Senior Internal Controls Manager
AVEVA
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cambridge • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Senior
About the role
- Support the VP of Risk and Controls and the business, in finalising the design of global controls that meet SOX requirements
- Help set up an BAU SOX programme (scoping, walkthrough management, testing plans, coordination of testing)
- Identify and deliver training needs to global stakeholders
- Ensure a global and consistent approach is applied in the development of the control requirements, design and implementation
- Establish a programme that efficiently responds to the SOX requirements and continuing control requirements of our parent
- Work with colleagues from international locations to ensure the global and consistent approach is applied throughout the organisation
- Collaborate with the GPOs team to ensure global processes and controls are consistently applied across the different regions
- Provide control owners with guidance to ensure effective monitoring processes are developed for controls in scope, including IT Application Controls
- Ensure compliance with the Internal Control Framework, and work with the Global Process Owners and Finance Operations team to enhance controls where necessary
- Identify opportunities for improvement
- Collaborates with IT Finance Systems to ensure the seamless implementation of new automation in the context of processes included in the areas of scope
- Ensure evidence supporting critical controls has been retained and uploaded to the appropriate system
- Lead periodic and annual controls testing
- Report on control issues, including preparation of Audit Committee materials, and assess risk associated with the non-conformance
- Lead the effort to work closely with the control owners and control operators to address remediation actions of control deficiencies
- Manage our co-source partner to coordinate the effective delivery of an integrated controls plan
- Manage the relationship with Internal Audit including working on an integrated audit plan meeting requirements of the 2nd LoD and 3rd LoD teams
- Manage the External Audit team to ensure their regulatory requirements are met
- Own the relationships with key stakeholders in the EMEA region
Requirements
- Experience of leading the audit of SOX control frameworks, with understanding of latest PCAOB requirements
- Deep understanding of COSO framework and internal control best practices
- Ability to operate independently, manage complex stakeholder landscapes, and bring structure to ambiguous areas
- Experience of leading teams and operating with global reach
- Strong understanding of testing methodology, and deficiency management
- Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
- Qualification by relevant governing body with 5 years post qualification experience (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent)
- Experience of managing Internal Audit and External Audit relationships
- Experience of managing senior stakeholders including preparing Audit Committee reporting
- Strong organisational skills
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Collaborative approach, with strong multi-cultural empathy
- Excellent communication, both written and verbal
- Positive attitude and comfortable managing ambiguity and conflicting priorities
- Confident, motivated and self-starter
- High professional ethics and commitment to improving risk culture
- Experience of managing deficiencies and remediation activities
- Comfortable giving an opinion and forming conclusions
Benefits
- Flexible benefits fund
- Emergency leave days
- Adoption leave
- 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Pension
- Life cover
- Private medical insurance
- Parental leave
- Education assistance program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
SOX requirementsCOSO frameworktesting methodologydeficiency managementIFRS accounting standardsinternal control best practicesaudit of SOX control frameworkscontrols testingautomation implementationrisk assessment
Soft skills
stakeholder managementorganizational skillscollaborative approachcommunication skillsability to manage ambiguitypositive attitudeself-startermulti-cultural empathyleadershipproblem-solving
Certifications
ACAACCACIMACPA