Assistant Manager, Internal Control & Profit Protection

Job description

Country

[[Australia]]

Job Function

[[Finance]]

State / Province

[[Victoria]]

Position Type

[[Full-Time]]

City / Location

[[Melbourne]]

Referral Bonus Eligible

[[Yes]]

Brand

[[adidas]]

Relocation

[[No]]

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

The position is integral to the on-going focus on Corporate Governance. It aims at:

· Enhancing Internal Controls situation at local level
· Ensuring compliance with established Group Internal Control frameworks and Group/Market/Brand best practices and established policies
· Primary objectives are the protection of company assets as well as ensuring effectiveness and efficiency of operations, reliability of reporting and compliance with applicable external laws and internal regulations
· Leading initiatives focused on improving the efficiency, transparency and effectiveness of business processes. Responsible for working with management to identify opportunities for improvement, measure and analyse current business processes and redesign processes to meet the needs of a complex and growing business
· Investigating any internal or external retail crime, theft and fraud within the adidas group

Key Responsibilities:

· Raise awareness/maintain knowledge of the Global Policy Manual on local level including an understanding of emerging developments and addressing of recommended policy changes to GP&IC
· Implementation and regular update of local policies (based on global policies if existing), procedures and related internal controls, based on best practices and Group requirements
· Timely coordination/execution of the local ICS testing (control reviews) regarding key controls including the mandatory documentation in BWise
· Timely coordination of the local Global Control Self-Assessment (GCSA) process with all respective owners, as well as identification of possible improvements and gaps closing
· Support/follow Group Policies & Internal Controls (GP&IC) requests on various ICS topics
· Timely coordination of the local quarterly Representation Letter process
· Communication of the local/global policies and ICS requirements
· Participation in the Global ICS network including ICS calls, WebEx sessions, sharing of best practices
· Implement the annual retail risk assessment and compliance audit, and that relevant stakeholders are informed of results and actions.
· Ensure internal investigations are performed in accordance with relevant professional standards, legal requirements and internal policies & procedures, and reports are issued to the relevant stakeholders.

Authorities:

· Local and Global policy enforcement
· Global Internal Audit findings and/or Local Internal Control Review gaps closing enforcement
· Have unrestricted access to all functions, records, property and personnel related to own retail within the group
· Allocate resources, select subjects, determine scopes of work, request meetings and apply techniques required to accomplish retail risk assessment & compliance audits, and investigation objectives.

Key Relationships:

· Country: General Manager, Heads of Department and Process Owners
· Market: Manager IC & PP, Specialist IC & PP
· Group: Group Internal Controls, Global Profit Protection
· External auditors

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

· Strong auditing/internal control skills
· Internal investigations experience
· Effective communication and team work skills
· Exposure: Finance, Investigations, Retail
· English language

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

· Internal Controls function
· Internal/ External auditing qualification preferred
· Minimum of 3 years in similar function/position
· Knowledge of ERP system such as SAP preferable

IT Skills

· MS office suite of products – Intermediate - advanced
· Retail Management Systems – Intermediate to advanced

What’s on offer?

A competitive base salary, bonus scheme and adidas employee benefits are also on offer to the successful candidate.

How do I apply?

Press the 'Apply' button and follow the instructions
· You will be required to fill out the online applications forms, and attach a copy of your resume and cover letter which addresses all above candidate requirements
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Applications which do not attach a cover letter which addresses the job requirements specific to adidas will not be considered.
· Applications will only be accepted through the steps above
· Please note that due to the high volume of applications adidas receives, we will be unable to respond to allindividual inquiries.

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Please note applicants must have permanent legal rights to work in Australia. No Relocation or Visa support is offered for this role.

Please note part of adidas Pacific’s recruitment process will require external candidates to consent to a pre-employment criminal history check

Note to agencies: adidas Pacific does not accept any unsolicited calls or resumes from head hunters, executive recruiters, or other staffing or recruitment agencies. Please do not submit or forward any resumes, CVs or profiles to the adidas careers portal, nor to any adidas personnel. adidas will not pay any fees relating to unsolicited resumes.

Referrals:

Please note that referrals are subjectto the adidas Group area Pacific Talent Scout Employee Referral Policy
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Referral Bonuses are only applicable to current employees of the adidas Group area Pacific
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Please note part of adidas Pacific’s recruitment process will require external candidates to consent to a pre-employment criminal history check