Overview
Senior Internal Auditor – Watford, United Kingdom
Ref: W176935
Department: Finance
Company Description:
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren’s reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company’s brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world’s most widely recognized families of consumer brands.
At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.
Position Overview
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
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- Plan, perform and document walkthroughs and tests of controls to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s SOX 404 program.
- Train and supervise management testers with regards to SOX 404 testing, including advance preparation, monitoring the progress of fieldwork, reviewing work papers, and reporting results.
- Collaborate with and educate process owners on the importance of maintaining strong internal controls.
- Plan and execute risk-based audits from start to finish, ensuring efficient and effective controls are in place to meet audit objectives, recommend solutions, and obtain management action plans.
- Work collaboratively with the audit team and management to develop audit objectives and approach, including creating audit plans to assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls, with the support of the Manager and Lead.
- Conduct interviews with business partners and perform audit tests to gain an understanding of business processes, identify control gaps and improvement opportunities, and evaluate the risk and potential business impact of identified deficiencies
- Prepare well-written audit reports with meaningful insights that address control gaps and process improvement opportunities discovered during reviews.
- Assist internal audit leadership in ad hoc advisory or investigative projects as needed.
- Identify process improvement opportunities for automation, leveraging data analytics, and implementation of RPA or AI agents.
- Experience in Auditing (internal or external) or 3+ years of experience in complementary finance or business functions.
- Public accounting experience preferred; Big 4 a plus
- CPA, CIA or equivalent certification earned or in progress
- Experience working with audit and technology tools such as AuditBoard/Optro, IDEA, Dataiku, Power BI, and AI tools is desirable
- Retail or consumer products experience a plus
- Working knowledge and experience with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements (SOX)
- Experience with enterprise and financial applications such as SAP a plus
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written, along with the ability to influence and demonstrate confidence in communications with senior level management
- Must be self-motivated/self-starter with the ability to work independently to resolve problems with limited information
- Hybrid role with 2-3 days in office required (Watford/New Bond Street, UK)
- Estimated required travel is 5-10%
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