Description

Overview of job
GroupM is the world’s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for an Assistant Manager Compliance to join us in this role, you will be responsible to handle the different financial compliance internal/external/SOX audits and implement the findings which arise from the audits within the company.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to the Head of Compliance

3 best things about the job:

• Gives opportunity to learn and keep updated of the dynamic compliance framework including SOX- COSO.
• Understanding of overall agency business
• Work with the biggest media agency in this industry 

In this role, your goals will be:

In three months:

• In depth understanding of the group compliance requirement and understanding of key findings

In six months:

• Work on the remediation as per the audit report
• Work on creating the policy procedure manual

In 12 months

• Ensure remediation for the audit finding as per the agreed timelines
• Ensuring that all the policies and procedures are respectively implemented and properly complied with

Responsibilities of the role:

• Ensure statutory, contractual and internal GroupM /WPP policies are duly implemented and adhered to by various departments
• Conduct periodical reviews - Ensure process adherence to Internal controls. Effectively co-ordinate with the process owners to implement process controls and documentation requirements and assist in implement corrective actions to plug control gaps. 
• Assist the senior management in self-certification process by reviewing the monthly controls checklist and maintaining monthly Sox file documentation
• Upload results and remediations plans into the group risk portal
• Check completeness of due diligence process and verify documentation before empaneling client and vendor
• Preparation and co-ordination with Internal and external audit team during control reviews.  Remediating deficiency / weaknesses and escalate critical issues to the senior management on timely basis.
• Ensure proper segregation of duties and roles and responsibilities – Control /manage /review access rights of key finance /media applications and implementation of related controls.
• Ensuring implementation of control bulletins and the regional communications from time to time.

What you'll bring:

• Candidate with ICFR experience
• Experiences in Information services including knowledge of auditing principles, auditing standards, PCAOB, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the process owners and work effectively within cross-functional teams.
• CAF/ BBA/ ACCA with minimum 2- 3 years post qualification experience
• Experience in the area of audit and compliance department
• Excellent communication skill
• Team player

• CAF qualified with minimum 3.5 years of articles
• ICFR experience is required and mandatory 
• Experience within the BIG 4 is preferred
• ACCA Qualified/ Part Qualified with minimum experience of 2 years
• BBA with minimum experience of 2 years
• Exposure of working with audit firms or large MNCs and with experience in SOX, internal controls and system audit.