Internal control Manager responsible for the implementation of PepsiCo’s Global Control Standard (GCS) and SOX in Russia in BSC(Business Service Center) :

This includes:

• drive internal control efficiency and effectiveness in BSC (accountable)
• ensure implementation and effective execution of GCS/SOX agenda in accordance with aligned with Risk Management group plan; (accountable)
• to be a trainer of BSC Process and Control Owners: GCS, Anti-Fraud, Risk-Assessment trainings and other relevant ones;
• support regular scheduling of testing activities via alignment of self-testing plan with Control Owners; (accountable)
• active support annual E2E risk assessment process for subprocesses in BSC and monitor action plan on the gaps revealed for BSC scope, including fraud and non-routine risks (accountable)
• ensures controls are designed, aligned, developed and carried out as required by risk assessments in accordance with business requirements and Global Controls Standards for BSC scope via alignment with E2E process leads; aligned investigates issues across business functions; (accountable)
• align with BSC management on identified gaps in controls and/or control deficiencies, propose and align appropriate remediation plans, facilitate timely mitigation and remediation actions including Corporate Audit findings; (accountable)
• ensure up to date documentation maintenance, risk&control matrixes, business-process narratives, flow-charts, control activities descriptions and test scripts in line with GCS requirements; (accountable)
• ensure mitigation of company’s risk by identifying control opportunity areas and facilitation of new control procedures to meet control objectives; deliver an efficient controls universe; (actions relative to the accountability)
• prepare reports on internal control system effectiveness for senior BSC management, ensure GCS portal reporting (accountable)
• Build capability within business functions; ensuring all control contributors and stakeholders are identified, aware and supporting risk management and fraud awareness agenda and deliver trainings to control/process owners and other business processes’ participants; (accountable)
• Provide support to the BSC management in development of internal policies and procedures to ensure required control procedures are in place and in compliance with PepsiCo standards and principles; (consult)
• Facilitate optimization, harmonization, simplification and review and validate automation (RPA) in key processes and controls from internal control and risk perspective; (accountable)
• Ensure close collaboration on internal control and risk management issues with key BCS process owners (accountable)
• Support overall GCS roadmap towards next (Integrated) level
• Support internal audit/forensic agenda, perform activities according to approved plan;
• Support risk management agenda in accordance with approved plan;
• Support the audit agenda as point of contact for both internal and external audit teams.

Experience Required

• Work Experience: 5+ years’ experience at IC\RM area in Big Four\ consulting or in industry; experience in integration projects
• Education: high
• English language (read/write) Upper-Intermediate level is required
• Strong understanding of respective functionality and methodology, risk assessment, data analytics as a plus.
• Strong understanding of respective functionality in SAP and good SSC model and key processes
• Existing network within BSC and retained organisation is a plus.
• Understanding of RPA is required
• LSS qualification or similar experience
• CIA is a plus