Global Director of Internal Controls & ERM (SOX)

AMAN Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International career opportunities

Competitive benefits

Global mobility

Job summary

Aman Group seeks a Corporate Director of Internal Controls to lead the Group's internal controls, ERM and SOX readiness across offices, hotels and residences in a multinational setting. You will set strategy standards and annual plans while acting as a trusted adviser to executive management and the Audit Committee.

Responsibilities include driving the internal control framework, delivering risk-based plans, and ensuring governance and compliance across the portfolio, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics or related field.
• MBA or Master's degree is an advantage.
• Professional qualification such as CPA, CA, ACCA, or CIA is required; additional certifications including CISA, CFE, or CRMA are highly desirable.
• Minimum 15 years' experience in Internal Controls, Internal Audit, Risk Management, or External Audit within a multinational organisation or Big Four environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading global internal controls or SOX compliance programmes across multiple countries and business units.
• Strong knowledge of COSO Internal Control and ERM frameworks, financial controls, fraud risk management and governance best practices.
• Proven ability to influence and advise senior executives, Audit Committees and Boards on risk, controls, and compliance matters.
• Experience within hospitality, luxury, real estate, or other multi-site operating environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the Group's internal controls strategy, ensuring alignment with growth plans and governance standards.
• Own and maintain the Internal Control Framework across corporate offices, hotels and residences.
• Deliver the annual risk-based internal controls plan prioritising reviews and resources by business risk.
• Lead the Group's SOX readiness programme including design testing remediation and reporting.
• Manage the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework and Corporate Risk Register with leaders to identify and mitigate key risks.
• Provide regular reporting on controls, risks and remediation progress to Exec Mgmt and Audit Committee.
• Oversee control self-assessments, policy governance and compliance with key financial and operational controls.
• Lead fraud risk management activities, investigations and whistleblowing with Legal and HR.
• Support hotel openings, acquisitions, system implementations and strategic projects by embedding controls from inception.
• Build a culture of governance and accountability through training, stakeholder partnership and data analytics.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics

MBA or Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

ERP systems

Control automation

GRC platforms

Data analytics tools

Job description

Aman Group seeks a Corporate Director of Internal Controls to lead the Group's internal controls, ERM and SOX readiness across offices, hotels and residences in a multinational setting. You will set strategy standards and annual plans while acting as a trusted adviser to executive management and the Audit Committee.

Responsibilities include driving the internal control framework, delivering risk-based plans, and ensuring governance and compliance across the portfolio, with emphasis on