Senior Internal Auditor at Ingredion in Westchester, IL

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About Ingredion: Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create. Location: Westchester, IL Workplace Type: Hybrid As a Senior Internal Auditor you will plan and execute risk-based assurance and advisory engagements across operational, financial, compliance, and technology-enabled processes. Serving as the lead auditor on assigned engagements, the Senior Internal Auditor contributes to the enterprise risk assessment and annual audit plan, builds constructive working relationships with process owners and assurance partners, and delivers practical insights that strengthen governance, risk management, and internal control. The Senior Internal Auditor performs audit procedures through process and control walkthroughs, develops testing criteria, reviews and analyzes data and evidence, and identifies and defines issues. All engagements are performed on a risk-based basis and in conformance with the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards (effective January 9, 2025). This role will report to the Manager, Internal Audit. What you will do: · Leading engagement planning, including the engagement risk assessment, objectives, scope, evaluation criteria, resource needs, and work program, for approval by Internal Audit leadership. · Supervising, coaching, and reviewing the work of staff auditors and co-sourced resources to ensure workpapers are sufficient, reliable, and support engagement conclusions. · Evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of financial, operational, compliance, and IT general and application controls to ensure that valid, properly authorized transactions are completely and accurately processed. · Determining compliance with Company policies, standards, procedures, and applicable statutes and government regulations. · Considering fraud risk throughout planning and fieldwork and escalating suspected fraud indicators in accordance with department protocols. · Partnering with the data team to design and execute data analytics and continuous monitoring procedures, identifying patterns, anomalies, and exceptions that inform risk-based sample selection and testing. · Preparing audit workpapers and process flowcharts to document and support conclusions and audit findings in alignment with internal quality standards and requirements in conformance with the Global Internal Audit Standards issued by The Institute of Internal Auditors. · Developing concise findings agreeing on practical management action plans with process owners; and communicating results. · Building strong working partnerships with internal stakeholders and global Internal Audit team members to deliver results and support business performance, objectives, and initiatives. · Leading or supporting special projects, advisory engagements, and investigations as requested by Internal Audit leadership. · Supporting the department’s Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) by retaining evidence of conformance, participating in internal assessments, and acting on continuous improvement opportunities. · Maintaining objectivity and independence, promptly disclosing actual or perceived impairments and conflicts of interest, and completing annual ethics and independence confirmations. · Assessing risk, control, and governance processes across the Three Lines Model, including emerging risk areas such as cybersecurity, third-party and supply chain risk, data governance, sustainability reporting, and use of emerging technologies.