Role

The Manager, Auditing & Compliance is responsible for performing the financial, operational and compliance audits in accordance with the Wolters Kluwer Internal Control Framework for Financial Reporting and other professional standards including the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, similar to The Sarbanes Oxley Act.

You will support the Associate Director, Auditing & Compliance in preparing and executing the annual monitoring and testing plan to include various level risk assessments. Additionally, will provide support in Internal Audit, requests from External Audit and others external assessments spanning financial, regulatory and customer audits as they arise. You are likely to be called upon to be a team member or team leader on various special projects requiring analytical and risk assessment skills. You will stay abreast of best practices both internally and externally and be the conduit for introducing those practices to the company. You will also need to make recommendations that add value ensuring maximum payback to the entity or process under review.

Finally, you will have the highest ethical standards and be a role model for the company’s values.

Essential Duties and responsibilities

Assist in the preparation and updating of comprehensive financial risk assessment, control risk assessment, IT Risk assessment for evaluating the effectiveness of controls in place to manage significant risk exposures, insure the integrity and reliability of information and financial reporting, safeguard company’s assets, and comply with laws and regulations.

Assist in the development and execution of the annual Internal Controls compliance plan and perform duties necessary to achieve the internal control objectives and scope.

Include all company locations and cross functional groups within BU to determine if they are performing in compliance with management’s policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.

Evaluate the organization’s system of internal control to ensure that it is functioning as planned and that it is updated as necessary to meet changes in operating conditions. Proactively promote effective internal controls to mitigate the risk of fraud and error.

Assist in the coordination of the audit effort with those of the company’s internal and external auditors.

Assist in the preparation of reporting the results to senior management.

Assist in the review and recording of actions taken by management to correct conditions/control issues reported. Review and validate that actions taken are appropriate for the circumstances and/or initiate further discussions with appropriate management and staff.

Involvement in the implementation of new processes and systems to provide an independent view of the quality of the project management and to embed an effective control framework from the start. Ensure the new processes and systems comply with the company policies and procedures.

Help ensure that business managers fulfill their responsibilities for managing risk while making certain the objectives of the company are accomplished and the policies are carried out.

Review and challenge the company policies to ensure that they are up-to-date and relevant.

Support and perform the other division Internal control testing as needed.

Support the Associate Director, Auditing & Compliance to perform Management reporting activities.

Provide guidance on internal controls in technical implementations, shared services initiatives and change management as needed.

Special projects as deemed necessary.

Job Qualifications

Education:
Master degree in business or management-related field. Accounting degree preferred.

Other Knowledge, Skills, Abilities or Certifications:   

Minimum seven years of accounting or auditing experience.

CPA/Chartered Accountants/ CMA and/or CIA and/or CISA, preferred.

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a manager and a team member.

Excellent written and verbal skills.

Fluency in French and English language

Ability to prioritize work, highly organized.

Extensive applied knowledge of the principles and practices of business process improvement.

Knowledge of COSO Standards & Guidance.

Knowledge of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code and/or The Sarbanes Oxley Act.

Strong project management skills.

Strong problem solving, planning, decision-making skills.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Excellent follow-through, attention to detail and time management skills.

Strong ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of individuals at all levels of the company.