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Role and Responblties: 1. Provide support to CFO and FLT risk management efforts to drive optimal risk levels across the global finance remit. This is achieved by: a. Owning the maintenance of the CFO risk register b. Preparing CFO LT and FLT risk management decks - including external/internal risk scanning and adding to the decks any potential items to be discussed by senior leadership. c. Influencing stakeholders to implement resolution of all action plans (originating from Internal/external or other audits agreed in Risk Management boards. action log, resolution of internal audit/external audit and other findings, d. Management maturity assessment of the finance risk environment. 2. Influence and drive optimal risk management levels across risk groups and across Global Finance to ensure the following: a. Global Finance Data privacy and GDPR compliance b. Enterprise risks adequately supported by Finance from contribution of input through to implementation. c. Adequate third-party risk management in Finance d. Identification and implementation of modern continuous control monitoring solutions where possible and beneficial 3. . Collate, challenge, and prepare appropriate evidence to support the CEO s and CFO s certification under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, involving: a. Ownership of the year end General Manager /Finance Director certification process (an automated certification process) as supported by the risk analyst. b. Evaluation of fraud c. Maintenance of related process documentation 4. Responsible for SOX cycle issue classification (impact assessment/type/implication), trend analysis, key message identification and compiling the full ARC cycle trend analysis report for review of Director/VP prior to issuing to the Audit and Risk Committee of the board. 5. Prepare reports/communications to Director/VP to then be issued to Senior Management or external parties including the CFO/Financial Controller/Audit and Risk Committee (ARC)/SVPs of Functional Areas on: a. Risk oversite committee report(s) on status of RM&C - Risk paper and the Risk plan b. SOX Scoping memo after alignment with external auditors. c. Monthly status update to Group Financial controller on identified control testing deficiencies (issues) relevant mitigation. d. SAO certification issue reporting. e. FLT RMCB risk mitigation plans and f. Any other finance risk and/or compliance reporting that may be required on ad-hoc basis such as results of Compliance initiatives, 6. Drive year-end compliance tasks and reporting, including Management Representation Letters, including updating models, ensuring deadlines are clear and met to meet year end global reporting deadlines. 7. As an influencer of optimal Financial control and reporting risk, maintain and participate in internal stakeholder forums, to give updates on key initiatives, and seek information from other risk groups on potential upcoming risks (Risk scanning), Controls that are highly manual or high risks areas that can be optimized and improved. 8. Coordinate relations with the External Auditors or other third parties (GEC- ABAC, SEC...) in relation to risk and controls/ control framework to increase reliance on our CoE. 9. Coordinate relations with the External Auditors or other third parties (GEC- ABAC, SEC...) in relation to risk and controls/ control framework to increase reliance on our CoE. 10. This role requires c 25% travel, mainly to UK HQ. Minimum Level of education required: Master s degree + Qualified Accountant ACCA/CA/ CIA qualification Preferred Level of education required: Masters and qualifies accountant with risk management specialization through professional or academic experience. experience required: 12 to 14 Years- PQE India Educational Background or Job-Related Experience sections above that are required for the job: Advanced Influencing skills is an absolute minimum Any of: CPA, ACCA, CA, CIMA, CIA Service Delivery management Advanced Reporting skills Triaging skills Advanced Proactive problem solver; Tech curious; broad risk assessment: external/cultural/business strategy impacts User and advisor of risk and control for new technologies (Analytics, Robotics, A.I., Blockchain, optical recognition tools..)
