Summary:

Reporting to an Internal Audit Manager, the Internal Audit Supervisor is an experienced auditor position within ADT’s Internal Audit Team. This individual will step into a leadership role and will assist with the management and execution of assurance-related activities, including but not limited to SOX compliance, financial, and operational audits. This position will also assist Internal Audit management with the preparation of an annual comprehensive risk assessment and targeted audit response plan; drafting responses to risks identified within the Company as well as identifying efficiencies and improvements to processes that leverages cost-effective tools and technologies. The Internal Audit Supervisor will have a strong audit and business background and demonstrates a thorough understanding of SOX compliance and business processes (accounting and IT).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist IA management in defining the control objectives and monitoring SOX compliance efforts, including day-to-day oversight and guidance for seniors and staff members.
• Provide input when creating and updating the audit team capacity assessment for assigned SOX cycles.
• Assist audit management in ensuring documentation of the Company’s internal controls comply with SOX requirements through reviews of audit workpapers.
• Working with audit management to provide oversight and facilitate the remediation process of control gaps, coordinate remediation activities with seniors and staff and escalate possible critical issues to IA management.
• Maintain the SOX Risk Control Matrix, ensuring any changes are properly reflected in the GRC tool across all SOX cycles.
• Analyze data sets and provide guidance to staff and seniors so data analytics can be incorporated into the audit lifecycle (planning, sampling, testing, reporting).
• Coordinate day-to-day activities with the external auditors to ensure the progress and status of SOX deliverables are properly communicated and within expected timelines.
• Prepare and lead detailed internal status meetings with seniors and staff and provide high level status updates to Internal Audit management.
• Lead the execution of low-risk SOX cycles and perform final review of deliverables.
• Ensure timely execution and delivery of engagement deliverables, including those owned by seniors and staff for assigned SOX cycles.
• Provide direction and oversight to seniors and staff to ensure development of audit findings that clearly and concisely communicate the risks, root causes and recommended improvements.
• Demonstrate accountability for day-to-day people leadership, including coaching, performance feedback, development planning, and fostering a high-engagement audit team culture.
• Perform a root cause analysis for identified audit issues, formulate recommendations for improved internal controls and business processes, and ensure that corrective action plans are developed and implemented.
• Develop strong, professional, and independent relationships with leaders of the Company’s lines of business.
• Ensure continued development of business talent through timely coaching and appropriate training to less experienced team members.
• Engage in regular assessment and development meetings with direct reports to ensure continued development of business talent.
• Lead the execution of independent audit projects to ensure defined objectives are met under IA management’s supervision.
• Assist IA management compile reports used to communicate the results of audit projects to Senior Management and other key stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the business by proactively identifying emerging risks, control improvement opportunities, and operational efficiencies beyond baseline SOX requirements.

Analytic Responsibilities:

Responsible for conceptualizing and implementing data analytics and automation in support of the internal audit function to help ADT manage risk and improve business performance. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Designing and developing data analytics, automated workflows, and ongoing data monitoring tools to assist internal audit team in understanding and assessing business processes, analyzing business risk, and improving efficiency and effectiveness of both internal controls and the internal audit function.
• Assist in the development of proactive fraud data analytics and continuous monitoring program.
• Working together with audit staff and business stakeholders to understand processes and controls, gather requirements, and translate them into optimized data analytics.
• Champion the use of data analytics in internal audit through collaboration, training, and education.
• Collaborating with business analytics organization to gain familiarity with ADT systems infrastructure and data sources, as well as understanding data analytics implications resulting from planned system changes.
• Ensuring accuracy of data delivery, validating reports against transactional and dimensional data, and troubleshooting as needed.
• Actively supporting financial, operational, forensics and IT audit projects and controls testing procedures as part of the internal audit team.
• Problem solving complex issues and developing innovative approaches to addressing business challenges.
• Demonstrated interest in leveraging emerging technologies, including automation and AI-enabled analytics, to enhance audit quality, coverage, and efficiency.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education / Work Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in either Finance, Accounting or other relevant field required, Master’s degree preferred.
• CPA, CIA, CISA and/or CFE certifications/degrees strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of business, audit, finance, accounting experience required.
• Proven ability and experience to organize and manage multiple project priorities simultaneously, and lead staff and seniors through these projects.
• Experience in designing, monitoring, and evaluating internal controls and SOX compliance programs for public companies.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of financial audit, internal controls, SOX Compliance and business management principles.
• Knowledge of auditing principles, auditing standards, IIA standards, PCAOB, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a diverse team environment.
• Possess strong written and oral communications skills.
• Have demonstrated proficient analytical skills and critical thinking ability.
• Ability to work independently on complex tasks and lead others as necessary.
• Commitment to continuous improvement in a dynamic environment; constantly striving to exceed expectations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft products (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, CoPilot).
• Travel up to 20%.

Core Competencies:

• Effective leader – garners their peers’ respect and demonstrates ability to lead and develop others.
• Able to multitask and move forward several projects and initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal skills including presentation skills and the ability to communicate with all levels and functions in a corporate enterprise.
• Analytical focus – capable of creating action plans from data/trends.
• Critical thinking – able to deal with ambiguity, yet still make good quality decisions.

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Reporting to an Internal Audit Manager, the Internal Audit Supervisor is an experienced auditor position within ADT’s Internal Audit Team.