Tasks performed regularly that form the essential characteristics of the position. **1) Main Responsibilities** **Communication** – Lead planning meetings, close-out meetings, and discussions with senior management of both the company and the third parties. – Present, explain, and defend audit observations/findings and recommendations to stakeholders. – Maintain timely communication with the Head of Global Third-Party Audit within Global Internal Audit and the Chief Audit Executive regarding progress and critical issues. – Ensure high-quality written audit reports for senior and executive management. **Technical Skills in TPI Auditing** – Conduct and supervise TPI audits on a global scale. – Identify reputational, financial, operational, and compliance risks. – Perform detailed reviews of TPI contracts, sales, gross margin, commission and rebates, expenses, including proof-of-service, and financial statements of TPIs. In addition, a detailed review of FME’s compliance onboarding documentation. – Lead interviews with TPI personnel and internal stakeholders. – Ensure proper documentation of all workpapers in the audit software. – Oversee development and enhancement of TPI audit programs. – Support annual TPI risk assessment and audit planning. – Lead follow-up activities to verify implementation of agreed actions. **Project, People, and General Management** – Act as Audit Lead for multiple simultaneous audits of medium to high complexity, in all regions – Supervise, coach, and mentor auditors during the audit fieldwork. – Coordinate planning, resource allocation, and timely audit execution. – Ensure completeness and accuracy of workpaper documentation. – Act as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for designated regions, functions, and audit programs as assigned. **Quality, Legal & Compliance** – Ensure adherence to all relevant company policies, audit standards, and SOPs. – Promote ABC compliance (FCPA, UK Bribery Act, Sapin II, etc.) and corporate integrity throughout audit execution. – Actively support quality assurance processes and continuous improvement initiatives. **2) Secondary Responsibilities** – Support audit software enhancements and standardization of the global TPI audit methodologies. – Participate in the annual Quality Assessment Process. – Support the development of risk dashboards, analytics, and the TPI monitoring tools. **3) Other Responsibilities** – Participation in global audit excellence projects and process improvements. – Execution of special investigations or ad-hoc analysis when requested by senior leadership.