Director – Regional Financial Compliance recruitment
With a reporting line to the regional Vice President of Finance this role is designed to allow all areas of financial and operational compliance to be assessed, reviewed and managed in accordance to the requirements within SOX and other US based reporting frameworks. You will ensure this diverse business is compliant with the listing and reporting parameters under US and local law. The role is heavily linked to SOX and ethical and policy guidelines (under the Department of Justice) across all business entities within their MEA territory.
Your duties will include:
- Assisting Finance Managers in ensuring effective financial and operational internal controls are in place and operating as designed whilst also ensuring all countries of responsibility meet the SOX requirements and any Department of Justice (DOJ) pre requisites.
- Supporting local Management in the evaluation of the effectiveness of internal controls and support them in developing action plans to cover any identified gaps.
- Liaising with internal and external auditors for SOX purposes, internal and external audits, statutory and US GAAP audit engagements.
- Reviewing internal and external audit reports with local finance heads to assist local Management in developing responses to these reports. Also supporting local operations in developing action for items noted in these internal and external audit reports.
- Supporting senior Management in developing policies and procedures to strengthen the control and financial reporting environment.
- Leading initiatives to improve the control environment for the countries outside of SOX scope with increased focus on small and mid size operations.
- Support, as required, acquisitions within the business across areas of valuations and due diligence of target companies.
Our client is looking to pinpoint an individual who is capable of building a strong team across a broad geography whilst driving accountability and transparency as core values within the operation. Candidates shall be expected to possess a professional based accounting or finance related qualification combined with at least seven to ten years working within a US based corporation. This experience shall link to areas of financial compliance and exposure to US GAAP and SOX structures within a matrix based business framework.