Big 4 Auditor required for Senior Risk & Compliance position – recruitment

An experienced auditor is sought by my client, a Fortune 500 business for a Senior Risk and Compliance position which could be based in either Zurich or Vienna.

This is a broad and varied position which reports directly to the Head of Compliance team for EMEA. The candidate will operate in an autonomous and proactive manner to ensure a strong, efficient adequate Internal Control environment.

This is a very challenging role and the compliance officer will:
- Proactively identify operational and financial Risks and propose adequate and efficient controls to mitigate practices;
- Optimise the business processes and operations through continuous Improvement,
- Ensure full alignment with management create strong business partnerships between all stakeholders
- Act as the Single Point of Contact for compliance and audit matters
- Keep abreast of key regulatory and legislative changes which may impact the business and determine with the legal department the necessary course of action

The successful compliance officer will have:
- 3-5 years post graduate experience, of which 2 years in a 'Big 4' company
- Some knowledge and experience of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
- Experience of accessing internal controls and liaising with senior stakeholders
- Be proactive and demonstrate the ability to look and perform outside the box
- Travel within the EMEA region up to 25%
- Fluency in English and German is required
- Experience with multi-national industry and commerce clients is a must.

This is an excellent role to gain exposure to multi-national environment. You will gain a helicopter of the business and people typically progress to other opportunities within company after approx 3 years within the business.

If you have the above qualities, and wish to further your career as a compliance officer, then please apply today.
mwa international encourages applications from individuals of all ages backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone. mwa international acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.