Manager Internal Controls

Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting and/or Finance Professional qualification in accounting (ACA, ACMA ACCA, CIA, CPA) required. Minimum of 5+ years' experience within an Internal Control, Internal Audit or Big 4 (SOX control experience is a must) company. Strong knowledge of internal control environments and the overall Finance function, and related processes in a FMCG industry. Experience in financial risk assessments and developing mitigation plans. Excellent communication skills and proven success in stakeholder management. Ability to work both individually, and within a team environment, build and maintain relationships with cross-functional teams. Effective stakeholder management experience and can influence key stakeholders (i.e. Management, External and Internal Auditors). Risk Identification and assessment - Advanced Risk mitigation and reporting - Advanced Control identification and management - intermediate Process management - intermediate Project management - basic Data analysis and reporting -basic Execute with speed and agility - advanced Influencing - intermediate Networking - intermediate Decision making - intermediate Relationship management - intermediate Business connectivity - intermediate Strategic thinking - basic Key Stakeholders ISS Bulgaria (Sofia and Varna) stakeholders Corporate & Business Units: BU Finance across APS, Group Financial Controlling Business Process Owners and Controls Owners across various business units & functions (BPT, Legal, Supply Chain, etc). Internal and External Auditors. You will be a key business partner to the recently established and growing Integrated Shared Services in Philippines (ISS Philippines) with the core responsibility to maintain an effective and efficient internal control environment in the APS region that ensures the Company's financial statements are accurate and reliable and compliant with all relevant regulations. Main focus of the role will be to support compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in the APS region. Additionally, you will also be responsible for ad-hoc risk mitigation activities in addressing Company's operational risks. You will work closely with various key stakeholders to provide guidance and drive the right controls being embedded to address potential financial statement risks. You should bring: Strong knowledge of Internal Control principles and ability to provide solutions to control issues. Design and develop SOX controls based on the key components of the COSO framework. Review and monitor the execution of controls on a periodic basis. Monitor and ensure timely and effective remediation of control deficiencies. Review, interpret and analyse documentation related to complex business processes, IFRS and other regulatory requirements. Lead and perform financial risk assessments on key projects: review process flows, interview key stakeholders, identify key financial reporting risks, prepare a risk assessment report and provide recommendations. Support key projects that have a significant impact on our control environment to ensure that any key financial statement risks are identified, assessed and monitored. Identify areas of improvement and implement changes to address these. e.g. introduce new technologies and staying abreast of any changes in legislation. Provide internal control knowledge on ad-hoc/special projects as well as for all ICFR matters including training. Build and develop the relationship with our internal/external auditors.