Summary:

The Audit Lead is a key member of the Internal Audit (third line of defense) management team, responsible for delivering risk-based assurance across the enterprise, specifically across the third party risk domain. This role leads end-to-end internal audit engagements, leveraging data analytics and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), to enhance audit coverage, insights, and efficiency. The incumbent oversees the planning, execution, and reporting of audits while providing assurance functions across the organization.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Drives and executes comprehensive, risk-based audit plans, defining clear objectives, methodologies, and deliverables.

• Ensures audit procedures effectively evaluate controls across financial, operational, compliance, and cybersecurity domains, while producing high-quality, well-structured workpapers that support audit conclusions.

• Advances the third-party risk management audit framework by embedding end-to-end vendor lifecycle considerations (onboarding, due diligence, contracting, ongoing monitoring, and offboarding) and developing a comprehensive, risk-based catalog of third-party risks (e.g., cybersecurity, compliance, operational, concentration, financial, and reputational) to strengthen the identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks associated with external vendors and strategic partners across the enterprise.

• Integrates cybersecurity into third-party assurance activities, evaluating vendor security posture, data protection practices, and compliance with information security standards to strengthen enterprise-wide risk visibility.

• Recommends and drives innovative audit techniques, metrics, and analytics, including the use of automation and AI-enabled insights, to assess control effectiveness and continuously enhance audit quality and efficiency

• Leverages advanced data analytics capabilities within Internal Audit to design and deliver impactful dashboards, continuous monitoring capabilities, and >

  Experience & Education Requirements:

  • An undergraduate degree in Accounting or a related business discipline is required

  • Five (5) years minimum applicable audit experience, obtained from either internal audit or public accounting. Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotech is preferred but not required

  • An active professional certification in at least one area (e.g., CIA, CPA, CISA, CMA, etc.) is preferred

  Minimum Skillsets & Experience Requirements:

  • Shows flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks, recommends allocating/re-allocating work across engagement team members when assigned, or stepping in to support execution, as appropriate

  • Strong knowledge of risks, process, and controls across financial, operational and compliance areas

  • Well-developed analytical, interpersonal, and communication (both written and verbal) skills

  • Innovative, out of the box thinker and adaptable to a changing environment

  • Strong project management, time management, and prioritization skills

  • Comfortable with leading-edge audit and risk assessment methodologies.

  • Working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

  • Strong interpersonal skill with the ability to work closely with people at all levels of the organization and facilitate the implementation of corrective action.

  • Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

  • Ability to be on-site in Conshohocken, PA as needed (flexible)

  What Cencora offers

  We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

  Full time

  Salary Range*

  $88,700 - 126,940

  *This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/NewYork/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

  Equal Employment Opportunity

  Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

  The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

  Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

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  Affiliated Companies:

  Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation