Country Internal Control Manager

The overall mission of the Country Internal Control Manager is to contribute to maintain high standards of internal control in the Group by:

1. Provide support to Business Process Owners (BPO) to maintain efficient and secure processes,
2. Maintain high standards of internal control while benefiting from all opportunities to improve efficiency of processes,
3. Implement a sound annual internal control assessment.

His/her role is also to inform the Country Level Management of material internal control weaknesses, process inefficiencies, and/or risks so that they are addressed and cleared as fast as possible.

The Group, being listed in Paris, has to comply with French Law (“Loi de Sécurité Financière”) and European Transparency Directive. Countries must also be compliant with local laws and regulations.

The scope in terms of processes is as follows:

1. Business processes directly or indirectly impacting the Group’s consolidated financial statements (Finance, Procure to Pay, Fixed Assets, Order to Cash, IS/IT, Inventory, HR, Treasury).

The scope in terms of entities covers, within the country, all product lines and Share Services Center (SSC)/Competency Center, if any.

Main stakeholders:

• In Country:
  • Country Executive Committee especially CEO and CFO
  • Business Process Owners (BPO)
  • Application Business Owners
• At Group level:
  • Group Internal Control
  • Group Audit
  • External Auditors

Main Challenges:

• Identification of risks in processes and implementation of the Group Internal Control Standards within the local context in order to find a good balance between control and efficiency of processes.
• Obtain the buy-in and the accountability of operational managers on internal control and process improvement without having a hierarchical link.
• Challenge the quality of internal control and process efficiency while supporting its implementation.

JOB COMPETENCY PROFILE:

• ARABIC SPEAKER IS A PLUS
• Worked for one of the Big Four Auditing Organizations
• Minimum 8 years within Multinational culture
• Institute of Internal Auditors or equivalent finance qualification (ACCA, CPA, etc.) with Internal Audit experience
• Knowledge of internal control concepts
• Sufficient knowledge of the IT processes
• Knowledge of Group accounting rules and guidelines (inventory, fixed assets…)
• Understanding of the group internal control methodology
• Ability to support process improvement