Internal Auditor, Cornella (Barcelona, Spain) or Chertsey (Surrey, UK)

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

We are looking for an Internal Auditor. Location: Cornella (Barcelona, Spain) or Chertsey (Surrey, UK).

Join our Audit Team! If you are interested in the role, please provide your CV in English.

Our Internal Auditor plans and conducts operational and financial audits, either individually or as part of a team. In this role, you also develop the internal audit scope, perform internal audit procedures and prepare internal audit reports. Internal audits cover functional and operating units and may address compliance, financial, operational and IT processes. You will assist internal audit management with the annual risk assessment and development of the annual internal audit plan. You will champion internal control and corporate governance concepts throughout the business. Responsibilities may also include advisory engagements, supporting investigation work, and the performance of SOX controls testing.

As our Internal Auditor, you will:

• Design and complete financial and operational audits to ensure adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control environment, compliance with Company policies and procedures, and identification of opportunities for process improvements.
• Prepare accurate, logical and detailed work papers clearly describing the work performed, test results and conclusions reached.
• Develop findings and value-adding recommendations to improve/enhance the internal control environment, and work with management to develop scalable and sustainable solutions to address issues or gaps identified.
• Follow-up with management on their agreed action plans to ensure remediation is implemented.
• Leverage insights and understanding of the Company to identify emerging risks and potential areas for audit.
• Assess and test SOX controls in audit engagements and in support of the SOX PMO’s annual testing program.
• Support or lead investigations as directed by the Global Asset Protection team.

As the Internal Auditor, you already are or have:

• A University degree (minimum Bachelor’s).
• Intuition for business, combined with strong leadership, interpersonal, and time management skills.
• Proficiency in written and oral communication (in English), and the capability to communicate effectively and comfortably at all levels.
• Understanding of internal audit, risk assessment and internal control concepts, and experience in applying them to plan, perform and report on the evaluation of business processes/areas/functions.
• Accounting or Internal Audit designation.
• Four years of public accounting or five to seven years of industry experience with knowledge of accounting, finance, and internal control areas.
• Prepared to travel nationally/internationally up to 30% of the time.
• Experience of data extraction and analysis to identify risks and test controls (using tools such as SAP, ACL, Qlik).

This position is a ladder role, and the grade of the individual is based on the skill competencies demonstrated in the annual competency assessment.

Good command/effective operational proficiency in English (if based in Spain).

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

At Air Products, we work in an environment where diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. Come and grow with us!