Senior Manager, Internal Audit (SOX)

about the company

A fast growing manufacturer with aggressive expansion plans they are constantly innovating to maintain their competitive edge and have been achieving strong profitability. As part of their expansion across the region, they are looking for an experienced and independent professional to set up their SOX and internal controls function.

about the job

Reporting to the CFO, you will be pioneering their corporate SOX and internal controls framework to establish a controlled and compliant work environment to support their future business plans. As a change agent, you will work closely with the various business stakeholders for them to recognise the impact and value of controls framework. You will identify risk areas, assess effectiveness of existing internal controls, and implement best practices at HQ level to ensure robustness of policies while influencing a compliant culture and mindset. You will lead the roll-out of internal controls framework and provide advice to ensure governance on new business initiatives eg. greenfield projects, systems implementation, set up of new entities.

skills and experience required

You must be degree qualified CA/CPA with at least 10 years relevant experience gained from Big 4 and/or internal audit or controls within a US MNC. You possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, and are comfortable dealing with multiple stakeholders. You are a self-starter and resourceful to be a pioneer for their whole growth of business. You are comfortable traveling about 30%-40%.