Oxford University Press – Manager – Internal Control

Oxford University Press India; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational publisher in India seeks an Internal Control Manager to ensure compliance and efficiency in financial processes. The role involves leading automation projects, assessing internal controls, and guiding teams in solution delivery. Ideal candidates will have 5 to 8 years of experience as a Qualified Chartered Accountant or MBA with proficiency in SAP S4HANA, excellent problem-solving skills, and fluency in English. This is a great opportunity to make a significant impact in an established organization.

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of overall experience in relevant fields.
• Experience in developing system solutions and project management.
• Prior experience in setting up internal controls and processes.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead internal teams for solution delivery.
• Lead smaller modules of automation projects in Finance.
• Assess the internal control framework and drive improvements.

Skills

Chartered Accountant

MBA

Experience in SAP

Proficiency in MS Excel

Strong problem solving skills

Fluent in English

Education

Qualified Chartered Accountant or MBA from Tier 1/2 School

Tools

SAP S4HANA

Business Intelligence (BI)

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Job description

Internal Control Manager

About the job:

Purpose Of The Job:

• To get the Branch to follow an efficient and compliant process which are regularly reviewed wrt continuously changing business needs.
• To ensure adherence to the internal control framework both in-lines with the Group ICF guidelines and local ICFR guidance.
• To develop, review, revise and standardise business processes and policies and ensuring adherence of the same, regular reviews to ensure effective compliance of the overall framework.
• To drive the automation projects in Finance, co-driver with tech and ops team as Finance SPOC for process improvement for other functions, drive the SAP portfolio, support system (including SAP) integration projects.

Principle Accountabilities/Key Result Areas :

• Spearhead internal teams and guide them on solution delivery.
• Independently lead smaller modules of the projects, drive automation in Finance processes (payables, collections, Financial and business reporting).
• Assist User Departments in addressing compliance, financial, operational, and strategic risks and compliances.
• Finance SPOC for enterprise level automation projects.
• Independently execute activities comprising of conducting reviews of systems, internal controls, re-engineering processes, Standard Operating Procedures, and segregation of duties.
• Independently lead the internal controls review and provide guidance on possible improvements.
• Assess the current state of the organization’s internal control framework and help drive value and efficiency in the internal controls by implementing leading practices.
• Support leadership on the overall risk portfolio of India Branch, closely work with department heads on business and compliance related risk assessment and possible mitigations.
• Constantly monitor tasks progress, manage risk, and verify key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Participate in sales and support business development initiatives.
• Drive change initiative – SAP S4HANA, SAP changes, actively engage with tech BPs and drive SAP change portfolio.

Knowledge And Experience:

• A Qualified Chartered Accountant/MBA from T1/2 School with overall experience of 5 to 8 years.
• Experience in developing system solutions (SAP/Non-SAP), implementation of S4HANA, ERP solution.
• Prior experience of setting up internal controls, processes, and project management.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and Power-point.
• Good communicator, with fluent written and spoken English.
• Well-organized, self-motivated, and able to effectively prioritize and manage a broad and demanding workload.
• Strong problem solving and creative skills, ability to exercise sound judgement.
• Prior experience of building process efficiencies (use of BI, AI) is preferred