Vacancy! - Senior Process Control Manager

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Our client is a fast growing Software group which has successfully created high growth technology companies in different sectors. The group focuses on delivering high impact technology solutions for emerging markets through a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. They now have an opening for a Senior Process Control Manager

Job Profile

To review all internal processes, systems and policies and make recommendations to ensure the risk to the business is minimized. Plan and execute improvement in organizational processes to optimize cost and improve efficiency across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Champion the update of internal control documentation, Management Evaluation Program, Walkthrough and Test controls required to meet the annual attestation;
• Take responsibility for the group’s annual control work program using COSO internal control framework and the Control Self-Assessment (CSA) process
• Provide intellectual leadership on internal controls and formulate and implement the Company’s annual internal control program
• Monitor and evaluate external profession developments in an increasingly complex regulatory environment which may affect the efficacy of the company’s internal control structure and management reporting to the various stakeholders
• Ensure that the letters of representation confirming the existence of effective internal control are completed by various organizational units and received on time to support the annual assertion
• Facilitate CSA workshops throughout the group and its entities. This includes the documentation of key internal control issues identified by the participants, together with leading the discussion and identification of possible actions to strengthen their controls
• Report on the periodic review of control effectiveness by organizational units throughout the group and monitor the completion of internal control enhancement plans by organizational units
• Provide support in the preparation of the COSO implementation report for the Board and the annual COSO report to the Audit and Finance Committee
• Assist in building and driving the implementation and management of the Operational Risk framework within the group

Key Requirement:

• 5 – 7 years of experience in Internal control, accounting, finance, auditing or business management in a rapidly growing business
• Strong and demonstrated experience in handling technical accounting and financial reporting issues
• Experience in writing internal policies and procedures and process evaluation and documentation
• Sound knowledge and experience of COSO internal control framework and the ability to apply COSO in an audit process
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong analytical skills. Detail oriented and ability to work and interpret figures and other financial information.
• Process mapping experience across complex environment and multiple departments
• ERP implementation experience
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to address issues and effect change
• Ability to demonstrate a professional and objective perspective at all times
• Capable of working under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work flexible hours from time to time
• Excellent commercial and financial awareness
• The flexibility and independence to work in a changing environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum a Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Economics and membership in an internationally recognized professional accounting body e.g. CA, CPA, ACCA, CIA, CISA or Expert Comptable
• CA/CMA/CGA designation, or senior level status, is highly desirable
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, and Visio, Preferable to have experience with Pentana and IDEA software.

Personality Traits:

• A 'can-do' attitude and resilient character with the ability to manage expectations
• Get-it-done and execution focused
• Honest and dependable
• Passionate, strategic, takes ownership
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• High bar for excellence and strong analytical skills
• Tolerance for ambiguity, but has the intellectual depth to develop structured path forward

Please DO NOT APPLY if you do NOT meet the requirements

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