Assistant Manager - Financial Controls (SOX)

Job Title: Assistant Manager Financial Controls (SOX)

Location: Bangalore

About Unilever

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About the Bangalore Hub

Bangalore Hub is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. Bangalore Hub serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

Business Context

Role

From organisational perspective, the FCA team is part of the Control Services team which is a part of Bangalore Hub. The FCA team reports from functional perspective fully to GCAD. The person handling this role will be responsible to coordinate with the countries and the operating centres to ensure the Financial Control Assessments are completed as per the expected timeline and they will also be responsible to carry out the testing of internal controls.

Main Accountabilities

• This role involves complete understanding of the global Financial Control Framework

• In-depth knowledge of ICOFR, Sarbanes Oxley Act and COSO Framework

• End-to-end testing of internal controls of various countries, operating centre and central teams across processes

• High quality documentation of the test plan and the summary report

• Conducting trainings for the respective countries on the FCA expectation

• Managing and coordinating with the stakeholders like Deloitte, KPMG, GCAD

• Governance meeting with the risk managers and controllers of the respective countries to ensure on-time completion of testing and relevant sign-offs on deficiencies and rectification plans

• Quality review of the identified deficiencies and its documentation

• Reporting / presenting the testing results to GCAD for audit committee

• Additionally, as part of this role, participate in monitoring and reporting activities for assigned clusters and countries.

Key Skills

• Technical Knowledge: Strong knowledge of US GAAP, COSO, PCAOB Auditing Standards, Sarbanes-Oxley, risk and controls standards and business process best practices

• Controls understanding: Understanding Global financial controls framework

• Process understanding – Overall understanding of process flows and associated risks in STP, RTR, OTC, MTD, Payroll, Tax, Pensions (e.g. master data, payment processes, Inventory processes, etc) and working knowledge of access and IT general controls

• Proficiency in using SAP and Microsoft tools

• Analytical skills - Ability to analyse the root cause of the deficiency and propose corrective action and ensure quality deliverables

• Leadership and stakeholder management skills – Lead immediate and extended teams (3P service provider) and capable of setting and executing agenda independently; ability to work in a dynamic organization and manage/balance multiple priorities and diverse projects concurrently

• Communication skills – Fluent in written and spoken English

• Presentation skills – Proficiency in Power point presentation

Relevant Experience

• Masters’ degree in Accounting or Finance preferred - CA/CPA/MBA Finance or similar qualification

• Minimum of 4-7 years progressive experience in internal audit with SOX 404 testing and reporting

• Experience with governance, risk and compliance models like GAAPs, IFRS etc. (knowledge in GRC tools like SAP GRC, Archer, others is an added advantage)

• Experience in managing a team is required

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