Assurance, Controls & Compliance Sr. Specialist

Overview

Execute and document the SOX programme and provide AC&C guidance across the EMEA region, acting as the Group point of contact for S&N finance policies and procedures.

What you'll do

• Execute and document the SOX programme, including tests of design and tests of operating effectiveness for assigned control areas and business units within the EMEA region.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders in Finance, Commercial and Supply Chain on the requirements of the S&N Group Finance Manual, Minimum Acceptable Practices and SOX best practices.
• Support the design of finance processes and controls to mitigate the risk of misstatement within the accounting records.
• Act as a key point of contact for external and internal audit inquiries and support coordination of the annual external audit for in-scope SOX markets, including arranging walkthroughs and gathering supporting evidence of controls compliance.
• Engage Management stakeholders to remediate control deficiencies identified during SOX work performed by year-end.
• Manage stakeholder relationships for SOX compliance and controls-related issues and report progress and control matters to the Assurance, Controls & Compliance Group team.
• Contribute to the development of AC&C initiatives to evolve controls frameworks and risk management approaches, including improving process and control frameworks from audit report findings.
• Support process improvement programs as Business Controls SME, including the automation of controls agenda.
• Support other Group priorities including entity-level controls, Enterprise Risk Management and segregation of duties.

What you'll need

• Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CPA / CA / CMA or equivalent) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
• Prior experience in a 1st or 2nd line of defense role in a SOX-compliant company.
• 3+ years' work experience within a practice or exposure to accounting alongside audit/assurance.
• Strong understanding of IFRS.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to work cross-culturally and across time zones.
• Must be fluent in English.
• Experience of SAP and/or Hyperion.
• Experience of working in a large / listed entity.

Nice to have

• Some German/Spanish abilities.
• Relevant industry experience, ideally in Medical Devices or Pharmaceuticals.

Details

• Location: Pune (Kharadi), India.
• Reports permanently to the Regional Director, Assurance, Controls and Compliance, EMEA; for an interim period reports to the Sr. Director, Group Financial Controls and Compliance.
• Hybrid work model (for most professional roles).