Air Liquide is a world leader in specialty gases (helium, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, etc.), technologies and services for industry and health.
Present in 73 countries with 67, 100 employees, the Group serves more than 3.9 million customers and patients.
Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitisation, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.
About The role
The AMEI Internal Control Manager is a pragmatic team player with strong business process and data analytics acumen. You will be a key actor in the improvement and transformation of the organization, processes and controls.
In this role, You will be in charge of monitoring, promoting and supporting the deployment of the Internal Control system and Risk Management process and be responsible for the compliance with this referential.
You will have to travel between Johannesburg and Secunda on a weekly basis. In addition to traveling across Africa, India and the Middle-East on a quarterly basis as part of the COE team.
Internal Control
- Design / Implementation and effectiveness of the Internal Control system:
- Provide the operational management and process owners with adequate support in the design, implementation and evolution of the Internal Control system,
- Monitor Internal Control in the context of transformation projects (organization, systems) and propose / implement improvements through gap analysis.
- Internal Control assessment and reporting:
- Coordinate the Internal Control self-assessment campaign,
- Evaluate the proper design and execution of controls through a testing program,
- Perform ERP control testing, evaluate IT general controls and access rights management,
- Report regularly KPIS related to processes and key controls,
- Pilot the consolidated Internal Control improvement action plan.
- Internal Control promotion:
- Raise management and employee's awareness and promote best in class practices,
- Provide training on IC procedures and core controls,
- Share best practices and work on transversal projects within the IC network.
Risk Management
- Contribute to build a dynamic, updated and shared risk vision with prioritized actions
- Coordinate the risk mapping and related mitigating action plans
- Coordinate the prevention of corruption
About You
Experience and qualifications
- 10 years of experience in Internal Control, Accounting, External Audit, Internal Audit or similar position, at least 5 years of experience with Big 4.
- Bachelors degree
- Experience in supporting transformations of organization
- Knowledge and experience in Data Analytics tool and ERP
- Has proven capacity to work in matricial environments and BSC organizations
Competencies and skills set
- Self-starter, goal-oriented and works proactively to drive results
- Business process oriented, ability to identify issues and propose added-value corrective actions
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Data-driven analysis skills and attention to detail
- Digital savvy and acumen for data analysis
- Leadership and capacity to interact with various level of internal stakeholders
- Relationship building, able to have difficult discussions while keeping a positive outlook
- High level of integrity
- Capacity to travel in Africa, India and in Middle-East, And between Johannesburg and Secunda.
