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Colonial Pipeline Company Director Internal Audit in Alpharetta, Georgia
Colonial has provided a wide range of opportunities for job candidates who are highly qualified, skilled, motivated and team players. Employees find exciting opportunities to grow and develop their careers at a stable company which offers a generous compensation and benefits package that includes annual incentive bonuses, retirement plans, insurance coverage and a host of other features that support a happy, active, productive and rewarding life. Come to Colonial, a great place to work, where people matter most, and where safety 24/7 is paramount.
Ready to work for Colonial Pipeline Company?
Are you intrigued by the thought of being part of revolutionizing the energy industry and a new era in the pipeline industry? Do you want to be a part of a company that is obsessed with excellence in everything we do? A company growing and expanding our business that is full of opportunity? If so, we are seeking smart, safety focused, and energetic professionals to join our team to help us to the next level of excellence!
What is it that we do at Colonial Pipeline Company?
Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined products pipeline in the United States, transporting more than 100 million gallons or 2.5 million barrels per day. Colonial transports various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel, and fuels for the U.S. military through a pipeline system. Colonial transports approximately 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the East Coast, providing refined products to more than 50 million Americans.
About the Director, Internal Auditor Position
As the Director of Internal Audit, this position leads the company’s Internal Audit function as the Chief Audit Executive (CAE), setting the strategic direction, coordinating audit engagements according to our audit methodology and IIA Standards, reporting to the SVP, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary and presenting to the Colonial Leadership Team (CLT) and oversight by Chair of the Board Audit and Compliance Committee (BACC). The key accountabilities of this position include developing and executing an approved, risk-based audit plan; managing and promoting the Internal Audit function; consulting with other business partners; and promoting effective internal controls and a culture of compliance. The Director, Internal Audit key focus areas are ensuring audit activities, processes and systems are transparent and driven by the need for independence; building/maintaining open, honest working relationships with internal clients; and planning, conducting, and managing audits, investigations and special projects while maintaining current standards for professional audit practice.
What You Get to Do:
Leads, promotes, and ensures development of Audit employees to create well-trained, effective, and productive work teams.
Clearly communicates and evaluates performance expectations, providing ongoing and timely feedback and coaching to improve employee performance.
Demonstrates leadership and influences across functions to drive continuous improvement, innovation, and organizational excellence. Leads change management efforts to ensure understanding and adoption of Colonial’s efforts to improve through Plan, Do, Check, Adjust approach.
Supervise the performance of a comprehensive set of audit engagements, including review of and issuance of audit reports with management action plans.
Develop annual risk-based audit plans based on assessments of risks.
Cultivate relationships related to the management of the audit practice, including promoting developing, documenting, and maintenance of effective internal controls and compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures.
Periodically provide information on the status and results of the annual audit plan and the sufficiency of applicable resources.
Report annually regarding Internal Audit’s conformance to the IIA Standards, objectivity, and independence to the CLT and the BACC.
What You Bring to the Table:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, auditing, information systems, or other related field of study from an accredited college or university; will consider a combination of experience and/or education.
Ideally,10+ years in a combination of staff position and leadership in an audit function or complementary experience in compliance, finance, or accounting.
CIA and/or CPA licensure.
Commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards.
In-depth knowledge of current internal audit philosophy and practices, compliance practices, internal controls, risk assessment, fraud detection, and investigative processes.
Working knowledge of the new IIA Standards that become effective January 2025.
Commitment to consistently adhere to policies and procedures and be a positive example for others by demonstrating the Company’s core values of Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Safety, and Excellence in completing work assignments.
Self-motivated, have a phenomenal work ethic and looking for the right company to support your growth.
Got Extra to Bring ?
Master’s degreefrom an accredited college or university.
Demonstrated high-level experience for the oversight of an internal audit function, and the skills, knowledge, and personal qualities that can ensure the credibility and acceptance of the internal audit function.
Comparable years of experience in the refined products industry either in an audit role or in an operational role with elements of quality improvement and efficiency and effectiveness reviews.
Advantages of Working at Colonial Pipeline Company:
Getting to work for a company that helps to meet our county’s energy needs and keeps us moving!
Team members who care about each other while accomplishing remarkable things.
Highly competitive benefits – Check out Colonial’s Total Rewards (https://www.colpipe.com/careers/benefits-and-total-rewards)
Are you up to the challenge? What are you waiting for? Apply today!
Colonial Pipeline is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other reason prohibited by federal, state or local law.
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Colonial Pipeline Company operates the world’s largest pipeline of its kind. It delivers refined petroleum products – gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel and fuels for the U.S. military – through a network of 5,500 miles of underground pipe buried under more than 3,000 miles of right of way in the Southern and Eastern United States. A vital part of the nation’s infrastructure, Colonial places the highest emphasis on safe operations that protect its employees as well as the communities in which we live and serve, and the environment along the pipeline route.