French Speaking, Internal Controls Manager

Your new company
An international group based in North Hampshire is seeking a fluent French-speaking Internal Controls Specialist to work on a hybrid arrangement with 2 days a week in the office and with 15-25% international travel (primarily France.)
[The role could also be based in France with travel to the UK.]

Your new role
You will plan, test, report and deliver on internal controls review.
Perform walk-throughs of processes with companies to verify responses provided to questionnaires.
Support companies to remediate control GAPS identified by designing and implementing efficient and, where possible, standardised controls.
You will provide support and guidance on SOX management, including implementation of controls, review controls design, review Risk Control Matrices (RCMs) etc.Work closely with key stakeholders including Internal and External Auditors.Ensuring robust controls over User Access for key systems used across the GroupEnsuring appropriate controls are designed to prevent and monitor Segregation of Duties risks across the Group.Work as part of a project team to achieve better systematisation of user access controls Work as part of a team to revise and improve monitor controls over User access, such as controls for Joiners, Movers and Leavers and Periodic Reviews of User access.Apply principles of user access controls to other key systems across the group and work as advisor to system administrators to drive segregation of duties.Build effective working relationships across the business.Keep up to date on applicable laws and regulations, and industry best practice.Travel to different sites when needed - maximum of 25% of the time
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA) and either looking for a move into the Commercial Sector, with experience of testing controls in large corporate organisations, or have current experience within an Internal Controls team in the Commercial/Industrial Sector already.
You will be fluent in both written and spoken English and French and be happy travelling between 15 and 25% of the time.
You will have excellent experience of Internal Controls/SOX Business Process and ideally some ITGC experience.
You will have experience of working with ERP systems and experience of designing and improving internal controls around user access.You will have the ability to evaluate issues objectively, document and verbally present conclusions logically.
You will have excellent MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.And the ability to analyse data efficiently and effectively with Excel and / or data analytical tools, and present results in a well-structured and concise format and to work to deadlines and different time-zones.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options are available, with generally 2 days a week in the office.
Competitive salary according to experience ranging from £60-70000 + bonus + a full range of benefits.


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