Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.
This position is located in Basel, Switzerland. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.
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Internal Auditor (SAP/S4H Expert)
Lonza Audit Services (LAS) provides the board and management with independent, risk-based and objective assurance, advice, insight, and foresight. The function is independently positioned with direct accountability to the Board; it works with the management and reviews activities in the organization, reports observations, risks and recommendations to the audited parties, senior management, Executive Committee as well as to the Audit & Compliance Committee.
For the LAS team, we are currently looking for a talent with expertise in SAP configurations, ideally S/4 HANA configurations, with interest to develop new career opportunities. As part of the LAS team, the candidate will be part of internal audits, contributing to the engagements and the team’s performance with existing SAP know-how while being trained on business processes as well as internal auditing. The candidate will bring in their in-depth expertise in SAP related to configurations, master and transaction data, and ideally know-how from previous participation in SAP implementation projects. For a period of about two years, depending on previous experiences, the candidate will be trained in understanding and assessing all kinds of business processes to identify potential risks and compliance gaps as well as opportunities for improvements and process standardization across all company units worldwide. The aim is for the candidate to run their audits of selected audit areas / complete assignments independently and move into a line management career after about four years.
Role / Main Responsibilities:
- Under the lead and training of an audit manager, execute assigned tasks in various internal audit assignments, which aim at identifying potential risks, compliance gaps, and opportunities for improvements across different business areas globally
- Support the audit teams by providing insights and expertise related to SAP topics, involving analysis of SAP configurations, master and transaction data, to ensure effective controls, data accuracy, and system integrity; depending on previous experience, perform reviews on design, management and deliverables of projects regarding SAP implementation and SAP-related improvements
- Collaborate with various departments and provide insights and recommendations on process standardization and best practices within SAP/ S4Hana environments
- Monitor the implementation of agreed recommendations and perform formal follow-up audits to confirm the effectiveness of the actions taken
- Act as a trusted advisor to the audit team, providing expert guidance on SAP standards, technology leverage, and data analytics to support risk assessments and audit execution
- Support LAS internal projects and collaborate with the team concerning in particular initiatives targeting improvements and future developments of the LAS function
Minimum Required Qualifications / Skills:
- University degree and corresponding work experience of at least several years
- Know-how of SAP configuration parameters, master data objects, standard SAP transactions and reports, corresponding tables and fields and inter-linkages, especially related to the modules of FI, MM, SD and WM; basic understanding of previous areas across modules of CO, PP, QM, PS, PM
- Experience / participation in end-to-end SAP implementation projects, e.g. as a consultant, across different project phases (blueprinting, system design, build, testing, data migration, hypercare); preference given to candidates with SAP S/4 HANA audit and/or SAP S/4 HANA implementation project experience
- Corresponding SAP module certifications regarding FI, MM, SD or WM modules required; ideally also certifications related to project management such as CAPM or Prince2 Foundation
- Experience with analytics, ETL, or engineering processes, as well as tools like Power BI and Azure, not required but a plus
- Excellent English language skills verbally as well as in writing absolutely required
- Talent and ambition for career development options within the Group after about 3-4 years of engagement in internal auditing
- Travel requirements about 10-20%
Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.
People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.
