Supervisor, Internal Audit

Supervisor, Internal Audit

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

The Supervisor, Internal Audit is responsible for supporting and at times leading strategic Internal Audit initiatives with a focus on strategic projects, such as the annual Internal Audit (IA) risk assessment, ensuring compliance with Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards, and supporting the Director with third-party audits. The position engages with stakeholders across the business to gather and assess internal documentation related to third-party relationships and coordinates with external consultants to support effective audit execution across all phases of third-party audits. This role strengthens the company's ability to create, protect, and sustain value by providing independent, objective assurance and insight into the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal control processes related to third-party relationships and other key risk areas.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance third-party audit activities
• Designs and enhances internal processes for gathering data and building insights to inform third-party audits, including standardized approaches for collecting, organizing, and analyzing information on third-party relationships.
• Develops and maintains dashboards and tracking mechanisms to monitor third-party audit plans, observations, trends, and remediation status.
• Oversees select third-party audits, including leading risk discussions with stakeholders, coordinating and overseeing consultants throughout all audit phases, and reviewing consultant deliverables for quality, completeness, and consistency.
• Partners with stakeholders to ensure timely and effective remediation of audit observations, including tracking action plans and validating closure.
• Prepares clear, concise executive communications and stakeholder presentations that summarize third-party program objectives, key risks, observations, and overall insights.
• Project manage the Internal Audit risk assessment and annual audit plan process
• Serves as project manager for the annual Internal Audit risk assessment process used to develop the annual audit plan, ensuring key milestones, dependencies, and deliverables are clearly defined and met by other IA team members.
• Leads data-gathering activities and coordinates with the data analytics team to design, refine, and maintain dashboards and analytical tools that support risk assessment and prioritization.
• Coordinates and communicates timelines, expectations, and key outputs with Internal Audit leadership and other stakeholders throughout the risk assessment cycle.
• Ensures risk interviews are effectively scheduled, conducted, and documented, with outputs accurately captured, synthesized, and incorporated into risk assessment materials and reporting.
• Collaborates with functional leads and IA colleagues to assess current risk assessment and planning processes, identify enhancement opportunities, and implement agreed process improvements.
• Maintain process to drive adherence to Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards and IA quality program, with support from other IA leadership and team members
• Enhances and maintains processes for monitoring audit activities throughout the year to help ensure alignment with IIA standards and IA methodology.
• Assess the impact of changes to audit methodologies, tools, and processes on conformance with IIA standards and recommend updates or mitigations as needed.
• Designs, formalizes, and helps execute an internal quality assurance and improvement program, including annual or bi-annual internal reviews of audit processes.
• Coordinates the planning and execution of the external quality assessment (EQA), performed at least every five years (next review in late 2026), including liaising with external assessors, managing information requests, and tracking resulting action plans.
• Prepares summaries and presentations on IIA conformance, quality review outcomes, and continuous improvement initiatives for IA leadership and other governance stakeholders.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred. Professional certification strongly preferred (e.g., CIA, CPA, CISA, CFE, or equivalent). Minimum of 5 years of progressive, related experience in internal audit, external audit, risk management, or a related field; prior experience in a highly regulated, global, or healthcare/pharmaceutical environment is a plus. Experience leading audits end-to-end; third-party risk management, compliance, or oversight (e.g., vendor audits, distributor audits, or similar engagements) is preferred. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, applying strong project management skills to deliver high-quality work within agreed timelines. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex issues into clear, actionable messages. Proficient Excel and PowerPoint skills required; experience with data analysis or visualization tools and use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools is a plus. Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex processes and control environments. Demonstrated ability to work independently while effectively managing stakeholders, building relationships, and influencing across functions, geographies, and levels of seniority. Commitment to integrity, objectivity, and adherence to professional standards and the company's Code of Business Conduct.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.