Internal Controls Specialist

• The Internal Controls Specialist is responsible for coordinating and monitoring remediation activities arising from Internal Audit, External Audit, Internal Control Reviews, compliance assessments, and investigations.
• The role provides oversight of management action plans, tracks progress against agreed commitments, facilitates stakeholder accountability, and provides governance reporting to management.
• The position serves as a central point of coordination between business stakeholders, audit functions, and management to ensure that control deficiencies, audit findings, and process improvement initiatives are effectively managed and resolved within agreed timelines.
• Validation of remediation effectiveness and closure of findings remains the responsibility of the relevant assurance function (Internal Audit, External Audit, or other designated review body).

Governance & Remediation Oversight

Accountable for:

• Maintaining the enterprise remediation action register.

Tracking findings and actions arising from:

• Internal Audit reviews.
• External Audit reviews.
• Internal Control Reviews.
• Compliance assessments.
• Investigations and special reviews.
• Monitoring progress against remediation plans and agreed target dates.
• Ensuring accurate and current status reporting on all open actions.
• Escalating overdue or high-risk actions to management.

Responsible for:

• Coordinating follow-ups with action owners.
• Challenging delays and driving accountability for closure commitments.
• Maintaining supporting documentation and audit trails.
• Preparing evidence packages for review by assurance providers.
• Facilitating remediation governance meetings.

Governance Reporting

Accountable for:

• Preparing monthly governance and remediation dashboards.
• Providing regular reporting to Finance Leadership.
• Supporting reporting to management committees and governance forums.
• Tracking remediation performance metrics and trends.

Responsible for:

• Overdue action reporting.
• Trend analysis and root cause reporting.
• Preparation of executive summaries and status updates.
• Maintaining governance records and reporting packs.

Segregation of Duties Oversight

Accountable for:

• Coordinating periodic Segregation of Duties reviews.
• Maintaining records of identified access conflicts and mitigating controls.
• Tracking remediation actions relating to SoD conflicts.
• Reporting unresolved conflicts and associated risks to management.

Responsible for:

• Liaising with system owners and business stakeholders.
• Monitoring progress of agreed remediation actions.
• Maintaining SoD risk registers and reporting.

Continuous Improvement

Accountable for:

• Identifying opportunities to strengthen governance and control processes.
• Supporting the implementation of sustainable corrective actions.
• Driving process standardisation and governance improvements.
• Supporting automation and reporting enhancements.

Responsible for:

• Performing root cause analysis of recurring findings.
• Monitoring recurring audit observations and emerging risks.
• Recommending process improvements to management.
• Supporting cross-functional improvement initiatives.

• Minimum 5 years' experience in:
• Internal Audit
• Governance
• Internal Controls
• Risk Management
• Compliance or related fields
• Experience coordinating audit remediation activities.
• Experience preparing governance and executive-level reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Advantageous

• Experience in a large corporate or multinational environment.
• Experience with SAP and governance reporting tools.
• Exposure to controls frameworks such as SOX, ICFR, or COSO.

Technical

• Governance and Compliance Management
• Audit Finding Remediation Tracking
• Risk Management
• Segregation of Duties Oversight
• Process Improvement
• Reporting and Dashboard Development
• Data Analysis
• SAP and Microsoft Office

Behavioural

• Strong organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• Accountability and ownership
• Influencing and stakeholder engagement
• Effective communication
• Problem solving
• Continuous improvement mindset

End Date: October 7, 2026