What are the responsibilities and job description for the Risk and Control Manager position at Drax Group?
About the Role :
Within this role, your accountabilities shall be, but not limited to
Responsibility for maintaining a complete and accurate financial control framework for North America and undertaking second line assurance testing to ensure the effective operation of controls.
To play a key role in the planned finance system migration to Microsoft Dynamics 365 for the Canadian business, ensuring appropriate systemized finance controls are embedded.
Maintain and enhance the current risk and control frameworks to manage and align risk management processes with the rest of the includes monitoring and oversight of the implementation of the Group’s control frameworks across North America.
To work with the Group’s outsourced Internal Audit provider to support in the co-ordination and execution of their reviews and ensuring resulting audit findings are remediated in a timely manner.
Identify areas of control weakness which require enhanced or additional controls and work with key stakeholders to implement these.
Take responsibility for localised training on risk management and control with key stakeholders, risk and control owners.
Support the transition of the Pellets business from manual excel based risk registers and non-financial key control self-assessments onto a system-based solution, along with providing user training to risk owners and control owners across the Group
Develop a thorough knowledge of supporting systems used (Blackline and SAI360), to provide comprehensive risk-based reporting and KPIs in order to answer queries from colleagues within the business, leadership and the Audit Committee.
Who we’re looking for :
To be successful in this role you’ll ideally have…
You’ll demonstrate your extensive, relevant experience within financial control, corporate governance, and audit methodology.
Drawing upon your experience you’ll demonstrate your Experience working in assessment of policies and standards, risk scoring, assessment of the design and operating effectiveness of mitigating controls and recommending improvements to control design.
You’ll have the ability to develop effective relationships and build an internal network with people at all levels.
Leadership will be key! You’ll demonstrate your well-developed leadership and influencing skills to navigate innovation through multiple complex, uncertain and uncharted issues as well as improving best practices.
Rewards and benefits :
As you help us to shape the future, we’ve shaped our rewards and benefits to help you thrive and support your lifestyle :
- Discretionary bonus between X – X depending on career level and company performance
- Health and welfare insurance package
- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- Life Insurance
- AD&D
- Short and long term disability
- Critical Illness
- Accidental injury
- ESPP Program
- 401k Plan
- 10 statutory holidays plus 4 floating holidays
- Professional membership annual due reimbursement (where applicable)
- Education Assistance
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Together, we make it happen.
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