Oxford University Press - Manager - Internal Control

Internal Control Manager

About the job:

Purpose Of The Job:

- To get the Branch to follow an efficient and compliant process which are regularly reviewed wrt continuously changing business needs.

- To ensure adherence to the internal control framework both in-lines with the Group ICF guidelines and local ICFR guidance.

- To develop, review, revise and standardise business processes and policies and ensuring adherence of the same, regular reviews to ensure effective compliance of the overall framework.

- To drive the automation projects in Finance, co-driver with tech and ops team as Finance SPOC for process improvement for other functions, drive the SAP portfolio, support system (including SAP) integration projects.

Principle Accountabilities/Key Result Areas :

- Spearhead internal teams and guide them on solution delivery.

- Independently lead smaller modules of the projects, drive automation in Finance processes (payables, collections, Financial and business reporting).

- Assist User Departments in addressing compliance, financial, operational, and strategic risks and compliances.

- Finance SPOC for enterprise level automation projects.

- Independently execute activities comprising of conducting reviews of systems, internal controls, re-engineering processes, Standard Operating Procedures, and segregation of duties.

- Independently lead the internal controls review and provide guidance on possible improvements.

- Assess the current state of the organization's internal control framework and help drive value and efficiency in the internal controls by implementing leading practices.

- Support leadership on the overall risk portfolio of India Branch, closely work with department heads on business and compliance related risk assessment and possible mitigations.

- Constantly monitor tasks progress, manage risk, and verify key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.

- Participate in sales and support business development initiatives.

- Drive change initiative - SAP S4HANA, SAP changes, actively engage with tech BPs and drive SAP change portfolio.

Knowledge And Experience:

- A Qualified Chartered Accountant/MBA from T1/2 School with overall experience of 5 to 8 years.

- Experience in developing system solutions (SAP/Non-SAP), implementation of S4HANA, ERP solution.

- Prior experience of setting up internal controls, processes, and project management.

- Proficiency in MS Excel and Power-point.

- Good communicator, with fluent written and spoken English.

- Well-organized, self-motivated, and able to effectively prioritize and manage a broad and demanding workload.

- Strong problem solving and creative skills, ability to exercise sound judgement.

- Prior experience of building process efficiencies (use of BI, AI) is preferred