Head of Internal Controls Methodology – Global Engineering Manufacturing Group – Zurich – Switzerland

Salary

Competitive Salary Package

Location

Europe Switzerland

Employment Type

Full Time

Job Number

13915

Line of Business

Audit & Risk

Consultant

Gareth Mortimer

Our Client, a leading international engineering manufacturing group, is currently seeking a Head of Internal Controls to be based in the global headquarters in Zurich. This role will be part of the senior management team for an internal controls function within a large corporate Global 2nd line of defence function.

Your role will actively be shaping the next level Internal Controls over Financial Reporting framework and methodology aligned with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). You will lead within the Corporate HO team the development and roll-out for methodology updates using the latest developments and digital technology trends.

Head of Internal Controls Methodology Job Responsibilities:

• Maintaining the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICoFR) Methodology at a state-of-the-art level in line with good governance practice and particularly in compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX).
• Identifying changing requirements and opportunities and developing enhancements to the Group’s current ICoFR Framework & Methodology.
• Communicating and providing expert services to Business internal control teams as well as process owners and develop training curriculum for internal control methodology and provide training accordingly.
• Liaising with Head Digital & Innovation to implement new technologies into the framework to improve the overall Group IC landscape.
• Acting as sparring partner to stakeholders by providing insight and support and robustly challenging decision making to ensure the optimal framework & methodology solution is achieved.

Profile:

• Minimum 10-12 years’ experience roles of increasing responsibility within large audit firms.
• Experience in multinational audits with detailed understanding of PCAOB audit standards and requirements.
• Change management and implementation experience in a public entity providing dynamic methodology, policy and solutions with regards to ICoFR/SOX topical areas.
• Fluent in English language (spoken and written)
• Experience in working in a global and virtual team environment.

If you are interested, please send a copy of your up-to-date CV to Gareth Mortimer (gareth@renaix.com).