Business Controls Specialist

About Us

We are a rapidly growing organisation with a global footprint spanning every step of the food journey.

Our team is innovative, diverse and skilled, working together with our customers to create value at every opportunity.

We are constantly looking for problem solvers who combine creativity with passion in our quest to deliver fresh, natural and convenient food solutions across the globe.

Your Future in Food Starts Here

The Opportunity

To build and implement an internal controls framework for our business units. The newly created role will prepare and strengthen the formal control environment in line with our group control framework and SOX requirements, achieving best practice as if we were a publicly listed US company.

About You

You will have experience working within complex business environments where dealing with ambiguity and making decisions based on imperfect information will be second nature to you.

You will have exceptional conflict management and negotiation skills, combined with high-level communication that allows you to deal and influence within a business environment at all levels and with a variety of key stakeholders.

Your Responsibilities

• Documented Internal Control Procedures that enable our Group Control Policies to be met
• Promote a strong culture of internal controls across our Business Units
• Lead the Control Self-Assessment process ensuring all requirements are met narratives and testing procedures are accurate and any deficiencies identified reported to Group Internal Audit with any identified deficiencies rectified within 90 days
• Develop and provide controls training across the respective KGF business unit
• Develop and maintain the tools and systems of internal control for business processes monitoring and tracking gap assessments
• Provide overall support monitoring and control over implementation of global compliance initiatives including but not limited to anti-corruption Control Framework
• Prepare a fraud management training policy and ensure that all managers are aware of fraud prevention policies
• Provide recommendations to our BU leadership for the enhancement of both efficiencies and effectiveness of control processes
• Coordinate activities between Business Unit Functions and other key players Assurance Audit etc to address regulatory issues
• Lead the quarterly control owner certification and other compliance certification processes
• Assist in annual BCP testing
• Provide support to the BU Risk Management Committee as required

To Be Successful

• Bachelor of Commerce or related business degree Computer science E-commerce
• CA CPA ACCA CIA CISA or other equivalent accreditation must
• 3-5 years' experience in Internal or External Audit or similar role must
• Large businesses experience must
• An understanding of ERP systems
• Good business knowledge and working experience in the areas of process improvements and/or accounting ideally both
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver high quality actionable feedback on variety of complex issues along the management line
• Worked with or understands Sarbanes-Oxley requirements highly regarded
• CAAT experience
• Vocational qualifications - Some level of exposure in Business Continuity Management/Risk Management
• Working knowledge of information technology COBIT project management or quality management ISO 9000 desirable
• MS office intermediate

About Us

This is a long-term career opportunity working for an enterprise business with Corporate Offices on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

We have recorded business growth of 20% year on year with sales in excess of $1.6 billion.

We are committed to building a work environment that fosters an agile plus flexible workplace and where employee wellbeing is paramount.