Senior Manager GBS Internal Controls

Adidas

  • Dalian, Liaoning
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 hours ago
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Accept ClosePress Tab to Move to Skip to Content LinkSearch by KeywordSearch by LocationSearch by KeywordSearch by LocationLoading...Team:LocationType:Grade:Create Alert×Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:StartPlease wait...Senior Manager GBS Internal ControlsPurpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:As second line of defence, partner with Management to identify risk-based opportunities to improve business processes by balancing risk and control. Primary objectives: • Design and perform continuous monitoring (including risk monitoring and controls testing) to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of risk management and controls. • Draw on process expertise and act on risk. • Develop and implement management resolutions that address root causes. • Shorten the time to management action.Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and perform continuous monitoring to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of risk management and controls.
  • Actively provide risk-based vs control advice and/or solutions on new initiatives, transitions, and/or process changes.
  • Continuous review of the ICS framework to ensure relevance to GBS operating model, GBS operations and balancing the risk/cost and benefits.
  • Timely coordination/execution of the ICS testing (control reviews) including mandatory documentation in Teammate+ and heading remediation of all identified control deficiencies in collaboration with local Senior Management
  • Drive Global Policy Manual (GPM) awareness and ensure GPM relevance to GBS operations.
  • Follow up on ICS exceptions and/or CIA recommendations and ensure timely closure of actions/ issues.
  • Act as the SPOC for internal and external audits.
Process/System Review
  • Plan and conduct end-to-end process reviews/audit to identify risk / internal control issues/improvement. Ensure that proposed internal control(s) are embedded i.e. effective and efficient.
Data Analytics
  • Assess, develop and build a data analytics framework to identify potential risks and anomalies as part of continuous monitoring. This includes but not limited to, identifying relevant data points to monitor on an ongoing basis.
  • Independently manage and/or conduct data analytics to provide risk-based insights to stakeholders.
Key Relationships:
  • GBS: Senior Leadership Team, GPOs, Delivery Excellence, Transition Management teams
  • Market Internal controls teams and Finance Director.
  • Group functions such as Global Internal controls, Group Policies & Accounting Principles, Group Risk & Compliance Management, etc.
  • Internal and external auditors
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Effective communication and presentation skills with ability to influence and convey recommendations to address risks.
  • Ability to understand and navigate within complex organization structures, diverse cultures, and system landscape.
  • Strong data mindset and analytical capabilities with the ability to manage large volumes of data/information from various sources and connect the dots to derive meaningful observations.
  • Knowledge in the use of SAP FI and advanced user of MS Office suite of products including Power BI.
  • Experience working with SQL, Python, Databricks, CoPilot, Power Automate and Knime preferred.
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
  • University degree or above
  • CIA or CPA qualification is a plus.
  • Fluent in spoken and written English
  • Minimum 8+ years of audit experience with an international audit firm and/or internal audit/internal control experience with a multinational company
  • Profound knowledge of best practices in internal control/internal audit and policy & procedures
  • Previous experience in Retail industry or shared services a plus
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