Director, Internal Audit - Professional Practices

Description

The Director, Internal Audit Professional Practices is responsible for leading the Internal Audit Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP), audit methodology, audit operations, reporting, and audit analytics functions. This role ensures the Internal Audit function operates in accordance with Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Standards, regulatory expectations, and internal quality requirements.

The Director serves as the Internal Audit subject matter expert for professional practices, driving continuous improvement across audit methodology, quality assurance, audit planning, reporting, training, and technology. This role partners closely with audit leadership to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and consistency of audit execution while advancing the maturity of the Internal Audit function.

Here’s what you can expect from the job and what you need to be successful:

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the Internal Audit Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP), including ongoing monitoring, periodic quality assessments, file reviews, methodology compliance reviews, and continuous improvement activities.
• Establish, maintain, and enhance Internal Audit methodologies, policies, procedures, standards, templates, and guidance to ensure alignment with IIA Standards, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices.
• Oversee Internal Audit's annual audit planning processes, audit universe maintenance, risk assessment methodology, audit coverage framework, and audit planning governance.
• Develop and monitor audit quality standards and performance metrics, ensuring consistency of audit execution, documentation, reporting, and issue management across the Internal Audit function.
• Lead quality reviews of audit engagements, assessing planning, risk assessment, testing execution, workpaper quality, reporting accuracy, and issue validation activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance audit effectiveness, efficiency, stakeholder value, and overall methodology maturity.
• Oversee audit management systems, audit tools, workflow processes, reporting capabilities, and technology enhancements that support audit operations and quality objectives.
• Develop and maintain Internal Audit reporting and dashboards, including audit plan status, issue management metrics, audit quality metrics, resource utilization, and Audit Committee reporting.
• Establish and maintain Internal Audit training programs, competency frameworks, skills assessments, and professional development initiatives.
• Provide consultation and coaching to audit leadership and audit teams regarding methodology application, audit quality, risk assessments, reporting standards, and professional practices.
• Support external quality assessments and regulatory reviews of the Internal Audit function and coordinate responses to methodology-related findings.

Essential

Skills:

• Required Experience:
  
  8+ years of Internal Audit standards, methodologies, and professional practices.
• 4+ years of experience leading a diverse team including hiring, coaching and performance management.
• Strong understanding of Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) requirements and quality review processes.
• Experience developing and maintaining audit methodologies, policies, procedures, standards, and training programs.
• Experience overseeing audit universe management, annual risk assessments, audit planning, and audit reporting frameworks.
• Knowledge of audit performance metrics, KPI/KRI development, and Audit Committee reporting.
• Experience implementing or enhancing audit management systems, workflow tools, and audit technologies.
• Strong understanding of audit data analytics, continuous auditing, automated control testing, and risk monitoring techniques.
• Ability to translate business risks into analytical use cases and audit testing approaches.
• Experience partnering with technology, data, and business teams to develop analytics-enabled auditing capabilities.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.
• Ability to influence audit quality, methodology adherence, and operational effectiveness across the Internal Audit function.
• Required
  
  Education:
  
  B…