Internal Auditor

Your role and your team:

We're building a world-class, scalable Finance function, ready for our future growth. As part of an in-house Internal Audit team, deliver internal audits across Lilium and test controls to confirm compliance with our policies and requirements of being a NASDAQ listed entity.

The Internal Auditor will own relationships with business stakeholders across all divisions to support them in identifying and managing risk and assurance requirements.

You will support the development and continuous improvement of the Internal Audit function, sharing external good practise and innovative thinking to shape our processes and methodologies.

Your Day to Day:

• Testing evidence provided by the business to ensure the design and operating effectiveness of controls that support our Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance obligations.
• Owning the execution and reporting of financial and operational reviews and assisting in maturing business processes and the supporting control environment.
• Developing recommendations and actions that balance both commercial considerations and the regulatory / assurance requirements of the business.
• Analysing data and information to provide insights to management when developing and implementing new processes, which continuously improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation.
• Acting with a good level of judgement when delivering audit work and as a subject matter specialist in all audit and controls related topics, with the aim of improving business processes and the internal audit methodology.

Your Profile:

• Demonstrable experience and understanding of risk, control and audit practices in a SOX environment, from both a business process and IT General Controls perspective.
• Proven experience of supporting SOX compliance for an in-house internal audit / business controls team and / or through a professional services firm (external audit or controls advisory).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience in developing strong stakeholder relationships at all levels of seniority in a multi-cultural environment.
• Good understanding of technology, systems and data flows and how these relate to business operations.
• Strong time and project management skills to ensure work is delivered on time, to budget and to the expected quality.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to deal with ambiguity and change.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-changing environment and execute with urgency, while still maintaining the ability to apply sound judgement.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English, with good report writing skills.
• Self-sufficient and resilient with the ability to grasp new concepts, make objective assessments and see the bigger picture.

Desirable

• Recognised accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA/ACA/CIMA) and knowledge of IFRS accounting standards.
• Qualification in Internal Audit (e.g. CMIIA/CIA).
• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen.
• German speaker. 

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