Internal Audit Manager-short-term assignment (m/f/d)

Hiring Manager: Pia Klara Weckendorf 

Internal Posting Date:  08/01/2026 

​Professional  |  Temporary  |  Full-time  |  Hybrid​

Our Corporate Functions teams make sure everything at Grünenthal runs smoothly by bringing together people with a wide range of skills – from experts in finance, IT, HR, law and compliance through to business strategists and creative media minds. If you’re a great collaborator and a strong communicator, you’ll feel right at home here. Join our team and join forces with colleagues across our business to maximise our company’s positive impact on patients and their families.

What the job looks like
Each day you'll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as:

• Conduct operational, financial and compliance audits in all business areas at the HQ in Aachen and in our affiliates worldwide
• Interview key stakeholders to fully understand core processes in a defined area and identify gaps and risks
• Review sample documentation to evaluate process compliance
• Work closely with the business on gaps and risks and develop recommendations that help our teams thrive
• Share best practices to improve processes and process adherence
   

What you'll bring to the table
To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• Commitment to work as an Internal Auditor for 6-12 months (flexible start date), afterwards returning to your current role or taking on a new role
  – to be aligned with your line manager and HR upfront
• High level of motivation and hands-on mentality
• Willingness to travel up to 30%
• Successful university degree in Business, Finance or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience with Grünenthal
• Fluent in English, knowledge of additional languages (esp. Spanish, German) is an advantage 
• First experience in data analysis and with various IT applications
   

What you will gain from this short-term assignment

• Profound understanding of critical parts and processes of our organization 
• Project management skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Experience in handling strategic and compliance related topics
• Documentation, communication, interview and IT skills
• Experience in a cross-cultural international work environment

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"In this position you will collaborate with colleagues from all departments and through auditing various areas ensure that Grünenthal complies with processes that are effective, efficient and secure. You help to enable that at Grünenthal we achieve what we plan for using our resources wisely and safekeeping our future success." Pia Klara Weckendorf, the Hiring Manager