Risk & Controls Assistant Manager

Job description

Key Accountabilities:

RISK

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Sets out the risk assessment framework and provides tools for a more effective and objective risk management approach

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Partners with business risk owners (PHLT/ePHLT) to facilitate the business risk assessment (BRA) – from risk identification and prioritization to actual risk mitigation

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Leads governance and periodic review of key business risks to ensure mitigating actions are able to reduce or eliminate risks

CONTROLS

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Accountable for the design and localization of the Global Financial Controls (GFCF) matrix to ensure proper ownership and accountabilities are in place, in order to enable proactive risk management in our operations and financial statements

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Reviews compliance of the Local Schedule of Authority (SOA) to Global SOA and ensuring this is properly cascaded, understood, and followed by the business

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Ensures the regular review and update of the PH Controls Matrix and Controls Learning Toolkit at least annually or whenever there is a major business transformation / reorganization

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Conducts mandatory semi-annual controls refresher to all control owners and operators

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Works with control owners for an annual self-assessment on controls compliance and ensures any potential deficiencies are communicated with relevant stakeholders and addressed in a timely manner

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Provides enablers for controls execution of business owners (i.e. controls dashboard and other early warning indicators)

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Ensures consistent controls governance cycle (i.e. PHLT governance, controls update to functional leadership teams, and internal reviews within Finance)

Qualifications:

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Essential:

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Highly motivated and results-oriented Finance professional

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Ability to handle multiple complex tasks

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Responsive to ever-changing dynamics of the business

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Ability to effectively partner and communicate with (senior) stakeholders

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Committed to learn new tools and systems

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Desirable:

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With at least 3 years of work experience

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Good business acumen on UL processes, systems, and operations