Senior Internal Audit Manager

Who Is Pella Corporation?

In the small Dutch Community of Pella, Iowa in 1925, Pete and Lucille Kuyper invested in a new invention – a window screen that rolled up and down like a shade. The couple went on to found a company based on the principles of traditional American values, integrity and the desire to enrich the homes and lives of our customers.

Today, Pella Corporation is still privately owned and continues to be a leader in technology and product innovation. In fact, they've been awarded more than 150 product and design patents. And the team at Pella is as committed as ever to continuing the company's proud heritage of building innovative windows and doors.

At Pella, we want to help you find what makes you an extraordinary team member. That’s why we offer individualized talent development plans, cross-functional experiences, and opportunities for career advancement through personal and professional development.

Our national brand is supported by 8,000+ team members at 17 manufacturing sites and 90+ sales branches across the country who are dedicated to serving our customers with Pella Passion — a way of being that inspires us to go above and beyond for each other, our customers, and our communities. Pella Passion has guided our actions for 95 years and will carry us forward as we capture the rare blend of inspired design and exceptional detail in our work and our lives.

Position Summary

Leads the internal audit department in providing an independent, objective, systematic, and risk-based review of Pella’s processes to help the Board and management accomplish Pella Corporation’s goals with a focus on speed and agility. The internal audit function will ensure that management has adequate governance, risk management and internal controls over data integrity for financial reporting and operational decision making, ensure compliance with risk management and control processes, and will develop recommendations for enhancements to operational and financial processes.

Leads the Enterprise Risk Management team that ensure that Pella has an optimal risk profile for growth so that unnecessary risks are mitigated so prudent risk necessary for growth can be taken, dynamic change opportunities are not missed, and obstacles are removed so that the organization can move with speed and agility.

Additional Responsibilities includes 1) drives Total Integrity In Everything We Do! Through key processes such as the annual ethics certification and special investigations; 2) Cyber Security Risk Team member helping evaluate and provide thought leadership on keys steps and control to ensure cyber safety and 3) provides support for and participates on various teams and projects such as the Data Enablement Council, Data Privacy Steering Team and acquisition integration.

Supervises, coaches and develops the Internal Audit Staff and others in finance who assist in audits.

Key Responsibilities and Activities:

Internal Audit Annual Planning and Risk Assessment Process

• Gather qualitative feedback from business leaders, enterprise risk management committee, legal, tax, and finance leadership.
• Determine risk ranking criteria.
• Define all potential audit areas including financial and operational.
• Combine qualitative feedback and quantitative risk assessment to determine the annual audit plan.

Internal Audit Process

• Plan and perform audits to ensure that management has adequate governance, risk management and internal controls over data integrity for financial reporting and operational decision making, ensure compliance with risk management and control processes, and develop recommendations for enhancements to compliance, operational and financial processes. Report results to Senior Management, Sr. Vice President - General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and the Audit Committee Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Enterprise Risk Management

• The Senior Internal Audit Manager leads the Enterprise Risk Management Team. The internal audit function is a core foundational element of Pella Enterprise Risk Management. In addition, the Senior Internal Audit Manager utilizes information gained through internal audits to provide input into the Enterprise risk assessment and mitigation efforts and to receive input into the risk based internal audit assessment. The ERM Team plays an important role in identifying emerging risk areas and helping the organization respond accordingly.

Key driver in Pella’s culture of Total Integrity in Everything We Do!

• The internal audit function is a core element of ensuring Total Integrity in Everything We do! The person is also a core member of the team that reviews the Total Integrity In Everything We Do! risk category for Pella. Annually conducts a review of employee affirmation of compliance with the Company’s Ethics and Compliance Policy. This also includes a review of the policies content and direction with Pella’s General Counsel to ensure compliance with applicable laws as well as the strategic vision of the organization. Also executes the annual Director and Officer Questionnaire process. Prepares the results for review by the Audit Committee. Provides support to the General Counsel’s office regarding Pella’s compliance with and enhancement opportunities for various Corporate Governance functions.
  • Perform special investigations of serious and confidential nature.
  • From time to time will be called on to do a special investigation to detect fraud or noncompliance.
• Perform special investigations of serious and confidential nature.
• From time to time will be called on to do a special investigation to detect fraud or noncompliance.

Cybersecurity Risk Team Member

• Assistance with the production of the Pella Corporation Annual Report.
• Provide support for various projects and teams that could include but are not limited to:
  • Participate on various committee that drive thought leadership and implementation of core process such as the Data Enablement Steering Committee and Data Privacy Steering Team.
  • Participate in acquisition due diligence including purchase price determination, internal control assessments, and integration activities.
  • Assistance with the production of the Pella Corporation Annual Report.
• Supervises, coaches, and develops the Internal Audit Staff and others in finance who assist in audits.
• Participate in acquisition due diligence including purchase price determination, internal control assessments, and integration activities.
• The Senior Internal Audit member is a member of the Cybersecurity Risk Team. The team helps evaluates and provide thought leadership on keys steps and control to ensure cyber safety.
• Participate on various committee that drive thought leadership and implementation of core process such as the Data Enablement Steering Committee and Data Privacy Steering Team.