-syngenta/diversity-and-inclusion

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As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food is available for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting.  From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.