Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

This pivotal role will report directly to the Senior Director of Internal Audit (Global Internal Audit Leader) and will lead our global audit staff to execute operational risk-based audits along with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) control testing. Our audit team works as a globally integrated department; therefore, this position will interact with our global business partners. In addition to audit responsibilities, this position will provide transformative leadership and consult with business leadership within the Asia and European regions to continually improve risk management activities.

About the Job

Risk Assessment and Audit Leadership:

• Assist the Senior Director of Internal Audit, through transformative leadership, with carrying out the strategy and long-term vision of the department
• Continually drive innovation and leverage technology to improve audit processes
• Be a leader in the Asia region through developing relationships with management and providing consultative advice to support the control environment
• Have a strong knowledge of the business to continuously identify key areas of financial, operational and compliance risks
• Supervise audit teams in designing and executing audit programs that target high-risk areas across the company
• Clearly articulate audit findings to management and provide consultative advice on remediation efforts
• Collaborate with Management to support remediation activities and follow-up to ensure issue closure
• Assist in preparation of presentation materials for the quarterly Audit Committee meetings

Team Leadership and Development:

• Execute on Littelfuse’s people development strategy in which leaders focus on evaluating potential, driving succession planning and ensuring that their employees receive the development and coaching required to realize their full potential
• Leverage subject matter resources and audit staffing from our Big 4 co-source partner
• Lead a high-performing team of 3+ direct reports across China and the Philippines
• Design goals for the team that enhance the department and challenges the team to further develop their skills

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree with focus on Accounting or Finance
• Internal Audit relevant certification (e.g., Certified Public Accounting (CPA); Certified Internal Auditor (CIA))
• 10+ years of business relevant experience
• Experience with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)
• Big 4 public accounting experience
• Experience with a multinational US publicly traded company
• Strong critical thinking and analytic skills
• Solid business judgment and demonstrated ability to collaborate with business partners
• Leader of high-performing teams
• Proven ability to operate independently
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 35% of time
• Proficient in English