Corporate Auditor

**Overview**

The Corporate Auditor will conduct operational and financial audits throughout PepsiCo in order to identify risks and controls that may impact the integrity of reported financial information and/or the achievement of business objectives. The role will require strong

analytical and presentation skills.

**Responsibilities**

**Business Knowledge**
- Familiarization with the business by reviewing business operating and strategic plans prior to the start of the audit
- Understand and comment on range of KPIs monitored bybusiness management

**Planning**
- Identify potential key control risks prior to audit commencement and discuss with business during workshops
- Review audit planning memo (prepared by director) and understand key business risks and other risks and potential impact
- Prepare or validate risk and control matrix for each audit section

**Audit Execution**
- Understand and document assigned business process steps and underlying controls; identify potential efficiency opportunities
- Discuss Business Process Risk Assessment with management during audits and assist in identifying new risks
- Discuss processes and inherent risks with other audit team members
- Perform detailed testing to validate that controls are working; clearly document the results
- Audit Reporting
- Present findings and action plans in the status meetings
- Complete and align findings, actions and owners with target completion dates in detailed audit report before audit close

**Communication**
- Present audit findings and process improvements, and their impact, clearly and concisely
- Clearly communicate audit exceptions to the audit director before each status meeting
- Present findings and impact accurately and concisely to management during close meetings

**Teamwork**
- Participate actively in audit planning discussions
- Discuss audit findings and process improvements with the rest of the audit team at least weekly before status meetings
- Share knowledge with other team members (e.g., share best practices or relevant information gathered during audit work)
- Participate in audit rating process in final two weeks of the audit
- Participate in preparation of the audit Executive Summary
- Provide Director feedback on each assignment and suggestions on improvements to the process

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s Degree (Finance or Business preferred)
- 4 -7+ years of experience in Accounting, Finance or Operations
- Previous Big 4 or Public Accounting experience preferred
- Previous experience in FMGC preferred
- Knowledge of the Global Control Standard (GCS) framework
- As regards travel, please note audits are currently being executed with limited travel. We will assess travel % in light of new ways of working
- Minimum 2-year commitment to the group Operations (e.g., supply chain, NRM, HR, Planning, etc.) experience preferred
- Experience in PowerBI (or other data analytic tools), SAP, and IT General Controls is a plus
- Strong English communication skills are required (both written and verbal)