Internal Control (GRC) Assistant Manager

GENERAL

• Implement the standard GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) processes, controls and policies defined by the HQ GRC department, including leading practices, policies and embed practices into the local organization;
• Implement global framework/ methodology for governance over controls to maintain, continuously update and improve controls.
  

RISK

• Provide advice and support local business functions as they identify, assess, manage, mitigate, and monitor risks;
• Report identified and assessed risks to global Risk Management;
• Provide thought partnership, risk analytics (e.g. return on risk mitigation investments), and recommendations around remediation, risk mitigation, or process improvement to the local C-Level, management and functional leaders;
• Regularly report updates on risk management to the local C-Level and global Risk Management.
  

INTERNAL CONTROLS

• Design and implement local internal controls together with the control owners in accordance with global ICS policies and guidelines, considering the minimum control requirements provided by the global Internal Controls;
• Initiate and coordinate procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls and ensure remediation of identified weaknesses at local level;
• Monitor changes in local business processes, information systems, management and operations, and coordinate with operations to ensure mitigation of control risks;
• Assist and monitor the development and implementation of internal control improvements;
• Ensure regular reporting on controls in place and their effectiveness to local management and global Internal Controls;
• Develop and provide ongoing guidance and training concepts for relevant control owners and other responsible persons.
  

COMPLIANCE

• Adjust the Compliance Program to local requirements in close alignment with global Compliance, and ensure that all local regulatory and other relevant compliance obligations are defined, identified, documented and updated;
• Ensure that employee´s behaviors and compliance efforts are consistent with global and local ethical and legal standards;
• Identify potential local areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develop/ implement corrective action plans to resolve problematic issues, and provide general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future;