Objectives of the Role
You will be responsible to animate an effective internal control environment within the organization. In this role, you will be providing reasonable assurance that our Company is operating effectively and efficiently, has a reliable financial reporting system and complies with applicable local laws and regulations. As part of the Internal Control team, you will be reporting directly to the Internal Control Manager and managing multiple internal stakeholders such as Business Process Owner and Business Control Owners. In addition, you will be working closely with Corporate Internal Control and Internal Audit Communities.
About the Role: In this fast paced, dynamic role, your key responsibilities will include, but not limited to:
- Testing plan across the Company by performing efficient resource allocation and timely alignment with business stakeholders.
- Perform control testing, review, and align results with business.
- Ensure high quality documentation of controls testing as per the Corporate Internal Control guidelines.
- Validate and utilize Data Analytics reports to facilitate testing by exception.
- Provide risk remediation guidance and recommendation for resolution when high risks are identified.
- Ensure actions plans are reviewed and implemented to mitigate risk with clear ownership.
- Assess process efficiency and control improvements to secure company’s operations.
- Promote adherence to the policies and procedures within the Company.
- Regularly update leadership on risks, process improvements, and control effectiveness.
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities for business processes.
Target Profile
To be successful in this high-profile role, you should ideally have or be skilled in:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related
- Minimum 6 years of experience in Internal control, Internal Audit or External audit preferably in a multi-national company
- Successful in working in a dynamic environment while managing multiple projects simultaneously in-order-to meet changing organizational and departmental needs
- High level of Competency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Power Point, Power BI and Data Analytics usage
- Comfortable to influence and to collaborate at the highest levels of corporate management
- Clear Understanding of Financial and Operational Risk and mitigation
- Strong management and mentoring skills coupled with can-do attitude.
- Proficiency in English (minimum B2 level or equivalent)
At Danone, we work to make a vision a reality: 'One Planet, One Health'
Here you will have space to create, innovate, grow, and above all, to be yourself, thanks to our culture of Inclusive Diversity, where we are clear that 'our differences are what make the difference'.
Do things your way! The way you work, the way you develop, and the way you progress depend on you. Be innovative, take the initiative, and the impact you will have will surprise you.
You will work with agile methodologies, in high-performance teams where you will learn, influence, and contribute to achieve specific goals and thus grow with the company.