Internal Audit Manager

WHY DO WE NEED YOU?

**This role can sit out of Malvern, PA or Worcester, MA

The Internal Audit Manager is a key leader within Internal Audit & Business Controls. Reporting to the Senior Director of Internal Audit & Business Controls, this role leads multiple audits, acts as the primary contact for senior business leadership, and may supervise one Senior Internal Auditor.

Our Internal Audit team acts as a strategic business partner, helping management understand key risks and assess whether controls effectively support business objectives. Working across manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, finance, HR, commercial operations, and R&D, auditors gain a deep understanding of how our businesses operate and create value.

Beyond audits, the team conducts cross-business reviews on strategic topics identified with the Group Executive Committee, bringing perspectives and benchmarking insights from across Saint-Gobain’s global operations. This role offers unique exposure to diverse businesses, meaningful interactions with senior leaders, and the opportunity to contribute directly to the performance and long-term.

Key responsibilities include:

Audit Preparation & Risk Assessment

• Lead multiple audit assignments of varying complexity from planning through final report issuance
• Understand the entity’s business model, priorities, key financial, operational, IT, and business-specific risks, and control environment
• Assess inherent risk levels and develop a risk-based audit approach tailored to the entity’s context
• Determine audit scope, including topics to include or exclude based on risk exposure, business relevance, and control maturity
• Define objectives, assign work, and establish timelines and testing strategies aligned with risk and complexity

Audit Fieldwork

• Audit cycles are typically 4 weeks in duration, with 1 week requiring travel to the assigned plant location
• Lead engagements while remaining directly involved in fieldwork and accountable for quality, timing, and completion
• Perform interviews, testing, walkthroughs, data analytics, and process reviews, particularly for high-risk or complex topics
• Contribute to all audits led by others and complete assigned testing and analysis
• Review team members’ work to ensure conclusions are supported by sufficient, reliable evidence.
• Adapt audit work to risks, emerging issues, and control maturity while maintaining objectivity, confidentiality, and due care
• Discuss observations with management throughout the audit and validate findings before formal reporting

Reporting & Recommendations

• Serve as the primary business contact for audits led and communicate effectively with senior executives and stakeholders
• Lead closing meetings and presentations of audit results to business and senior leadership
• Ensure observations are concise, evidence-based, and supported by risk, business impact, and root cause analysis
• Challenge recommendations and action plans to ensure they address root causes and provide sustainable risk mitigation
• Communicate difficult or sensitive messages with clarity, professionalism, and credibility while maintaining constructive business relationships

People Leadership

• Provide direct supervision, coaching, and development for up to one Senior Internal Auditor
• Delegate effectively while retaining accountability for scope, quality, timelines, conclusions, and outcomes
• Review workpapers, observations, and recommendations and provide timely, constructive feedback
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing environment supporting learning and professional growth

IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field
• 7–10 years of experience across Internal or External Audit, Internal Controls, Risk Management, or operational business roles
• Ideally, 2–3 years of manufacturing operational experience in plant management, purchasing, accounting or controlling, or supply chain
• Experience leading complex audits, coordinating resources, and performing testing
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, business risks, internal controls, and risk management principles
• Ability to assess risks, determine audit scope, and identify where controls may fail
• Strong root cause analysis, critical thinking, and practical, business-oriented problem solving
• Excellent communication skills, including influencing senior leaders and delivering difficult messages constructively
• Strong organization and project management skills across multiple assignments and priorities
• Previous experience with data analytics, visualization, process mining, or similar analytical tools
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or supervising audit team members
• Ability to travel 25% (approximately 1 week per month)
• Saint-Gobain Internal Controls Certification is a plus
• CIA, CPA, CISA, or equivalent professional certification is a plus

LEGAL STATEMENT

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

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BENEFITS IN JOINING US

A TEAM READY TO WELCOME YOU

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.