This is a global position and candidates may apply from any of our locations.

Bernhard Schulte is the ship owning business of the international, wholly family-owned Schulte Group. Building on the group’s 140 years of experience in the industry, Bernhard Schulte controls a modern and diversified fleet of 80 fully or partly owned vessels, including container and offshore vessels, bulk carriers, tankers, and gas carriers. To support our team globally, we are looking for an experienced and dedicated Lead Internal Auditor to join us full-time as soon as possible.

We are seeking a strategically-thinking, yet detail-oriented Lead Internal Auditor to lead the Schulte Group Internal Audit Team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for planning, overseeing and executing the team’s audit process across various entities, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements while promoting a culture of accountability, ethical practices and continuous improvement.

​Responsibilities

• Report to the Group’s Chief Financial Officer (‘CFO’)
• Lead audit engagements from planning through execution for various business entities, assessing the effectiveness of controls, risk management and ensuring the integrity and reliability of information and financial reporting.
• Evaluate the organization's systems of internal control to ensure that they are functioning as planned and identify areas for process improvement, providing and following up on actionable recommendations.
• Mentor and guide junior auditors, fostering their professional development and enhancing team performance.
• Stay updated on industry regulations and best practices to ensure compliance and enhance audit processes.
• Undertake any ad-hoc audits assigned by the CFO.
• Ensure that senior management is aware of current issues related to all areas covered by the Schulte Group Internal Audit Team, including internal financial controls, corporate governance and internal audit matters.
• Keep the CFO aware of all significant audit findings.
• Compose and submit audit reports summarizing findings and review the adequacy of the management replies.
• Help ensure that business managers fulfill their responsibilities for managing risk.
• Review and challenge the applicable Schulte Group policies to ensure that they are up-to-date and relevant.
• Be based in one of Schulte Group’s offices worldwide.

Requirements

Education Qualifications

• University degree in Finance or Accounting or equivalent.
• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CPA) or relevant Master’s degree.

Work Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience as an auditor or in a related field.

Job Specific Skills

• Knowledge of audit standards and procedures, including planning, techniques, test and sampling methods involved in conducting audits
• Ability to gather, analyze and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise oral and written reports
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good people management skills
• Fluency in English
• Willing to travel frequently to different locations of the Group

Benefits

• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making path
• A pleasant and international working atmosphere in a dynamic and committed team
• Modern office space
• Continuous personnel development and training