Internal Control Specialist

The job holder will need to contribute to a strong control environment providing effective support to Nestlé Business Services of Cairo and the Nile Cluster through carrying out Internal Control reviews and drive projects, with adding value insight and recommendations to optimize controls in business operations.

Responsibilities :

• Conduct Internal Control reviews in Market and Shared Services environment , across all key business areas and processes, highlighting opportunities and recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Internal Control.
• Proactively follow up on Balance Sheet Integrity initiatives , helping the Market and NBS understand the numbers, root causes of deviations and ensure clear actions are in place when status requires.
• SoD management : Identify opportunities & recommend ways to segregate roles in order to minimize SoD risk; follow-up on apparent breaches & anomalies for resolution including did do analytics. Ensure the execution of robust Compensating Controls in line with the agreed scope and deliver training to Business owners; Ensure SoD free environment in new businesses & service lines.
• Pay attention to hidden SoD risks encompassing risk in process and platforms outside SAP (ex : K2 webform).
• Review highly sensitive roles (HSR) allocations and usage . Help identify opportunities to minimize risk related to HSR, such as ensuring appropriate allocation to users needing.
• Support a robust execution of the annual RCSA (Risk & Control Self-Assessment). Coordinate completion of the ICS Self-Assessment process at local level. Take the role of a proactive driver, not only moderating discussions, but concretely helping Business to map risks and design efficient controls.
• Work with business operation to map risk and mitigating controls in new service lines, to ensure compliance from the start.
• Promote Compliance awareness to allow proper level of ownership of Controls by the Business.
• Develop and maintain a strong network with Compliance Experts and Internal Control community from other Centers and Markets, sharing and building on experiences. Leverage the Compliance Pillars network in order to cascade relevant internal control priorities and ensure they are trained to reach them.
• Monitor timely closure of the action plans of various initiatives in scope to ensure remediation of gaps and closure as per established deadlines; coordinate and properly implement and maintain ISMS controls in NBS; assisting in successful ISMS annual certification/ audits