Lead, Internal Control

Purpose of the job

Participate in the execution of Internal Control assessments to evaluate the maturity of control environment and internal controls over financial reporting and operations; through a risk based and adopted control assessment approach.

Duties and responsibilities

• Guide and direct control owners of Entity Level Controls (ELC) about the nature of control, risk being addressed and required supporting documents.
• Perform a quality review of the responses and documentation, and evidence received from the assigned Entity Level Controls (ELC) owners; to assess their validity, accuracy, completeness and compliance with Orange Group requirements.
• Providing control recommendations to control owners to cover the work streams/cycles risks that are either not covered by controls or having control weaknesses.
• Work with business owners and recommend action plans on the reported findings and observations and ensure that the set action plans provide the appropriate risk coverage to the identified gaps.
• Follow-up on outstanding action plans related to the identified internal control issues with stakeholders to ensure proper implementation within the agreed upon time frame.
• Coordinate with Group Internal Audit, Internal Control & Risk Management (DACR) Departments and External Auditors during their validation through discussing their identified issues and validating it with streams/cycles owners.
• Provide risk consultation to all levels of management as deemed necessary in order to cover controls weaknesses and close any identified gaps.
• Aligning with other departments to ensure that the recommended controls maintain the equilibrium between balanced control environment and smooth operational cycles.

Job specification

Education

1. Bachelors degree in accounting/business administration.
2. Other studies related to Internal Audit will be an asset.

Experience

Minimum 2 years of experience in the field of Finance or Audit (preferably Big 4).

Skills and abilities

1. Very good English both spoken and written
2. Very good computer skills
3. Very good communications skills
4. Expressive reporting skills
5. Details and quality oriented
6. Ability to work under pressure / stress