Global Director of Internal Controls & SOX Readiness

Aman Solutions For Cyber Security; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

International career opportunities

Career development support

Job summary

Aman Group is seeking a Corporate Director of Internal Controls to lead governance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and SOX readiness across its global offices, hotels and residences. This role reports to the Chief Financial Officer and acts as a trusted adviser to executive management and the Audit Committee.

Responsibilities include developing the internal controls framework, driving risk-based plans, and ensuring robust control environments across the portfolio.

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.
• Experience leading global internal controls or SOX 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 senior executives, Audit Committees and Boards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the Group's internal controls strategy ensuring alignment with growth plans, risk profile 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 control design, testing and remediation.
• Manage the ERM Framework and Corporate Risk Register, partnering with leaders to identify and mitigate key risks.
• Provide regular reporting to Executive Management and the Audit Committee on controls and remediation progress.
• Oversee control self-assessments, policy governance and compliance with key financial and operational controls.
• Lead fraud risk management activities, investigations and whistleblowing matters with Legal and HR.
• Support hotel openings, acquisitions and system implementations by embedding effective controls from inception.
• Build a culture of governance and accountability via training, stakeholder partnership, data analytics and leadership of the Internal Controls team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

GRC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics or related field

MBA or Master’s degree

CPA/CA/ACCA/CIA required; CISA/CFE/CRMA desirable

Tools

ERP systems

GRC platforms

COSO/Internal Control

Job description

Aman Group is seeking a Corporate Director of Internal Controls to lead governance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and SOX readiness across its global offices, hotels and residences. This role reports to the Chief Financial Officer and acts as a trusted adviser to executive management and the Audit Committee.

Responsibilities include developing the internal controls framework, driving risk-based plans, and ensuring robust control environments across the portfolio.