Puma Energy

Main Purpose:

Leads operational and financial internal audits of the subsidiaries of the Group

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

People Management Responsibility:

• Will provide directions to Internal Auditors assigned to the Internal Audits he/she is in charge of.
• He/she will also provide feedback to the Internal Audit Manager on the auditors’ performance during the individual internal audits.

Typical Key Responsibilities:

• Works closely with the Audit Manager to determine audit priorities and planning
• Leads individual internal audits: establishing relevant audit programs, execute audit testing and supervising the auditors’ work, drafting the final audit report, preparing for audit follow-up.
• Internal Audits can either be general, financial and/or operational audits. On occasion specific audits (construction projects, IS under development...) are also to be carried out.
• Manages, if needed, outsourced resources to complete audit program or specific assignments
• Investigate fraud cases, potential or confirmed.
• Map new controls/ key risks to be included in the audit scope.

Experience:

Knowledge: Skills:

• 6-10 years in internal audit or combination of external and internal audit.

Mandatory

• Accounting and internal control excellent skills.
• Fluent English; a good command of at least one another language widely spoken within Puma Energy (Spanish or Portuguese) will be highly appreciated.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in varying cultural / language environments. Travelling to multiple destinations for up to 60% of working days.
• Experience on conduct fraud / compliance investigations.
• Experience developing audit programs from the scratch.
• Experience in working for or auditing Oil Sector firms.
• Experience on preparing reports to relevant stakeholders such as management, CFO, CEO, audit committee.

Desirable

• Exposure to emerging economies, international / multi-cultural business environments. Computer systems skills (data mining, ERP navigation) and to Fraud examinations.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Works with Puma Energy’s Internal Audit, with Navision experts and QlikView developers, and with TMS, Workday and Safeguard specialists.