Specific Responsibilities
The Internal Audit & Risk Management Director based in Houston, TX reporting to the Vice President, Assurance will directly manage Apache's Internal Audit and Risk Management functions. The position assists in developing and owns the execution of the annual Internal Audit plan, including communication of audit results to management. Manages the day-to-day execution of the company's enterprise risk management program.
This role will be primarily responsible for the following:
- Internal Audit
- Managing the planning and execution of operational audits, Sarbanes-Oxley testing, IT audits and special projects
- Providing guidance on audit risks, scopes, objectives, work programs and testing procedures as needed
- Reviewing / preparing audit workpapers and draft reports, ensuring each are prepared timely and in a quality manner
- Completing or supervising completion of assigned audits, advisory engagements or special projects
- Overseeing the company’s SOX program execution, including scoping, testing strategy, quality review, deficiency evaluation, and coordination with external auditors
- Reviewing and submitting well-written reports at the conclusion of audits covering audit scopes, procedures employed, findings and recommendations
- Leading and assisting with departmental projects related to risk identification, audit planning, scheduling, operations, Sarbanes-Oxley, KPIs and continuous improvement
- Assisting with Audit and Risk Committee presentations
- Coaching and developing Audit and Risk Management staff
- Liaising with external auditors as needed
- Risk Management
- Participating in meetings and working with management at all levels within the organization in furtherance of identifying and managing organizational risks
- Owning, managing and improving the company’s risk management program and related software application
- Validating risk mitigation actions and documenting results in the company’s Risk management application
- Training employees as needed on risk concepts and needed improvements
- Preparing / obtaining broader risk assessments for new ventures, country exposures, and more strategic company initiatives
- Continually instilling a risk awareness and approach throughout the organization
- Keeping abreast of risk best practices, communicating them as pertinent within the organization, and instilling them in Apache’s ERM program when warranted
Qualifications & Experience
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance or other pertinent business-related degree
- 15+ years of relevant experience in public accounting and/or internal audit; and meaningful experience leading, maturing, or administering an ERM framework in a complex organization
- Prior experience leading and managing audit / risk teams
- Strong teamwork orientation, with the ability to work independently as needed
- Strong experience with Sarbanes-Oxley principles and testing required
- Experience with operational / process auditing and identifying control gaps and process improvement opportunities
- Hands-on IT audit experience preferred
- Proven strong aptitude for problem solving and root cause analysis
- Knowledge and experience with SAP preferred
- Experience in the oil and gas industry highly preferred
Certifications
- CPA, CIA and/or CISA highly desirable
Skills
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Analytical and organizational skills
- A hands-on leadership style along with an ability to see the big picture, collaborate and interface with all levels of the organization, lead change, and generate process improvements
- A strong understanding of financial and accounting practices
- Strong interpersonal skills (ability to develop and foster cross departmental relationships)
Competencies
The successful candidate will lead by example through successfully demonstrating the following:
- Core Competencies
- Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
- Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache’s business success;
- Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
- Culture: Willingness and ability to align one’s behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.
- Leadership Competencies
- Servant Leadership: Inspires and enables performance excellence through feedback, empathy, development and empowerment;
- Strategic Mindset: Applies business acumen to see the big picture, understand business issues, and exhibit financial stewardship;
- Change Leadership: Inspires change by challenging the status quo, generating support, and executing improvement projects to achieve business outcomes; and
- Leading Effective Teams: Enables performance excellence through effective structure, delegation, and motivation.
Company Overview
Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are healthier, have access to better education, and are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living.
Nearly 3 billion people — roughly one-third of the global population — live without electricity or without clean cooking facilities. We are committed to providing energy in innovative and more sustainable ways to help raise the standard of living for those living in energy poverty and to meet the ongoing demands of people and economies around the world.
The products we deliver power increasingly cleaner electricity across the globe, fuel tractors and trucks, make fertilizer to keep the world's food supply on the table, and heat our schools, hospitals and businesses.
Our employees bring a wide range of talents and skills to the job every day to tackle complex business challenges. We believe in providing a truly rewarding work environment supported by a benefits platform that ranks among the best in our peer group. Our company offers career development opportunities where employees can grow personally and professionally. We promote employee benefits that cultivate a family-friendly work environment and focus on our employees' overall well-being.
We are committed to being a workplace where all employees are valued and can thrive with a sense of belonging. Our commitment to non-discriminatory, equal employment opportunities benefits our individual employees, our company and our external stakeholders; we are better as an organization when various experiences, ideas, and perspectives are brought to the table.
Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA). Apache has operations in the United States, Egypt's Western Desert and the United Kingdom's North Sea and a sister company with exploration opportunities offshore Suriname. Whether supporting Apache, APA Corporation or one of its subsidiaries, team members are employed by Apache Corporation.
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Apache Statement on Hiring
To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.