Director of  Financial Risks, Controls and Compliance   

Company summary, facts and figures:

Our client is the leading global diversified building materials business in the world, employing over 80,000 people across 30 countries.
  
The business manufactures and supplies a range of integrated building materials, products, and innovative solutions. Their products spans the breadth of building materials demand and sector end-use. From primary materials that they extract, process and supply, to products that are highly engineered and high-value-added, the company is uniquely positioned to address evolving trends in global construction.

Summary: 

This leadership role leads the Group Americas Materials SOX compliance objectives and supports the development and maintenance of an effective internal control framework over financial reporting, company assets and adherence to company policy and procedure.

Duties:

• Successfully leading the annual SOX compliance process for the Americas
• Working collaboratively with Group Americas divisions, regions, operating companies and functions to ensure a robust control environment
• Working collaboratively and productively with internal audit on SOX audits
• Working with the external auditors to ensure an efficient SOX audit cycle
• Proactively driving process changes to driving change to make processes more efficient and effective
• Supporting the ongoing development of the business, e.g. ERP transitions, acquisition and divestment activities, etc.
• Modernising the approach to SOX compliance to be a value add with a focus on risk and control of overall financial reporting processes
• The position offers the right candidate a unique and excellent opportunity for leadership development, driving change in a fast paced, commercial environment with unrivalled exposure to senior management and businesses throughout the Americas.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

SOX Compliance, Internal Control and Risk Management

• Successfully lead the annual SOX compliance process ensuring all components and dependencies are managed on a timely basis to meet all deadlines
• Pro-actively support operating companies and divisions with compliance requirements
• Pro-actively support and drive the business in maintaining effective internal controls
• Ensure that a practical, risk focused approach is taken to resolving any issues that arise
• Manage the relationships in relation to SOX with Internal & External Audit teams in the most efficient and effective manner including coordination of all relevant activities

Stakeholder Management, Communication and Influencing Skills

• Ensure clear, timely and efficient communication channels exist to provide status updates, identify and resolve issues and report on any other matters as needed
• Compile summary updates with key points to the Americas CFO and VP Finance to enable effective communication to the SOX steering committee
• Lead the Americas steering committee and divisional working groups ensuring both operate in an effective, aligned, and streamlined manner
• Build relationships with key internal stakeholders and promote the function as a trusted partner

Change and Transformation

• Identifying opportunities to make the SOX compliance process more effective and efficient
• Applying knowledge of risk and controls best practice, the business or the industry to progress transformation activities
• Over time, developing the SOX compliance function to move beyond SOX compliance and adding value across the end-to-end financial reporting controls process
• Engage with relevant external stakeholders to align and optimise work practices
• Support the smooth on-boarding of newly-acquired entities to ensure compliance with Group Internal Control principles and SOX compliance
• Support, and where appropriate drive or provide assurance on, controls-related strategic projects across the Group to ensure their successful delivery

People (Management)

• Attract, develop, mentor and manage employees creating an engaged workforce and a pipeline of future talent in the divisions
• Manage the function to ensure it operates with sufficient / appropriate resources (people, technologies, advisors etc.) and within budget

  
Education / Experience Preferences:

• Professional accounting background (ideally with a qualification e.g., CPA, ACA, ACCA, and or CIA) with significant post qualification experience.
• Significant audit/accounting/business experience either in a public accounting firm or other Finance / Internal Audit / SOX function (at senior leadership equivalent level or above).
• Relevant SOX, risk and controls experience, preferably in an SEC registrant environment
• Previous change and transformation experience, preferably at a leadership level
• Experience in the (Building Products, Materials, Distribution and or Manufacturing) sectors would be helpful, not essential.

  Key Qualities:   

• Strong people, management, and leadership/motivational skills (customer focus, team development, drive for results)
• Advanced understanding and experience of business processes
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Extensive experience in corporate governance and risk management
• Commitment to best practice and staying current on audit issues
• Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ambitious with desire to progress and develop into other roles within the Group 
• Self-motivated, highly enthusiastic and ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic and commercial environment
• Ability to lead and drive change while bringing all key stakeholders on the journey
• Enjoys building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

Competencies and Behaviours:

• Collaborates: building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Cultivates innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful
• Attracts and develops talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs
• Drives engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organisation achieve its objectives.

Administrative Details:   

• The position is based in Atlanta, GA, USA
• Given the scale and geographic diversity of the Group’s Americas operations, the role will involve some travel, mostly around the Americas and occasionally to Europe/Asia.

Hanami International Ltd are committed to protecting your Data. By submitting your information, you confirm that you have read and understood our Privacy Notice which outlines how we use information we collect about you. (Our Privacy Notice can be found at www.hanamiinternational.com/privacy-notice). Feel free to visit this for more information about how we collect and process personal data.