Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Patients are at the heart of what we do at Edwards Lifesciences. Our Finance teams work hard to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus. As part of the team, whether providing analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information, your application of accurate financial business practices will play a fundamental role in how we impact the quality of life for patients all over the world.

In this role, the Internal Audit Manager will take primary responsibility for conducting operational or financial internal audit reviews as well as executing SOX walkthroughs and testing within the America’s region including Costa Rica, LATAM, and the US. The successful candidate's value-added mindset, high work quality, effective partnership, and attention to detail will help drive process maturity, enable the business to accomplish their goals while mitigating risk, and overall make a difference in the growth of Edwards.

How you´ll make an impact:

• Executing risk-based business process operational and financial reviews with accountability for successful completion within scope of project deliverables.

• Lead and perform business process control walkthroughs and testing for SOX Compliance in Costa Rica, LATAM, and/or US to ensure Edwards’ compliance with financial regulations, company policies, internal controls, and best practices.

• Propose alternatives and provide advisory consultative services to CR BSC management on operational or financial processes to improve internal controls, safeguard assets, and ensure compliance with management objectives.

• Assess risks inherent in areas under review while applying thought leadership

• Support External Audit requests.

• Identify opportunities for data analytics where possible; provide analytics/suggestions for improvements to business/management for continuous monitoring opportunities

• Develop value added management actions to mitigate identified risks.

• Draft internal audit reports of operational reviews on a timely basis.

• Other duties as assigned by leadership.

What you´ll need (Required):

Bachelor’s degree in finance or related fields and 8 years of previous relevant work experience required, including 5 years of public accounting experience (e.g., Big Four CPA firms) or Internal Audit experiences.

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Obtained Professional Certification in related discipline (e.g. CPA, ACCA, CIA).

• Experience working in a medical device or a related industry/manufacturing.

• Substantial understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).

• Data analytic skills (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx) and knowledge of audit and SOX management software (e.g., AuditBoard, TeamMate+).

• Strong English skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills

• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, process and systems analytical skills, organizational, and investigative skills.

• Ability to coach staff members.

• Ability to work in a multi-cultural team environment, including inter-departmental teams and key contact representing the department on projects.

• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization.

• Strict attention to detail.

• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion.

• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to travel internationally.