Internal Audit Senior Manager - Corporate Audit Services (CAS)
SolliciteerWe are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 markets, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world’s most loved drinks. We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world.
Internal Audit Senior Manager - Corporate Audit Services (CAS)
At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Corporate Audit Services (CAS) plays a critical role in helping the business navigate uncertainty, manage risk, and achieve its strategic ambitions.
We're looking for an experienced Internal Audit Senior Manager to join our European team. This is a high-impact role that combines strategic thinking, leadership, and technical expertise to provide independent assurance and advisory support across our business. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, influence decision-making, and help strengthen the systems, processes, and controls that support one of the world's largest consumer goods businesses.
From commercial and operational risk to transformation, governance, sustainability, and financial controls, you'll gain unique visibility across CCEP while helping drive meaningful business improvement.
What to expect:
Lead Complex Audit Engagements
• Lead risk-based audit engagements across a broad range of business areas, ensuring audits are delivered efficiently, effectively, and in line with professional audit standards.
• Oversee the full audit lifecycle, from planning and risk assessment through to reporting and action tracking.
• Use data, analytics, and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled approaches, to enhance audit quality and efficiency.
• Evaluate governance, risk management, compliance, and internal control frameworks.
Partner with Senior Leaders
• Act as a trusted advisor to middle and senior management teams across the business.
• Lead audit opening, progress, and closing meetings, providing clear and balanced perspectives on risks and opportunities.
• Deliver high-quality audit reports with practical, commercially focused recommendations.
• Support management teams in developing sustainable solutions that strengthen controls and performance.
Drive Continuous Improvement
• Contribute to the development of the annual audit plan and support audit resource planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes, controls, and operational effectiveness.
• Help evolve Corporate Audit Services methodologies, tools, and ways of working.
• Support advisory projects that contribute to strategic business initiatives and transformation programmes.
Develop Talent and Capability
• Lead, coach, and develop audit professionals, creating opportunities for growth and career progression.
• Provide ongoing feedback, performance support, and mentorship.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance.
• Act as a role model for CCEP values and inclusive leadership behaviours.
What we expect from you:
Experience preferred:
• Experience in Internal Audit or from other assurance functions, good understanding of audit procedures and methodology is desired.
• Business knowledge of risks (programme/project assurance, commercial, manufacturing & distribution, environmental, social, people and human, governance, legal compliance and financial) and understanding of control activities and processes; preferably gained in an FMCG multinational environment.
• Strengths in coaching and developing supervisory level employees to deliver results while leading and engaging them.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, excellent organisational and time management skills and demonstrate an intermediate to advanced level understanding of financial, business processes, and control concepts.
• Strong presentation skills to communicate audit results to business partners and deliver training/coaching to team members.
• Attention to detail in the review of audit documentation and reports and apply analytical thinking for the evaluation of business processes and recommendation of solutions to address issues identified.
• Project and process management skills are required to successfully manage audits and to ensure direct reports are appropriately managing projects.
• Demonstrable experience in effective management of internal and external stakeholders, especially at senior level, with strong interpersonal skills to communicate with tact, persuasion, and confidence.
Functional technical skills required:
• Risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.
• Governance and internal control evaluation.
• Audit planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up.
• Financial processes and systems.
• Process improvement and innovation.
• Project and stakeholder management.
• Data analysis and reporting.
Behavioural competencies preferred:
• Builds credibility and trusted relationships at all levels of the organisation.
• Communicates complex issues clearly and confidently.
• Is naturally curious and enjoys understanding how businesses operate.
• Brings strategic thinking while maintaining a strong attention to detail.
• Develops and empowers others to achieve their potential.
• Uses sound judgement and balances risk awareness with commercial pragmatism.
• Thrives in a collaborative, international environment
Travel required:
• Approx. 40% across Europe
Language capability:
• Fluency in English, second language French, German, Spanish or Dutch is an asset.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad exposure across our European business, work closely with senior leadership teams, and contribute to strategic decision-making. You'll play a key role in enhancing our control environment while developing your own leadership capabilities in a collaborative, high-performing team.
At CCEP, you'll be empowered to challenge, innovate, and make an impact while supporting a business that reaches millions of consumers every day.
If you're excited by the opportunity to influence business performance, strengthen risk management, and help shape the future of CCEP, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply with a copy of your CV in English.
We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 markets, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world’s most loved drinks.
We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.
From gender, age and ethnicity to sexual orientation and different abilities, we welcome people from all walks of life and empower unique perspectives. We recognize we’ve got some way to go, but we’ll get there with the support of our people. It’s them who drive our future growth.