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€ 75000 - € 85000
We are recruiting a Compliance Manager into what is a broad and varied role to be based in the Noord Holland Region of The Netherlands, close to Amsterdam.
This position reports directly to the VP of Compliance.
The role is for a manager to work in the Group Compliance function. The compliance department is responsible for coordinating, monitoring and guiding all financial reporting compliance related activities for the group, having particular regard for the requirements of the US Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) 2002 Act
The Compliance department is currently a team consisting of the VP Compliance and 3 Compliance managers. This team reports to the global VP for Compliance
The Compliance department is part of the wider Finance function and directly reports to senior management on all Sarbanes Oxley related issues.
The role will require frequent communications with compliance related staff at other European entities and may, from time to time, require travel as part of the role.
In what is a broad and varied brief, the key responsibilities are to include,
· To plan, monitor and coordinate compliance work, in particular compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act 2002, across the group. and its subsidiary and component entities
· To assist in maintaining and achieve SOX compliance for and during 2008 and subsequent years
· To provide guidance on Compliance related issues in line with relevant legislation and internally developed policies and processes to local SOX teams and management
· To report to Compliance, group, and entity level senior management on Compliance related issues and progress
· To lead and undertaken design and operational effectiveness testing as required on behalf of management at local entities, affiliates and other departments in the areas of ELC, TP and IT controls
· To review and quality assure all necessary documentation (e.g. risk and control matrices covering business processes, IT and entity level controls, control test plans, position papers, SAS 70 reports, deficiency/issue logs etc.) covering aspects relevant to the compliance process
· To build and maintain strong working relationships between the central Compliance department and local compliance teams, internal audit and senior management as well third parties such as external auditors and advisors
· To provide compliance related advice and guidance to other Departments and entities, and where applicable manage controls implementation across a range of financial reporting projects such as , Open Pages SoX tool, Oracle 11i and Hyperion Financial Manager implementations, local accounting system upgrades, business process re-engineering projects etc.
· Keeping up-to-speed on SEC/PCAOB and other regulatory announcements and industry content relevant to their area of expertise
In order to fulfil the responsibilities within the role, it is envisaged the candidate should have the following skill set and experience,
- Qualified accountant who has worked in public practice (audit and financial reporting)
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
- Proven experience in/managing financial reporting under US GAAP
- Internal control/business risk framework implementation experience
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels of the Group
- Strong presentation/reporting skills
- Ability to work independently, analyze problems and make decisions with minimal management involvement
- Ability to maintain good working relationships with staff and colleagues
- Project support/project management experience
- Experience of dealing with senior management in organizations particularly Finance and HR
- IT audit experience (application controls, general IT processes rather than technical specialisms) would be very advantageous
- Fluency in English with other languages a bonus.
Excellent career prospects exist across the group for this individual.
