Internal Controls Specialist Lance Creek

**ABOUT US**

As a rapidly growing world-class organisation with a global footprint spanning every step of the food journey - join us to create food the world loves to eat

Our people are innovative, with a diversity of expertise, 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.

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**Internal Controls Specialist**

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

To build and implement an internal controls framework for the KGF business units. The newly created role is required to prepare and strengthen the formal control environment in line with the KGF Group control framework and SOX requirements and achieve best practice as if we were a publicly listed US company. Once the control framework has been implemented and SOX compliance achieved, the role will be responsible for Business Units Control Self-Assessment processes and the ongoing enhancement of the control environment.

**ABOUT YOU**

You will have internal controls experience working within complex business environments, where dealing with ambiguity and making decisions based with imperfect information will be second nature to you. You will have exceptional interpersonal 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 RESPONSILBITIES**

**Company Controls readiness**
- Work with the business unit to promote a culture of risk awareness and strengthen internal controls
- Ensure consistency of internal control practices in line with US SOX compliance.
- Implement an effective control framework across the respective KGF Australia business units (BU’s) in line with the corporate key controls requirements
- Design, map and document key control processes for the respective BU’s
- Lead the timely and effective remediation of any identified control deficiencies or improvements required
- Implement and co-ordinate the control self-assessment process within their respective BU
- Develop and deliver controls training across the KGF BU’s
- Develop KGF Australia BU control policies where group policies are insufficient for BU’s requirements
- Support the launch and running of the BU Risk Committee
- Collaborate with business partners in the BU on overall IT governance program, IT risk assessments and IT control implementation
- Lead IT system risk and scoping analysis, and SOC1 reports review processes

**Post Company Controls readiness phase and SOX compliance**
- Lead and maintain an effective Control Self-Assessment process across respective BU’s including reporting of results to Global Internal Audit, leading remediation of identified deficiencies, maintaining control narratives and testing procedures
- Prepare audit committee papers (and related agendas, minutes, actions) in relation to BU internal control progress against targeted plans from Group Internal Audit
- Identify and agree best practice using guidance and templates from Group Internal Audit function for local understanding and implementation
- Deliver ongoing internal control training across the BU’s
- Share experience and knowledge by providing internal controls guidance to the wider internal teams (e.g., QA, Finance, Continuous Improvement Team)
- Be the lead on managing the local external auditors control procedures testing and Global Internal Audit preparation

**TO BE SUCCESSFUL**
- Proven relationship management and influencing skills to navigate the complexities of aligning stakeholders, building consensus, and resolving conflicts in a large, distributed organization
- Sound organizational and management skills
- Used to dealing with ambiguity, ability to make decisions with imperfect information
- Knowledge of operational risk management principles
- Deep understanding of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO, SOX)
- Understanding of IT systems risk management and controls testing and SOC1 review

You will have:

- 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 o