Senior Internal Auditor
Entity: Daikin Europe HQ Job Category: Corporate and Legal Affairs Location:
Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, BE
Job Requisition ID: 2643
Daikin Europe NV (DENV) is a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Limited, a Japanese outstanding company and worldwide the biggest developer, producer and supplier of HVAC-R (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration) solutions, including heating pumps and cooling technology.
DENV is Daikin’s sales, R&D, and production headquarters for Europe, the Middle-East and Africa. The headquarter has Belgian offices in Brussels, Ghent and Ostend, as well as 8 production plants, 24 sales subsidiaries and offices and a whole network of independent distributors and dealers across the EMEA region.
Department
The mission of the Internal Audit Department is to provide independent and objective assurance and consulting services that add value and improve the organization’s operations. It helps the organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the control, governance and risk management processes.
Within Daikin Europe, the Internal Audit team conducts audit engagements, at entity or process level, following a risk-based audit plan and report the result of these assessments to the Audit Committee, Board of Directors and local Management. As Daikin continues its digital and sustainable transformation, our Internal Audit function is evolving toward advanced analytics, automation, AI‑enabled assurance, continuous risk monitoring, and sustainability audits. To support this journey, we are strengthening our international team with a talented Senior Internal Auditor.
As a Senior Internal Auditor, you will be part of an international team, based in Brussels, that executes operational audit engagement covering small to large organizations in Europe, Middle East and Africa as well as complex business processes.
Key Responsibilities
1. Fully lead operational audit engagements end‑to‑end, from risk assessment, planning, execution and report issuance, in affiliates of the Daikin Europe Group in accordance with department methodology, IIA standards and the evolving digital audit practices of the department.
2. Participate in the management of J‑SOX compliance over the Daikin Europe Group, including opportunities to enhance control testing through analytics and automation.
3. Manage internal and external resources, act as a role model for less experienced staff members, support them in the development of their business, technological and audit knowledge, provide on‑the‑job training, and facilitate knowledge exchange.
4. Work most of the time together with your colleagues during audit assignments, but also perform audits independently when required.
5. Present high‑quality results: verbally communicate findings – including well‑substantiated issues, root‑cause insights and practical improvement advice – to senior management, and draft comprehensive and accurate audit reports.
6. Develop qualitative internal audit work programs depending on the requirements of the audit plan and the organization, integrating data analytics and digital risk considerations.
7. Maximize the usage of our IT systems (SAP, PowerBI, ACL/Analytics, Workiva) and contribute to the adoption of new tools such as scripts, continuous monitoring dashboards, and AI‑supported analysis to drive efficiency, insight quality and audit coverage.
8. Actively participate in the definition and roll-out of strategic projects for the IA department.
What You Bring
9. Education & Experience: As a Senior Internal Auditor, you hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent through experience) and bring at least 8 years of professional experience across multiple business processes (e.g., sales, manufacturing, accounting, planning) and/or internal or external audit within complex or international organizations.
10. Analytical & Audit Expertise: You have a strong analytical mindset, can independently interpret complex data, draw meaningful insights, and confidently challenge senior stakeholders. An internal audit certification (CIA, CPA, CISA, or equivalent) is highly valued.
11. Digital & Technology Skills: You demonstrate a proven understanding of SAP and hands-on experience with data analytics tools. Exposure to advanced analytics, scripting (Python/SQL), automation, AI-driven insights, or continuous monitoring is considered a strong asset and aligns with modern digital internal audit practices.
12. Risk, Leadership & Innovation Mindset: You are familiar with digital and emerging risks such as cybersecurity, cloud environments, data privacy, and ESG/CSRD reporting. You act as a role model, lead and coach others, manage co-sourced resources, and proactively contribute to improving audit methodologies and innovative approaches.
13. Communication, Mobility & Career Motivation: You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, are fluent in English, and additional European languages are a plus. You are flexible and willing to travel within the EMEA region (25–30%), and you are committed to a long-term audit career or see this role as a 2–3 year strategic development step within the Daikin Group
Our offer
At Daikin, you can count on a varied job with an international market leader that stimulates its people to grow and to work together. We offer you an open ended contract. You will be given extensive training and will be well supported from the start. The position carries a competitive salary and a package of extra-legal benefits.