Internal Control Advisor

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**Overview** This role is for an experienced and passionate Internal Control Advisor with a specific interest in financial processes and continuous improvement, joining the Financial Control & Accounting (FCA) South EMEA Internal Control Team within the Volvo Group. The position reports to the Internal Control Director within the FCA South EMEA function. The role may be based in France (Lyon), Spain (Madrid), UK (Warwick), Italy (Bergamo), or South Africa (Johannesburg), and requires occasional travel up to 30%. The Internal Control Advisor will collaborate closely with the finance community to support internal control compliance for legal entities across eight countries: France, UK, Italy, Spain, Middle East, South Africa, Algeria, and Morocco. This position offers a broad understanding of business processes and their connection to financial statements, covering key transaction flows such as Revenue and receivables, Purchase and Payables, Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold, while building a strong network within accounting and business control communities. The core function involves evaluating controls within the Volvo risk framework to ensure identified risks are mitigated according to the Volvo Internal Control Standard. In cases of deficiency, the advisor will guide operational teams on appropriate remediation plans and assist in their implementation. Additionally, the role involves acting as a business partner to finance stakeholders, continuously seeking quality and efficiency improvements for internal control activities. **What you will do** * Perform and drive evaluation of transaction level controls according to the yearly scope, ensuring that controls are operating effectively e.g., perform assessment, testing and walkthroughs * Support Business controllers, Chief accountants and other operational teams in designing activities that meet the requirements of the Volvo Internal Control Standard framework and secure internal control scope coverage in relevant entities /organizations in the region * Support management with actions and remediations regarding issues from internal testing or external audits related to internal control * Actively work to improve the internal control environment within the region S-EMEA, partly through digitalization and automation * Drive and support management in internal control related to projects and improvement activities * Lead and drive internal control awareness and trainings among operational teams * Take active part in different networks within the organization at regional and global levels to learn and implement best internal control practices * Be a knowledge basis for internal control initiatives, questions or concerns **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Holistic business and process awareness and understanding of the link to the financial statements. * Ability to identify key control points in the processes and secure adherence from financial reporting risk perspective. * Acts as a strong stakeholder in the internal control community. * Communication skills and good team spirit approach. * Analytical and driven person with high integrity and with a structured, and well-organized way of working. * University degree in Business Administration or similar. * Minimum 7 years of advanced experience in the field of financial reporting. * Ideally 3-year experience in an audit firm. * Fluent in written and spoken English. * Previous international experience in multi-cultural companies with global exposure is an advantage. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is an experienced and passionate individual with a particular interest in financial processes and continuous improvement. This person should possess a holistic business and process awareness, understanding the connection to financial statements, and the capability to identify key control points to ensure adherence from a financial reporting risk perspective. The candidate should be a strong stakeholder within the internal control community, demonstrating effective communication skills and a collaborative team spirit. They are characterized as analytical, driven, highly ethical, structured, and well-organized. Educational qualifications include a University degree in Business Administration or a similar field, complemented by a minimum of 7 years of advanced experience in financial reporting. Fluency in both written and spoken English is mandatory. While not strictly required, having ideally 3 years of experience in an audit firm and previous international experience in multi-cultural companies with global exposure is considered beneficial. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/internal-control-advisor-volvo-group Source: myjobmag

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