About the Company
Support the Group in implementing, documenting, assessing and monitoring an internal control framework, including Group policies and key risks in order to ensure that Securitas has adequate controls to prevent unintentional and intentional errors in financial reporting, processes and business operations as a whole.
About the Role
Help to create and update policies and procedures to improve internal controls and compliance; Be the main point of contact for Internal Control matters with Securitas Group and support local stakeholders.
Responsibilities
* Lead the country Internal Control reviews and run the yearly Internal Control cycle.
* Conduct risk assessments in financial reporting, core processes and business operations.
* Monitor that key risks related to financial reporting within local processes are controlled.
* Champion tools and best practice methods, ensuring and developing the financial/accounting quality of local country closings, procedures and routines and should actively drive and support such process.
* Developing a strong local audit framework drive improvement activity when controls have been deemed not effective by auditors and ensure follow-up of identified observations and action plans.
* Design and implement additional country controls.
* Execute test of controls.
* Deliver adequate and timely reporting on the internal control framework and control deficiencies to ensure appropriate documentation and escalation to business partners, senior leadership and Audit Committee.
* Work collaboratively with the Group, business and process owners to implement and monitor corrective actions.
* Actively seek standardization and automation, applying and implementing best practices for managing internal controls.
* Adopt technology innovative solutions (where possible) to enhance and continuously improve the design and operating effectiveness of the controls, documentation, assessment and review procedures.
* Take responsibility to develop local country finance teams - conduct adequate training and prepare related material on the internal control objectives, approach and methodology to business partners on a regular basis to build knowledge and understanding of risks and control.
* Help developing ERP and other tools supporting the business.
* Ensure that the company’s values, ethics, and policies are continuously maintained and followed.
Qualifications
Education details
* Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Economics, Business/Administration
Required Skills
* Sound working knowledge of COSO
* Knowledge of operational risk management principles
* Ability to interact with senior management and multiple stakeholders
* Fluent in spoken and written English and Spanish
* Strong understanding of ERP systems and compliance tools
* Good knowledge of BI tools
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