Business Context
By joining our Regional Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) Finance team, you will be leading the internal control agenda across the AMEA Zone, a very diverse country and category portfolio across South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa.
This role will bring to life one of the key priorities across the organization, which is compliance and internal control, by driving the zone roadmap and action plans, you will be able to track improvements and its impact on the business.
The role will work closely with the Finance teams in the respective Country Business Units, and the AMEA Finance zone team to animate the zone internal control road map and continuously monitor and report on progress.
Roles & Responsibilities
1. Accelerate closing Internal Audit gaps - Deeply understand Dango controls and internal audit outcomes and gaps, and use this knowledge to drive closing the gaps through Country Business Units' action plans while utilizing his/her experience, knowledge & network
2. Continuous monitoring and early flagging - Regularly reviews data inputs to spot and flag early any concerns or gaps, immediately dives deep on site to create clarity and action plans.
3. Facilitate the exchange of best practices between the AMEA Country Business Units - Create and animate a community across all AMEA Country Business Units to enable best practice sharing and foster connections and collaborations
4. Own the internal control & compliance agenda at the zone level - Be the custodian of internal control and compliance across AMEA, owning the zone roadmap while engaging and mobilizing the Country Business Units towards it.
To be successful in this role, you will need…
The following technical skills and experience:
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or equivalent.
• Experience in audit and internal control.
• Experience in MNCs or big 5 firms.
• At least 8-10 years of relevant experience.
These soft skills:
• Fluency in English is a must.
• Fluency in French or Arabic is a plus.
Candidates should be open and able to travel within the AMEA region 50% of their time.
Why Join Danone?
Flexibility
Do things your way. At Danone Singapore, we believe that our teams work best when they are empowered to work flexibly – this is why our hybrid working policy allows you to agree the right balance of homeworking and office working, in line with yours and the team’s needs.
Focus on development – your way
With a suite of learning opportunities and a strong focus on in-role development, your line manager will work closely with you to help unlock your career ambitions within Danone. Working here you will enjoy a fast-paced, complex environment, which is packed with opportunities for the entrepreneurial spirit. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as evian, Dumex and Aptamil, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.
Our values
We live by our core ‘HOPE’ values – H is for Humanism, as people are at the heart of everything we do. O is for Openness, welcoming new ideas from the world we live in. P is for Proximity, as we believe that building close relationships leads to better understanding and trust. E is for Enthusiasm, for those who are as passionate as we are about bringing health through food to as many people as possible.
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