Assurance, Controls and Compliance Sr. Specialist (Senior SOX and Internal Controls Specialist)

Job title:

Assurance, Controls and Compliance Sr. Specialist (Senior SOX and Internal Controls Specialist)

Company:

Smith & Nephew

Job description

Smith & Nephew is a global advanced medical technology business. We support healthcare professionals in more than 100 countries to improve the quality of life for their patients. Since 1856, when our founder T.J. Smith developed a new method for refining cod liver oil, and in World War One when his nephew led the supply of wound care products, to the present day, Smith & Nephew continues to pioneer health solutions.Through our market leadership positions in Sports Medicine, Trauma, Orthopaedic Reconstruction and Advanced Wound Management, our 16,000 employees continue to improve outcomes and expand access, constantly striving to create value for healthcare professionals, patients, payers and shareholders.Assurance, Controls and Compliance Sr. Specialist (Senior SOX and Internal Controls Specialist)Workplace: WrocławLife Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.Smith+Nephew is hiring Assurance, Controls and Compliance Sr. SpecialistThe Assurance, Controls and Compliance Sr. Specialist is responsible to ensure that internal controls over financial reporting are sound and effective to ensure compliance with the S&N SOX and Minimum Acceptable Practices frameworks. This position is recognized across the Group as the point of contact for guidance and support on the S&N policies and procedures listed in the Group Finance Manual, Minimum Acceptable Practices and SOX RACMs/narratives. The role will permanently report directly into the Regional Director, Assurance, Controls and Compliance, EMEA but for an interim period will report to the Sr. Director, Group Financial Controls and Compliance.What will you be doing?

• The AC&C Sr. Specialist will be responsible for executing and documenting the SOX programme including tests of design and tests of operating effectiveness for his/her assigned control areas / business units within the EMEA region.
• Provide guidance to a broad stakeholder base (Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain) on the requirements of S&N Group Finance Manual, Minimum Acceptable Practices and SOX best practices. This role will support the design of finance process & controls to mitigate the risk of misstatement within the accounting records.
• Act as a key point of contact for both external and internal audit inquiries, and will support the coordination of the annual external audit for the in-scope SOX markets including arranging walkthroughs and gathering of supporting evidence of controls compliance
• Rsponsible for ensuring that Management stakeholders are appropriately engaged to remediate any control deficiencies identified as part of the SOX work performed by year-end.
• The role will manage stakeholder relationships for SOX compliance and controls related issues and report progress and control matters to the Assurance, Controls & Compliance Group team.
• Contribute to the development of AC&C initiatives to evolve controls frameworks and risk management approaches. This will include the improvement of process and control frameworks from the findings identified in the various audit reports.
• Support a wide range of process improvement programs as Business Controls SME including the automation of controls agenda.
• Support other Group priorities including entity-level controls, Enterprise Risk Management, and segregation of duties.

What will you need to be successful?

• Qualified Accountant (i.e ACA / ACCA / CPA / CA / CMA or equivalent) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) with strong understanding of IFRS
• Prior experience in a 1st or 2nd line of defense role in a SOX-compliant company
• 3+ years’ work experience within a practice or exposure to accounting alongside audit/assurance
• Excellent project management skills and ability to work cross-culturally and across time zones
• Must be fluent in English (some German/French abilities nice to have).
• Relevant industry experience advantageous, ideally in Medical Devices or Pharmaceuticals
• Experience of SAP and/or Hyperion

at Smith+Nephew we offer:Private health
care | multisport
card | life
insuranceSubsidies for
trainings |
postgraduate
studiesAnnual bonus |
sharesave plan |
going extra
miles programSubsidized
meals and fruits |
integration partiesPossibility of
working
remotely |
flexible working
hoursPossibility of
growth in the global
life sciences
companyCaring,
collaborative
and courageous
business
environmentRelaxation
zones in the
modern
workplaceOsoby zainteresowane prosimy o przesyłanie aplikacji klikając w przycisk aplikowania.

Expected salary

Location

Wrocław, dolnośląskie

Job date

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 22:21:36 GMT

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