CA vacancy in Unilever

The Unilever has invited applications for the post of Senior Manager Financial Controls (SOX).

Senior Manager Financial Controls is responsible for leading the Financial Control Assessment (FCA) as part of our management assurance over compliance with Sarbanes Oxley regulations, working closely with the GCAD UK team. They will manage and develop a team based out of Bangalore to coordinate with the countries, Operating Centres, and Third-Party Service Provider to ensure the FCAs are completed to a high quality and within the expected timeline.

Responsibilities:

• Understanding of Unilever’s Global Financial Control Framework
• In-depth knowledge of ICOFR, Sarbanes Oxley Act and COSO Framework
• Coordination of end-to-end testing of internal controls of various countries, operating centre and central teams across in scope processes
• Conducting trainings for the respective countries on the FCA expectation
• Line management of the FCA team based in Bangalore
• Leading or supporting Future of Controls initiatives such as improvement of the Controls Audit process
• Management and coordination of stakeholders such as Third Party Service Providers, External Audit, Country Controllers, Service Delivery Directors and GCAD
• Governance meetings with the risk managers and controllers of the respective countries to ensure on-time completion of testing and relevant sign-offs on deficiencies and rectification plans
• Quality review of the identified control deficiencies and their impact assessments
• Reporting / presenting the testing results to GCAD for Audit Committee
• Presenting at Controls governance forums such as Control Process Improvement Meetings,

Qualifications:

• Masters’ degree in Accounting or Finance preferred - CA/CPA/MBA Finance or similar qualification
• Minimum of 8-10 years progressive experience in internal audit with SOX 404 testing and reporting
• Experience with governance, risk and compliance models like GAAPs, IFRS etc. (knowledge in GRC tools like SAP GRC, Archer, others is an added advantage)
• Experience in managing a team is required

Key Skills:

• Technical Knowledge: Strong knowledge of US GAAP, COSO, PCAOB Auditing Standards, Sarbanes-Oxley, risk and controls standards and business process best practices
• Process and Controls understanding:
• Strong working knowledge various business processes
• Sound financial knowledge – customer accounting, rebates etc.
• Strong controls knowledge and expertise – prevent and detect spend controls
• Understanding of Global financial controls framework
• Process understanding: Overall understanding of process flows and associated risks in STP, RTR, OTC, MTD, Payroll, Tax, Pensions (e.g. master data, payment processes, Inventory processes, etc) and working knowledge of access and IT general controls
• Analytical skills: Ability to analyse the root cause of the deficiency and propose corrective action and ensure quality deliverables
• Leadership and relationship management skills:
• Ability to lead teams, and deliver key agendas
• Ability to influence senior stake holders and cross functional teams to drive agenda
• Experience in managing 3rd party outsourced vendors
• Ability to define and execute agenda independently
• Ability to work in a dynamic organization and manage / balance multiple priorities and diverse projects concurrently
• Ability to influence senior stake holders and cross functional teams to drive agenda
• Communication skills:
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with stakeholders – controllers, central teams etc.
• Presentation skills: Proficiency in Power point presentation and working knowledge of Power BI
• Customer and service centric mind set, placing the user at the heart of the solution
• Ability to work under pressure and at times, in ambiguous situations
• Experience and awareness of working in a global role, demonstrate awareness and empathy to our many cultures and social needs
• Proficiency in using SAP and Microsoft tools

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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