Why start your ConAgra Career in Internal Audit:
•Approximately 30% of our current team was promoted into their role within the department
•Our talent is sought after by the greater finance organization for transfer or promotion into business roles including FP&A, Brand Finance, Corporate Accounting, Human Resources, Supply Chain, and Sales Finance
•Internal Audit alumni hold leadership positions within the company including:
o 6 EVPs, SVPs and VPs, including the current CFO
o 11 Senior Directors and Directors
o 14 Managers
• Quarterly group learning sessions in the previous twelve months have included segments lead by the CEO, CFO, CIO, CMO, and a number SVPs
• Active engagement of our team by the business on cross-functional initiatives such as Mergers & Acquisitions, system implementations, and other strategic priorities
• An increasing number of customer requests for Internal Audit’s advisory services, which consumes approximately 40% of our annual audit effort
• An average of 153 learning hours per team member in the previous twelve months
Director of Internal Audit
Reporting to the Vice President Internal Audit, this key internal audit leadership position is primarily responsible for leading teams in the completion of strategic, financial, operational, and compliance audits and advisory/consulting projects throughout the company. The position will also spend a significant amount of time coaching and developing the internal audit team and driving the department’s Strategic Plan.
•Lead the performance of the annual risk assessment and development of the annual audit plan, including communication to assigned clients
•Manage departmental resource scheduling
•Provide proper leadership and oversight to all phases (i.e., pre-planning, planning, fieldwork, and reporting) of assigned projects
•Lead investigations in association with the company’s Code of Conduct
•Drive the department’s recruiting, on-boarding, learning, and career development processes
•Build and maintain good working relationships with various levels of financial and operational management throughout the organization and the Company’s independent auditor
•Participate in and/or lead, as appropriate, Company-wide initiatives
•Drive changes to the internal audit methodology, knowledge management processes, and technology, as required
•Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
•10+ years of experience to include a mix of both ‘Big Four’ public accounting and Fortune 500 internal audit preferred
•CPA or CIA required
•Advanced degree preferred
•Experience in a manufacturing environment required
•Experience managing and leading teams required
•Willingness to roll-up your sleeves, as necessary, to get the work done required
•Strong command of GAAP and business process analysis required
•Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% required
