JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE
The Group Risk and Internal Control Manager aims at ensuring a continuous improvement of the Group risk management and internal control. He or she:
- helps define and animate the Group risk and internal control governance
- elaborates the Group risk mapping
- evaluates internal control practices within the Group and suggests and follows action plans in order to adapt and reinforce internal control level continuously
- administrates and facilitates communication of the Group rules
In addition to the above, he or she will supervise some internal audit assignments.
JOB SCOPE/DIMENSIONS
Scope: Worldwide
Nature of customers: All entities of the Group
People management: Internal controllers based in 2 hubs Roswell (USA) and Singapore
Travel: Up to 25%
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Group risk and internal control governance (15%):
- Review and update risk management and internal control framework regularly in order to ensure it complies with laws and regulations applicable to the group and covers the main group risks
- Manage the Risk Committee and provide key indicators on fraud risk
- Animate the community of Internal Control Champions (annual objectives, dashboards, regular meetings…)
- Contribute to the regular updates provided by the Group Internal Audit & Control Director to the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, the Group Executive Committee, the Group CEO and other main stakeholders regarding the Group risk management and internal control
- Contribute to the update of the annual Registration Document for the sections dedicated to risk and internal control
Group risk mapping (10%):
- Define the methodology
- Conduct the assessment of the risks regarding their impact and their control level (via interviews, expert studies based on data collection & analysis, workshops…)
- Summarize and present the Group risk map with related action plans
- Monitor and/or follow-up the defined action plans in order to better cover the major risks
- Participate to some Group projects implemented to limit those risks, when deemed necessary
Group policies & procedures (10%):
- Assist process-owners in the development and update of Group policies & procedures (provide templates, provide advice on design of internal controls, draft flowcharts…)
- Organize communication (emails, news, training…) of these rules
- Administrate the tool dedicated to the Group rules publication (publish documents, maintain the application, develop new functionalities…)
Internal control self-assessment (15%):
- Define the self-assessment approach
- Define the yearly topic(s) to be assessed and develop the related questionnaires
- Help the concerned entities in the self-assessment reporting process and the action plan development phase
- Analyse and summarize collected data for further actions
- Produce and present report for the entities and the Group
- Follow-up on the implementation of the action plans
Internal control consulting services (20%):
- Develop and supervise the execution of the annual Internal Control plan
- Design and execute specific post-acquisition internal control integration projects for significant acquisitions (risk assessment, roadmap for integration…)
- Act as a strong upstream support to Group-wide projects, whenever necessary
- Manage internal control training (enrolment of trainees, identification and training of trainers, materials, business speakers, logistics, feedback…), both in-person and online sessions
Internal audit and special investigations (20%):
- Supervise some internal audit assignments
- Act as a regional referent for whistleblowing cases
People management (10%):
- Organize regular meetings with the team of internal controllers
- Assess performance of the internal controllers and accompany them in developing their skills
- Assist them in developing business interactions and providing consulting services for their respective region
- Ensure adequate renewal of internal control team
- Ensure safety of internal controllers and support safety initiatives
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Education:
- Master degree in finance, audit or risk management
Certification:
- Certified Internal Auditor
Experience:
- Minimum of 10-year experience, both in:
- a consulting firm (audit, risk management, internal control)
- a company as an internal auditor, internal controller or risk manager
Technical skills:
- Knowledge of internal control, compliance, finance and business processes
Language:
- Fluent in English with good writing abilities
- A 3rd language appreciated
SOFT SKILLS:
- Adaptability
- Rigor
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritise tasks
- Practical mindset
- Analytical and synthetic mindset
- Autonomy
- Team spirit
SPECIFIC JOB SKILLS:
- Ability as a project manager
