Program Manager, Internal Audit, APAC

The Tesla Internal Audit Team's mission is to protect the company by calling attention to critical risks and driving management action to address those risks. Internal projects are driven by two guiding principles – Keep Tesla Safe and Enable Operational Excellence. The Team achieves its objective by collaborating with functional and business/product groups to identify areas of risk, making valuable recommendations on process and control improvements, cost reduction, and operational excellence.

The Team is working in close collaboration with functional and business/product work groups to identify areas of risk, making valuable recommendations on process and control standardization, and influencing the decision-making process to drive change.

The Role

Tesla Internal Audit team is seeking an Internal Audit Program Manager with relevant operational and financial experience to support the Internal Audit team in the APAC region.

This is a high visibility role where you will be interacting with all levels of personnel within the company. The ideal candidate will leverage the knowledge of audit, internal controls, financial and business operations to identify and evaluate critical business risks and relevant business and governance processes.

The successful candidate, who should be able to demonstrate a "can do" attitude and "go getter" personality.

Responsibilities

• Lead APAC internal audit projects with focus on operation processes and could also evaluate, plan, execute, and report on assigned projects as an individual contributor
• Present observations and recommendations to management for process and control improvement and facilitating management action plans
• Champion a risk-based approach to independently evaluate, plan, perform, summarize, and communicate assigned risk assessments and audit activities
• Lead special projects requested by the Audit Committee of the Board around internal control assessments, and special investigations
• Prepare and provide written and oral reports, communications and/or presentations to management presenting observations and recommendations for internal control improvement and facilitating management action plans
• Drive continuous improvement of the department by bringing leading practice frameworks, audit process improvements, and thought leadership
• Coordinate with other risk management functions (e.g., Privacy and Regulatory Compliance) to minimize duplication of effort and maximize execution
• Serve as a consultant across various functions related to Tesla's automotive and energy business including but not limited to manufacturing, supply chain, financial services, vehicle sales, service, and delivery.
• Develop strong relationships with business partners and stay abreast of emerging trends and accounting standard changes to assess impact on controls/procedures

Qualification and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• Around 10 years of experience in Operational Audit, Business Consulting (process and performance improvement, business transformation), or a blend of related experience in manufacturing industries
• Evidence of exceptional ability and a proven track record of delivering results through career progression
• Leadership skills including the ability to take charge, coach, interact with all levels of the organization, set objectives, and drive results
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity, manage and coordinate multiple project assignments simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, accepting ownership and accountability of the process and delivering on commitments
• Intensely curious, solution-oriented individual who wants to know the what, where, when, how, and (most importantly) why processes work the way they do
• Detailed knowledge of critical business processes across key industries such as automotive, manufacturing, energy, consumer products, technology, consulting, or other similar companies
• Evidence of exceptional ability as demonstrated through career progression
• CPA, CIA, or other relevant certifications
• Advanced MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) skills for use in analysis, reporting, and data management