Vice President Internal Audit

Who We Are

Madison Air helps customers realize the transformational power of better air. Across our portfolio of entrepreneurial businesses, we bring ventilation, filtration, purification and air movement expertise to industrial, commercial and residential environments. Our mission is to make the world safer, healthier and more productive through the power of better air.

Position Summary

The Vice President, Internal Audit will build and lead Madison Air’s internal audit function, with an immediate emphasis on SOX readiness, control design, remediation discipline and audit governance. This leader will establish a practical, risk-based program that strengthens financial reporting, supports operational execution and provides clear insight to executive management and the Audit Committee.

The role operates across a decentralized portfolio and partners closely with Finance, IT and operating leaders. The successful candidate will be a hands-on builder who can create structure, challenge constructively, translate findings into action and scale the function as Madison Air continues to grow and mature as a public company.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise internal audit strategy, charter, annual planning process, methodology, reporting protocols and issue follow-up process.
• Lead SOX 404 and 302 readiness and compliance activities, including risk assessment, scoping, control design, testing, deficiency evaluation, remediation and executive reporting.
• Establish a prioritized controls roadmap with clear owners, milestones, escalation routines and transparent progress reporting.
• Develop a multi-year, risk-based audit plan aligned with enterprise risk management, public-company obligations and the realities of a decentralized portfolio.
• Oversee financial, operational, compliance and information technology audits, with a focus on the risks most likely to affect financial reporting quality, operational performance or enterprise value.
• Prepare clear, decision-oriented materials for executive management and the Audit Committee, and present findings, themes, remediation status and emerging risks.
• Partner with process owners, business finance leaders, Controllership, IT and external auditors to improve control design, documentation, evidence quality and accountability.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate controls, particularly across ERP, user access, data quality, close and reporting processes.
• Design and manage the internal audit operating model, including co-source strategy, external partner oversight, talent requirements, budget and quality standards.
• Build, coach and develop a high-performing team that combines technical credibility, business judgment, strong communication and a bias for action.
• Support acquisition integration by assessing control environments, aligning policies and controls, and incorporating acquired businesses into the audit and compliance perimeter based on risk and timing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, information technology or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• CPA, CIA, CISA or comparable professional certification required.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in internal audit, risk advisory, financial audit or controls, including meaningful leadership experience in a large global public company, Big Four firm or a combination of both.
• Demonstrated experience building or materially upgrading an internal audit and SOX program in a complex, multi-business environment.
• Deep knowledge of SOX, COSO, risk assessment, internal control testing, deficiency evaluation, remediation practices and PCAOB expectations.
• Experience overseeing financial, operational, compliance and IT audit work and coordinating effectively with external auditors.
• Proven ability to communicate with senior executives and boards, develop talent and influence outcomes across functions and businesses.
• Manufacturing, industrial or multi-site operating experience strongly preferred; acquisition integration experience is a plus.

Leadership Profile

Builder mentality: Creates practical structure where it does not yet exist and scales it without unnecessary bureaucracy.

Analytical rigor: Uses facts and data to size issues, prioritize risk and drive objective decisions.

Business partnership: Understands that strong controls and strong operations should reinforce one another.

Courage and judgment: Raises issues early, challenges respectfully and distinguishes material risk from noise.

Executive communication: Translates technical audit and control matters into clear business implications and actions.

Owner mindset: Moves with urgency, follows through and holds the function and the broader organization accountable for results.

Talent leadership: Builds capability, develops future leaders and creates an internal audit team respected across the enterprise.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Madison Air is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other class protected by federal, state or local law.