Senior Manager Internal Controls Profit Protection

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

- This position is responsible for risk management and internal control in South East Asia providing oversight and support 6 entities/locations (Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Maylasia). This includes assurance and compliance audits of prioritised back-office functions dependant on requirements by local SLT across the locations and EM IC & PP Director. Ability to build a general understanding of risk management principles, control environment best practices required for improvements and risk mitigation across the SEA cluster, ensuring fraud prevention and good corporate governance through highly proactive engagement with business partners.
- In this role, the primary objectives are establishing a strong representation of internal control and profit protection strategic planning and execution, expanding progress on maturing control environment relating to key areas of risks assessed across SEA. Activating and leading resources to drive delivery and operational execution and reporting on deliverables and progress improvements. Ensuring the protection of company assets; ensure effectiveness and efficiency of operations, reliability of financial reporting and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Risk management and Compliance are other focus areas of this position which aims to support the achievement of qualitative and sustainable growth through good corporate governance practices and the avoidance of financial losses or damages caused by non-compliant behaviour and management of all types of risk to levels that are in line with markets risk appetite.
- Additionally, the position is integral to the on-going success and improvement of commercial and support functions operations by objectively auditing and reporting to Senior Management. Ensuring compliance with legislative frame works e.g. safety and security and compliance with agreed operational best practices. Identification, quantification, and communication of risk followed by implementation of strategies to reduce risk via process improvement, training, awareness and where needed the investigation and apprehension of internal or external offenders.
- Key Responsibilities:

- Internal Control
- Oversee the improvement efforts of the internal controls position by ensuring compliance with established global and local policies, processes, and internal control frameworks.
- Proactively measure and analyse current business processes with local management to identify opportunities and address areas of risk
- Reduce and mitigate risk with the implementation of comprehensive risk reduction strategies and countermeasures.
- Redesign processes to meet the needs of a complex and growing business, driving a harmonized approach in line with global expectations.
- Work in close relation with market and local management team to review, improve, document, automate and harmonize processes
- Act as a consultant to the local business partners, supporting and guiding them on any compliance matters.
- Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations as well as the established Group Internal Control frameworks and Group / Market / Brand best practices and established policies.
- Support all Internal audit initiatives across SEA
- Develop, support and lead initiatives focused on improving the efficiency, transparency, and effectiveness of SEA business processes.
- Immediate communication of major control deficiencies to local senior management and global HQ
- Oversee the timely coordination of local quarterly Representation letter process
- Participation in the global ICS network
- Prepare an annual Risk & Internal Control Plan (RICP) in line with review and approval by the Director Internal Control & Profit Protection and alignment with local Finance Director
- Coordinate the end to end execution of the RICP as planned and maintain effective communication with the Director IC&PP on RIC issues and progress of field work
- Agree action plan, deadlines and responsibilities with department Heads & ensure timely implementation of RIC recommendations reported and presented to control owners and senior management.
- Oversee the timely and accurate execution of the Internal Controls Testing Phases (or self-assessment), ensure proper documentation of test results, agree, communicate, and oversee action plans, deadlines, and responsibilities.
- Coordinate the timely and continuous action plan follow-up with control owners
- Present and contribute as required in Management meetings, Finance & Functional Updates, Quarterly Commercial Compliance meetings, Bi-Annual Audit Risk & Compliance Committee meetings
- Drive and proactively support Emerging Market cross-countries initiatives, in line with the Market priorities and EM IC & PP team objectives
- Responsibility for preparation and leading Corporate Internal Audits planned for the market
- Timely resolution of all audit/Internal Cont