EMEA Senior Internal Auditor

We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms).

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Job Purpose:

The Senior Internal Auditor – EMEA Team supports and leads General Business Reviews (GBR) across entities in the EMEA region.

The role focuses on performing transversal, risk-based assessments of business processes, including governance, financial controls, commercial activities, and overall entity performance.

This position is critical to strengthening the team’s capacity to:

• Structure and lead audits independently
• Apply a risk-based approach to identify key areas of exposure
• Deliver clear, impactful, and business-oriented recommendations
• Support and guide junior auditors during assignments

The Senior Internal Auditor acts as a key interface with local and regional senior management, ensuring audits provide a high-level diagnostic of risks, control maturity, and operational effectiveness at entity level. The role is based in a hybrid setup and includes approximately 20% travel.

The role also offers high exposure to senior leadership, requiring the ability to present audit conclusions, defend recommendations, and engage in frequent technical and risk discussions with management.

Main activities:

• Lead and coordinate General Business Review (GBR) audits across EMEA entities
• Plan audit assignments independently:
  • Define audit agenda and scope
  • Identify key risk areas
  • Structure audit approach
• Execute risk-based assessments covering financial controls, governance and organization, commercial and business practices, and key entity-level risks
• Ensure audit methodologies are aligned with IIA Standards.
• Identify control weaknesses, inefficiencies, and areas of improvement
• Deliver clear and structured audit reports with practical and actionable recommendations
• Present audit conclusions to local and regional senior management, including structured communication of key risks, issues, and recommendations
• Engage in frequent technical discussions with management to challenge assumptions, clarify risk exposure, and align on action plans
• Supervise and review work performed by junior auditors, ensuring consistency and quality
• Support junior team members through coaching and guidance during audits
• Maintain effective working relationships with local management and key stakeholders
• Follow up on action plans to ensure proper implementation
• Identify emerging risks and bring relevant insights to Internal Audit Management
• Support Ethics Channel investigations in coordination with Compliance, when required.

Profile:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related disciplines., or related disciplines.
• Professional certifications (CIA, CPA, CA) are a plus.
• Fluent English mandatory. Additional European languages are strong advantage.
• 5-8 years of experience in Internal Audit, External Audit, or Risk Advisory
• Experience equivalent to an External Audit Manager or a Senior Auditor leading engagements independently