Governance & Control Manager (RTR ) - Europe & USA

Job Description:

The Governance &Control Manager in EMEA will ensure a robust internal control environment by implementing policies and procedures and monitoring compliance.
The position will foster standardization of internal controls and consistency across Mars Global Services - Finance within EMEA and for RTR globally.

The G&C Manager in EMEA will enable the MGSF teams in Europe to operate within the controls and governance framework defined by Mars, driving the accuracy and reliability of the financial statements. At the same time, the role is expected to specifically enable and support the MGSF Record to Report (RTR) teams globally.
The position (ideally, but not necessarily based in Europe) is the first point of contact for the EMEA MGSF operation teams concerning Governance and Controls, in addition to being the global Center of Expertise for the Record to Report controls.

• Drive compliance with global accounting policies, processes, ICE framework and, Control DTPs within the region
• Accountable for the effective design of R2R ICE controls, implementation, and training globally
• Accountable for the regions solid financial reporting and escalation process
• First point of contact for the Mars segments in EMEA for governance and controls. Escalate as appropriate to the Global MGSF Controller. Proactively propose solutions
• Lead change management (as needed) for control design changes for R2R globally
• Collect required updates to the RTR Control DTPs, submit them to the MGSF committee, and effectively update the Control DTPs. Communicate changes for RTR globally
• Execute the Controllership-owned controls effectively as Control Preparer
• Ensure that the EMEA has solid financial reporting, an effective internal control environment, and adherence to policies/practices/standards
• Risk assessment of future state of RTR-impacted transformation projects

• Follow up on and guide the operational teams with remediation of self-testing observations related to R2R globally
• Analyze root cause for control deficiencies, proactively look for areas where DTPs should be enhanced and or where the control design can be improved and automated

• Drive effective remediation of internal/external audit R2R observations globally
• Facilitate efficient internal/external audit processes in the region; ensure quality and timely data input as per PBC lists

• Drive alignment with the OE controllers for RTR and assist in alignment of other towers when required in EMEA
• Prioritize and coordinate the EMEA governance and control agenda. Proactively provide areas of enhancement and identify training requirements
• Member of the MGSF EMEA leadership team and supports timely and quality implementation of transformation projects in the region

• Help develop and deploy controls-related training materials
• Actively look for opportunities for automation, better leverage existing tools and standardization across EMEA and RTR globally
• Share best practices with the peer group of MGS Controllership
• Active participation and leadership in the Mars Controllership community

• Work across multiple countries and time zones
• Build professional working relationships with different stakeholders, including but not limited to business segments, OE controllers, MGSF hub and spoke teams, regional PWC auditors and certainly with the MGS Controllership team
• Critical thinker
• Organized and with problem-solving skills
• Good communicator
• Effectively influence prioritization of issue resolution

• BS/BA degree in accounting or finance
• CPA/CIA required or equivalent professional accounting qualification
• 6-10 years of progressively responsible accounting, governance and control experience
• SAP and Blackline experience
• Experience with financial statement reporting obligations, including an understanding of US GAAP, regulatory requirements, and internal controls
• Experience with both process and IT controls
• Has lead process and control automation
• Experience leading data analytics initiatives for internal controls
• Experience with Enterprise Risk Management programs (preferred)
• Experience with incident management frameworks for risk and controls (preferred)

• Demonstrated leader able to coordinate and manage multiple groups in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong policy, process, and control-orientation and experience with the ability to drive standardization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to drive change and continuous improvement
• Ability to influence new ways of working and change initiatives at all levels in the organization through strong leadership and building collaborative relationships
• Audit experience in Big 4 public accounting firms for large multi-national clients with consolidated reports complying with US GAAP (preferred), or Internal Audit experience

• Drive for result
• Dealing with ambiguity
• Problem solving
• Collaborating effectively
• Change management
• Organizational agility
• Integrity & trust

• Risk Management and Internal Controls in both business and IT
• Financial Accounting and Reporting; Professional Accounting Standards and Financial Reporting, internal and external
• Financial Process improvement
• Control rationalization
• Predictive Analytics and Insights; Management Reporting and Analysis
• User-Centric Process and Optimization; Problem-Solving and Change Management