Assurance, Controls and Compliance Sr. Specialist

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Smith+Nephew is hiring Assurance, Controls and Compliance Sr. Specialist

The Assurance, Controls and Compliance Sr. Specialist is responsible to ensure that internal controls over financial reporting are sound and effective to ensure compliance with the S&N SOX and Minimum Acceptable Practices frameworks. This position is recognized across the Group as the point of contact for guidance and support on the S&N policies and procedures listed in the Group Finance Manual, Minimum Acceptable Practices and SOX RACMs/narratives. The role will permanently report directly into the Regional Director, Assurance, Controls and Compliance, EMEA but for an interim period will report to the Sr. Director, Group Financial Controls and Compliance.

What will you be doing?

• The AC&C Sr. Specialist will be responsible for executing and documenting the SOX programme including tests of design and tests of operating effectiveness for his/her assigned control areas / business units within the EMEA region.
• Provide guidance to a broad stakeholder base (Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain) on the requirements of S&N Group Finance Manual, Minimum Acceptable Practices and SOX best practices. This role will support the design of finance process & controls to mitigate the risk of misstatement within the accounting records.
• Act as a key point of contact for both external and internal audit inquiries, and will support the coordination of the annual external audit for the in-scope SOX markets including arranging walkthroughs and gathering of supporting evidence of controls compliance
• Rsponsible for ensuring that Management stakeholders are appropriately engaged to remediate any control deficiencies identified as part of the SOX work performed by year-end.
• The role will manage stakeholder relationships for SOX compliance and controls related issues and report progress and control matters to the Assurance, Controls & Compliance Group team.
• Contribute to the development of AC&C initiatives to evolve controls frameworks and risk management approaches. This will include the improvement of process and control frameworks from the findings identified in the various audit reports.
•  Support a wide range of process improvement programs as Business Controls SME including the automation of controls agenda.
• Support other Group priorities including entity-level controls, Enterprise Risk Management, and segregation of duties.

What will you need to be successful?

• Qualified Accountant (i.e ACA / ACCA / CPA / CA / CMA or equivalent) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) with strong understanding of IFRS
• Prior experience in a 1st or 2nd line of defense role in a SOX-compliant company
• 3+ years’ work experience within a practice or exposure to accounting alongside audit/assurance
• Excellent project management skills and ability to work cross-culturally and across time zones
• Must be fluent in English (some German/French abilities nice to have).
• Relevant industry experience advantageous, ideally in Medical Devices or Pharmaceuticals
• Experience of SAP and/or Hyperion

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Your Future: annual bonus, life insurance, company stock saving plan

Work/Life Balance: paid volunteering hours, flexible approach

Your Wellbeing: private health care with dental care package, multisport card/my benefit platform

Flexibility: possibility of working in hybrid model

Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, subsidies for language classes, certifications and postgraduate studies

Extra Perks: referral bonus, recognition program, mentoring program

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