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ARLANXEO Netherlands B.V.

Organization:
ARLANXEO is one of the world's largest producers of synthetic rubber and a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, the world's largest energy and chemical group. They develop, produce and market high-performance elastomers that are used for a wide range of applications: from the automotive to the tire industries and from the healthcare to the sports industries. With a global production footprint, ARLANXEO supplies customers on all continents with high-quality products.

ARLANXEO was established in April 2016 as a joint venture of LANXESS – a world-leading specialty chemicals company based in Cologne, Germany – and Saudi Aramco, a major global energy and chemicals enterprise headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Since January 1, 2019, ARLANXEO is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco.

To complete the Corporate Global Audit Team after internal promotion of one of the team members we are looking for an:

Internal Auditor IT (Med-Sr)

Specialist (to be) in IT, IT Security & Operational Technology

Location: Geleen, The Netherlands


Purpose of the position:
You have the ambition to become a full member of the Corporate Global Audit team within ARLANXEO and in particular to plan and perform professional IT audit work at production sites, support functions and global Headquarters. This will necessitate a thorough understanding of business goals and performance objectives to assess associated risks and controls.

You support local/site management in maintaining effective systems of risk management and internal control that are in line with corporate and local policies or generally accepted good practice. And give advice to this effect.

Goal:
Internal audit’s main task is to positively influence people’s behavior with regard to managing risk. You have the ability to influence positive change without provoking conflict. A robust audit methodology in place with business objectives and key risks are the main drivers to managing risk. With a good understanding of the 3-lines-of-defense concept and the ability to adapt methodologies you cover both the first and second line of defense in audit work.

Team Corporate Audit:
Based in Geleen the Head of Corporate Audit manages 4 Internal Auditors, specialists in the fields of Data Analytics Auditing, Operational Auditing, Financial Auditing and IT Auditing. Team members have the opportunity to partially work remote.

Your Tasks & Responsibilities:
You help embed a culture of risk management by working proactively with corporate, divisional- and local management in the identification, assessment and management of risk. Help them drive improvement through the sharing of good practice.

Develop interpretations of policies and procedures that are workable for the local businesses and provide sounding to management, as needed, to help define what is appropriate. Provide counsel and guidance to local management in determining the appropriate approach to resolving any internal control issues.

Work proactively alongside management on major projects and deliver risk and control advice in real-time so that management is able to make timely adjustments. Ensure that (investment) projects are driven by a sound business case and that the benefits described in the business case are monitored and achieved.

Assist in the development of an annual risk based audit plan, specifically in relation to IT:
• Apply professional risk-management and auditing principles and standards to test and evaluate systems, processes and controls within the divisions (COSO/COBIT/ISO 27001/NIST/IEC 62443/NERC CIP).
• Report regularly on progress to local management and Head of Corporate Audit.
• Manage internal audit resource, those provided through an external sourcing management and (guest) auditors from within ARLANXEO and the Shareholder.
• Assist in the preparation of audit reports to ARLANXEO Board and Audit Committee.
• Be able to complete the annual audit plan, within an agreed time budget, manage and prioritize own work and at the same time demonstrate flexibility to be able to handle ad-hoc internal audit tasks and re-prioritize other work accordingly.

Your profile?
At first: Ambitions and Passion. You want to become a specialist within the field of Internal Auditing and you know what that means for the rest of your career: Great opportunities! To succeed you have the ability to influence positive change without provoking conflict. This in a global setting and a wide diversity of cultures. You keep an eye on the bigger picture without getting lost in details. For the rest you have strong intellectual and analytical skills to gather, analyze and evaluate facts and prepare and present concise oral and written reports with a focus on future improvements. And you know to take responsibility and to work on your own as part of a team.
We expect candidates to have a Bachelor or Master degree (IT, Information management, Auditing and/or Risk management) in combination with some years of relevant working experience. You master English fluently verbal and written and have the ability to travel on a frequent basis (25%) . Above all you are eager to learn.

ARLANXEO offers you:
No hesitation to give you all support and education to become a full member of the Corporate Global Audit Team. A challenging position in a dynamic multinational with serious ambitions and the power to invest. For sure a position where you can fully unfold your true potential with many projects and subjects that need your attention. And all this in an environment with highly educated and qualified professionals from all over the world. To find the right work-life balance employees have the opportunity to partially work from home office. Excellent labor conditions in combination with an attractive bonus structure and are part of the deal at this global brand in Performance Elastomers.

Interested?
Limbourg & Partners takes care of the recruitment and pre-selection for this position. For more information about ARLANXEO, the position and the procedure you can contact Marnix Postma, Managing Consultant (+31 (0)6-3322 5618). If you want to apply directly, we look forward to receiving your resume with a short motivation letter before 23 March 2023.