Regional Internal Audit Controller

We are currently looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented Regional Internal Audit Controller to oversee and drive internal audit remediation efforts across our APAC markets. This role will be instrumental in working closely with opcos, regional and global stakeholders, and internal audit teams to resolve internal audit findings, ensuring compliance with internal policies, local regulations, and best practices.

**Reporting of the role**:
This role reports to Regional Director, Risk and Control

**3 best things about the job**:

- The prospect of honing your skills in media industry by working with different stakeholders, providing exposure across APAC markets.
- Opportunities for career growth and development within a dynamic global organization.
- Be part of the culture built on collective energy, passion, collaboration, and support.

**In this role, your key responsibilities and goals will be**:
**In three months,**
- Familiarize with WPP Internal audit (IA) and global Investment audit processes
- Review the current IA and Investment audit reports across APAC markets to understand common findings, risk areas, and existing remediation efforts
- Meet with internal audit, global investment audit team, opco, regional and global stakeholders across WPP and groupm to understand their expectations for audit remediation
- Assess the current status of ongoing remediation activities and action plans
- Identify immediate areas of concern and prioritize findings that require swift action
- Collaborate with opco cross-functional to outline remediation steps and timelines
- Serve as the primary point of contact for IA and Investment audit, including attending opening and closing meetings
- Start to drive the implementation of remediation and monitor the progress across APAC markets

**In six months,**
- Actively driving and lead the implementation of remediation plans across APAC markets
- Continue to monitor and track remediation progress, ensuring that action plans are being executed according to timelines
- Provide regular updates to senior management on remediation activities, action plans, and progress
- Hold follow-up meetings with key stakeholders to address challenges and provide guidance on remediation efforts
- Foster strong working relationships with cross-functional teams, finance/ commercial, legal, compliance, Investment, IT, HR, operations etc to ensure alignment on audit remediation priorities

**In 12 months,**
- Identify patterns or recurring audit issues and propose preventive action to minimize recurrence of audit issues
- Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver the training programs to educate opcos on audit findings and proper remediation processes
- Ensure continuous monitoring and evaluation of remediation activities across markets to ensure sustainability
- Establish a Regional Expertise Council, leveraging the specialized knowledge and skills of its members to address key issues within the region

**Job requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
- At least 5-7 years of experience in internal auditing, risk management, or compliance, with a focus on remediation and follow-up.
- Experience working in a multinational company, ideally with exposure to diverse markets across APAC
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

**More about GroupM**

GroupM - GroupM leads and shapes media markets by delivering performance enhancing media products and services, powered by data and technology. Our global network agencies and businesses enable our people to work collaboratively across borders with the best in class, providing them the opportunity to accelerate their progress and development. We are not limited by teams or geographies; our scale and diverse range of clients lets us be more adventurous with our business and talent. We give our talent the space, support and tools to innovate and grow.

GroupM is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity - it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.

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