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Internal Controls & Risk Manager – Francophone West & Central Africa

Internal Controls & Risk Manager – Francophone West & Central Africa

SGSAbidjan, District Autonome d'Abidjan, CI
Il y a 10 jours
Description de poste

Job Description

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring an effective internal control system for operations, accounting, tax accounting and financial reporting processes, including financial systems and applications.
  • Supporting advising, maintaining and improving the SGS risk and control framework in business processes within SGS globally.
  • Participating in process improvement projects but also ensure that risks and controls are properly addressed in process change management (Ex : Global Procurement Policy redesign, Revenue recognition rules strengthening ...).
  • Providing guidance and training to group affiliates, promoting best practices and ensure efficient use of common ERP platforms across the network.
  • Liaise and coordinate with all stakeholders to ensure group Internal Controls of Financial Reporting (ICOFR) objectives.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Monitoring of the adequacy of the level of internal financial controls at affiliate level.
  • Manages and drives improvement in the internal control environment to ensure compliance to the internal control systems and processes by the local Finance teams in the affiliates
  • Ensures accounting controls are implemented and maintained by affiliates
  • Support Affiliates in implementing Minimum Controls Standards (MCS) corrective measures.
  • Put in place a written procedures manual for each affiliate;
  • Ensure internal audit findings are corrected in line with timeline agreed in internal audit report and ensure internal control environment amended to address all internal control points
  • Assist FMs during external audits : calendar and activities management. Ensure preparation, supply of documents and response to avoid audit overruns
  • Monthly review of the Balance Sheets reconciliations, including bank reconciliations, IFRS15 and IFRS 9 and escalate any risks to RFC, relevant Managing Directors and Regional Managing Director;
  • Review and validate the reconciliations of submodules data and external data to GL accounts : inventories, AP, AR, fixed assets, payroll, WHT, governmental fees, etc..
  • Review the SOD per affiliates once per quarter;
  • Review the implementation of EEMEA region Level Of Authorities (LOA) rules as well as the Group Financial Manual (GFM) in the affiliates
  • Review of reconciliation between Group reporting and statutory local reporting at year-end : equity reconciliations
  • Procurement activities : regular review of the tender process.
  • Assist the Francophone West and Central Africa Regional Financial Controller on Ad’hoc controls project basis .
  • Ensures affiliates client’s payment conditions are in line with Group Policy and watches over their implementation.
  • Reviews affiliates requests for annual inventory write-offs for obsolescence / time expired items
  • Conduct risk assessment of departments / business segments;
  • Conduct audit testing of potential risk areas and identify reportable issues;
  • Deliver adequate and timely reporting on the internal control framework and control deficiencies to ensure appropriate communication, documentation, escalation to stakeholders (FDs, RFC, MDs) : monthly

    • Qualifications

  • University degree in audit, finance, management, or equivalent.
  • 7 to 10 years of experience in audit (ideally with a Big 4 firm) and in a corporate environment.
  • Finance Manager experience is required.
  • Technical knowledge and experience in related field and in using management methods and tools.
  • Able to work independently and to coordinate several activities simultaneously.
  • Able to coordinate and motivate a “virtual” team towards a common goal, even in case of Remote Project Management.
  • Business minded with related technical know-how. Competitive and profit-driven; re-invents competitive advantage.
  • Experience in cross-functional management or regional coordination.
  • A professional certification such as CIA, CFE, or equivalent is a plus.
  • Able to interact with all levels of management.
  • Good communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
  • Acts quickly and decisively; able to make tough calls.
  • Works well under pressure, challenges status quo.
  • Fluent English and French.
  • Good command of MS office / Hyperion / Oracle ERP.
  • Must be able to travel domestically and regionally.
  • Applies judgment and acts according to the SGS standards of ethics and integrity.
  • High availability for frequent travel within the region.
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