The Opportunity:
Your role as a Senior Internal Auditor plays a critical part in supporting the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program, with primary responsibility for testing key business process controls.
You will collaborate closely with Internal Audit colleagues in the U.S. and other global regions, as well as with process and control owners across the organization.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a high-performing, collaborative team focused on strengthening internal controls, enhancing risk management, and driving operational excellence across Mattel’s global operations.
What Your Impact Will Be:
- Perform and document detailed SOX control testing in accordance with Mattel’s Internal Audit methodology and PCAOB standards.
- Assess the design and operating effectiveness of key controls and identify potential control deficiencies.
- Prepare clear, well-supported workpapers and communicate testing results in a concise and professional manner.
- Participate in control walkthroughs and support updates to process narratives and risk/control matrices.
- Collaborate closely with Global Internal Audit team and business process owners to ensure timely completion of testing and remediation activities.
- Support initiatives related to continuous control monitoring, automated controls testing, and process automation.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives related to testing quality, documentation standards, and process efficiency.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of SOX requirements, internal control best practices, and Mattel’s corporate policies.