Global Finance Process and ICS Manager

At Avolta (SIX: AVOL), our people are at the driving force behind our success. With a team of over 76,000 individuals representing more than 150 nationalities, we are a truly global company driven by passion, innovation, and excellence.

Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realise their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports and railway stations amongst others.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Global Finance Process Control Manager will support the development and implementation of internal control frameworks, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company policies. This role will collaborate closely with process owners and stakeholders to maintain robust documentation and provide insights to senior management and the Audit Committee.

The position holder reports to the Global Finance ICS Head and is based at our office in Bangalore Office.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support in developing and implementing process internal control frameworks, policies, and procedures
• Support in scoping and top-down risk assessment
• Design and implement risk mitigation strategies and control activities to address identified risks and strengthen internal controls.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify key relevant data relied upon in controls and support ICFR team in suggesting effective strategies to mitigate related risks
• Support in providing training, supervision, and assistance to the ICFR Community with focus on Shared Service Center
• Collaborate with process owners and stakeholders to document and maintain process narratives, flowcharts, control matrices, and other documentation related to process internal controls
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors to facilitate process internal control audits and assessments, including planning, testing, reporting, and remediation.
• Hands on support and track the implementation of audit recommendations and corrective actions to address control deficiencies and improve process governance.
• Provide guidance and support to process owners and teams on internal control matters, including training and awareness initiatives to promote a culture of compliance and accountability.
• Perform research to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards and to keep the ICFR Team up to date with related trends
• Prepare reports and presentations on the status of process internal controls, audit findings, and remediation efforts for the ICFR team and senior management

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration with accounting certification, or a related field;
• At least 8-10 years professional experience testing or designing internal controls over financial reporting; in retail, F&B, or consumer products related industries desirable
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to internal controls, such as SOX, GDPR, and other industry-specific regulations.
• Strong understanding of process governance frameworks, such as COSO, and their application to business processes.
• Proficient grasp of business process financial statement and disclosure risks, including related management assertions;
• Ability to assess a process end to end and identify potential key risks;
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to effectively speak in front of large groups and Senior Management;
• Requires proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (with high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint); MS Visio, Power BI, or Alteryx proficiency preferred, but not required;
• Experience in working with GRC tools for ICFR self-assessment and management testing, Workiva experience is a plus
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to proactively identify tasks and summarize status to accomplish milestones;
• At least 5 years experience working in an international team environment. With ability to work independently and collaborate with a global and cultural divers team

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