Risk & Business Control Analyst - (MNC Tobacco Industry)

Company: Persolkelly – Sunway, Selangor

Job Type: Contract, Casual/Temporary

Posted: About 21 hours ago, from Jobstreet Malaysia

Salary: RM6,000 - RM9,000 per month
Location: Sunway Geo Tower, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Sunway South Quay, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan
Working Days & Hours: Monday - Friday (9am to 6pm)
Contract Duration: 12 months contract under PERSOLKELLY (potential for conversion to permanent subject to performance)

Responsibilities:

• Adhere to and support the maintenance of the company’s SOx programme methodology and ensure it remains up to date with best practices (SEC, PCAOB and Big Four guidelines).
• Execute the planning, scoping and risk assessment for the company’s global SOx programme.
• Execute the Management SOx testing across key business processes, functions and geographies.
• Execute the SOx design and operating effectiveness testing and review in line with agreed testing schedules, ensuring all work is fully documented in line with the BCT Methodology and the SOx Testing process, reflecting current good practice in internal controls.
• Business partner with management from across the company to support remediation of control issues, including designing practical and proportionate solutions to remediate deficiencies or gaps in control.
• Support the preparation of concise, relevant reporting of status, results and key findings for company management and governance forums including Focus Group, DRG etc.
• Support ongoing communication with the company’s external auditors including walkthroughs/testing, audit requests, and deficiency evaluation.
• Manage internal controls monitoring & assurance across ICFR and other risk domains through the management controls self-assessment (Control Navigator), the year-end management internal controls sign off (ICSO) and the immediately reportable incidents process (IRIs).
• Support in the monitoring and resolution of all reported control issues and identified actions.
• Support in incident reviews, including root cause analysis and assessing the adequacy of actions to address identified control issues or gaps.
• Support to align assurance activities with other 2LD and 3LD assurance providers (e.g. various compliance teams, Cyber, Security, Internal Audit).
• Support in the Impact Assessment of Project / Advisory initiatives.

Requirements:

• At least a degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent.
• At least 3-4 years working experience in a related field.
• Experience in using SAP system would be an added advantage.
• Good knowledge of US and UK internal control requirements for a global Group, including SEC SOx requirements and best practices.
• Strong understanding of current and evolving controls regulations, accounting principles and industry standards, with emphasis on UK and US regulations (e.g. UK Corporate Governance Code, ESG, Cybersecurity).
• Experience in one or more of the company’s core business functions, especially Record to Report, would be a plus point.
• Experience in reviewing core business and finance processes and assessing the adequacy of controls, including design and operating effectiveness.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to describe technical processes, risks and controls scenarios to senior management to enable understanding of risks and the impact of controls over those risks and processes.
• The ability to summarise significant amounts of management information into key messages including impact assessments and recommendations.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence key decision makers to ensure risks and control scenarios are fully understood.
• Active listening skills and high levels of self-awareness to support effective negotiation discussions around internal controls evaluations, for design, operation and change.
• Experience in working with diverse teams as part of both business as usual and one-off project work.
• Use data analytics tools to proactively identify anomalies, trends, and potential control weaknesses within financial and operational data.
• Continuous improvement: Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in controls, compliance, and risk management and drive continuous improvement efforts.