VP, Internal Audit - Charlotte, NC

Requistion ID: 78863 

As the Vice President, Internal Audit, you will be responsible for providing leadership, strategic direction and innovation to Dentsply Sirona’s Corporate Audit function, overseeing and managing the annual audit plan and enterprise risk management program. This role requires a critical thinker and handson, collaborative executive to provide independent and objective assurance and advisory services that focus on improving organizational effectiveness on governance, risk, and control process and practices, including internal controls over financial reporting (SOX). This is a critical leadership position within the company, responsible for leading a global team of professionals, fostering opportunities for professional growth and development, while ensuring projects are executed with a high degree of quality and in accordance with the IIA’s Global Internal Audit Standards and fostering an environment with a commitment to Ethics and Compliance. Collaboration, effective communication and business partnership will be keys for success as this position engages across various departments and functions. Additionally, you will collaborate with senior management and the Audit and Finance Committee to provide strategic insights and recommendations for enhancing operational efficiency and safeguarding the organization's assets. The Vice President, Internal Audit position reports to the Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee and administratively to the Chief Financial Officer.

The successful candidate will be joining an innovative and dynamic company at an exciting time with the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the future direction of Dentsply Sirona. The Corporate Audit team is a growing and evolving team that is continuously developing audit and business partnering opportunities that will influence how the company operates, and further impact a transformative environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the global Corporate Audit function, maintaining a strategic vision for the team, continuing to evolve the function to keep current with best practices in internal audit strategies, technologies and enterprise risk management • Develop and execute a risk-based audit plan covering areas of operations, finance, information technology, cybersecurity and anti-bribery and corruption that clearly defines the objective and scope of each review

• Administer and continue to evolve the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Program, including the assessments to effectively identify, evaluate, manage, mitigate, monitor, and report on enterprise risks in a manner that helps to inform the annual audit plan and activities, and that supports and facilitates organizational strategy, business objectives, and effective mitigation of financial, operational, technology, compliance, people, strategic and external risks.

• Lead the execution of a comprehensive program to assess the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to support compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404

• Serve as a key resource to manage and support the relationship and successful performance of the external auditor

• Work collaboratively with business and operational areas, respond effectively to management requests for special audit projects and investigations, and serve as an advisory resource in the areas of processes and internal controls

• Review and publish reports summarizing operational projects executed, ensuring clear and comprehensive articulation of the project scope, procedures, results and corrective actions

• Monitor, communicate and support the timely execution of remediation actions for operational projects and support, on a consultative basis, the remediation of deficiencies in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

• Drive internal controls and risk assessment protocols across financial processes and support identification of dependent IT processes and systems requiring assessment

• Lead the preparation and communication of periodic updates to the Management Committee, Audit and Finance Committee and Board of Directors on the status of Corporate Audit areas of responsibility, including updates on the execution of the annual audit plan and the Enterprise Risk Management program

• Lead and develop a global team of professionals with the necessary depth of expertise and credibility to effectively accomplish the organization's goals and objectives; oversees their learning, talent development and performance evaluations • Support special projects and engage in strategic initiatives, as requested by the Management Committee or the Audit and Finance Committee

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline

• Graduate degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related discipline, preferred.

• Professional certification in accounting (CPA) or Audit (CIA) that is actively maintained

• Minimum of 16 years of professional experience in related function • Foundational experience with a big 4 public accounting firm and experience auditing or working in large, multi-national public company

• Global company experience, including leadership of a globally disbursed team

• Global experience and understanding of key compliance regulations, particularly the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

• Experience with contemporary audit tools, including AuditBoard, audit analytics applications and AI preferred

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or other large ERP applications

• Medical device or manufacturing experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Uncompromised commitment to operate in an ethical and compliant manner

• Ability to build relationships to partner with the business and work with various levels of internal and external constituencies, such as top leaders and key external partners

• Strong financial and business acumen

• Superior communication skills, including verbal, oral and through presentations

• Results and continuous improvement-oriented; ability to anticipate and plan, to drive policy and process initiatives and lead changes with a strategic global mindset

• High quality threshold with ability to understand details and formalize executive-level summarization

• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive and pragmatic approach to solutioning and collaborative resolution; strong follow-through

• Adept at leveraging technology and analytics to improve internal audit effectiveness

• Ability to work in a challenging environment with multiple, changing, and competing priorities

• Strong team orientation, and ability to fit in with Dentsply Sirona’s culture

• Willingness to travel as necessary, approximately 25%