Internal Auditor

**Company presentation**
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy.

**Join Internal Audit and get the opportunity to show leadership and drive impact throughout the Group**

**Entity and activity description**
In a context of accelerating speed of change, business process digitization and agile network organizations, Internal Audit objectives remain as relevant as ever, notably to provide an independent and objective assurance of the level of control over Operations and organizational structures.

Through a systematic and methodical approach, based on Audit findings, recommendations and follow-up of corrective actions, Internal Audit contributes to improve the efficiency of operations and create added value, primarily by encouraging the exchange of good practices.

With 40 auditors spread over four geographical Hubs and one Base, Air Liquide Internal Audit teams perform every year a significant number of audit or consulting assignments on extremely varied topics, in line with the strategy and the main risks of the Group: covering in particular the main transformation or reorganization projects, digital and IT challenges encountered by the Group, industrial projects management, and more generally all main operational and financial processes.

**Thanks to its worldwide and cross-functional mandate, Internal audit is uniquely positioned to be a strategic business partner for Operations and General Management.**

**Missions and Responsibilities**
Within Group Internal Audit Department and in coordination with Hubs audit teams, you will conduct assignments in Air Liquide Entities or in Global Functions on:

- The correct implementation of Group policies, procedures, codes and guidelines, and prevailing laws and regulations;
- The preservation of Group physical, intellectual and digital assets;
- The integrity, reliability, completeness and traceability of financial and accounting information communicated both internally and externally;
- The control over operational and functional processes.

Assignments part of Group Internal Audit plan, focus primarily on the assessment of:

- Major risks management as identified in the Group across all business lines (e.g. energy management, protection of digital assets, investment execution, business model disruption, Internal Control,...), by analyzing internal and external evolutions that may increase these risk factors;
- Key processes management of the various Activities (e.g. Large Industry sales, Assets management,...), that significantly impact Group results.

Primary responsibility involves:

- Conducting audit or consulting missions on all business lines and on a worldwide scope, increasing your understanding of complex problems from diverse perspectives and developing new skills and experience;
- Identifying risks / weaknesses and making added value recommendations to improve efficiency;
- Establishing constructive relationships with the audited Entities and Senior Management both during the audit engagement and on an ongoing basis;
- Presenting results to Executive management and implement recommendations in collaboration with audited teams;
- Pro-actively and efficiently communicating within Corporate, Hubs and Entities audit teams to enhance consistency of approaches / standards;
- Embodying integrity, independence, confidentiality and competence, promoting internal audit as a business partner to Operations and Global Functions.

**Competencies and Profile**
Graduated from an engineering and / or a business school, you have developed a highly international culture with a minimum of 3 to 6 years of professional background in operations or support functions. You acquired in particular specific expertise in finance and accounting activities.

You must be fluent in English (spoken and written). Other languages are a plus.

In addition to the above, you should be able to demonstrate the following skills:

- Impressive analytical and synthesis capabilities;
- Highly proficient in written and oral communication;
- Excellent team spirit;
- Rigorous and organized;
- Able to manage, supervise (as mission leader) and coach others;
- Critical thinking and pragmatism are essential.

**Additional information**
Location: France / Ile de France / Paris

Travel requirements under normal circumstances are about 25% (maximum).

Job Reference: FR16653