locations Lisbon time type Full time posted on Posted 23 Days Ago job requisition id R0019510 Job Title: Manager, Internal Control and Risk Monitoring Job Description: Manager, Internal Controls & Risk Monitoring (M/F) Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a specialty biopharmaceutical company with operations worldwide, is looking for a Manager, Internal Control and Risk Monitoring (IC & RM) to join our team in Lisbon. Your new company
Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to helping people around the world build families and live better lives. With Headquarters in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, Ferring is a leader in Reproductive Medicine and Women?s Health and in specialty areas within Gastroenterology and Urology. Ferring has been developing treatments for mothers and babies for over 50 years and has a portfolio covering treatments from conception to birth. Founded in 1950, privately-owned Ferring now employs over 6,000 people worldwide, has its own operating subsidiaries in nearly 60 countries and markets its products in 110 countries. To learn more about Ferring or its products please visit www.ferring.com.
Ferring is hiring a team of Finance professionals in Lisbon to strengthen the Financial Operations team, with focus on Internal Controls & Risk Monitoring. The core Vision, Mission and Commitment of our Finance professionals is to drive key strategic initiatives to support the Ferring Growth Agenda, raise our performance level and strategic contribution to the business. We are looking to attract highly qualified and extremely motivated candidates to join our team. Your New Role As Manager IC & RM and in compliance with group policies, you will maintain the Internal Control System & Risk framework and act as a change & transformation agent supporting management to modernize and design efficient finance tools, controls & processes, ensuring Finance Organizational Initiatives are aligned with the Group Strategy. You will be working with all relevant stakeholders to support the business objectives. In addition, you will be involved and take ownership of important and impactful projects, aiming towards improvement and efficiencies. Key Responsibilities:
Data Analytics:

• Pursues the development and improvement of ICS Data Analytics.
• Keeps track of results and performs spot-checks on use of ICS Analytics and actions taken by Group entities.
• Supports, orients and challenges Finance Managers in the interpretation of the ICS Data Analytics results and the creation of value-added analytics.

ICS and Risk:

• Supports the maintenance of financial control systems and procedures in accordance with the Group internal control matrices through the ICS Portal.
• Provides ICS Portal technical support to Finance Managers.
• Analyses and Reports on Quarterly ICS Self-Assessments.
• Conducts Risk Assessments and prepares the Annual Group Risk Report.
• ERP and BPO related projects and process improvement:
• Supports the implementation of group process excellence initiatives: process and ERP use standardization and automation.
• Identifies, anticipates, adapts and deploys improvements to the ICS global framework and processes.
• Manages BPO relation ensuring BPO complies with policies and SOPs. Identifies and carries through improvement initiatives with BPO Delivery centres, teams and internal control team.
• Contributes to the identification and experimentation of leap-forward initiatives (e.g. RPA).

Segregation of Duties (SoD):

• Supports and analyses local entities? SoD efforts.
• Analyses and challenges local Finance Managers on their SoD reviews and mitigation plans.
• Reviews and updates the SoD Rules and Roles with IT ERP teams.

What you'll need to succeed - Education/Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Business Administration, Corporate Finance, Accounting, Information Systems or related field.
• 5-8 years working experience including ICS, External or Internal Audit with an internationally operating company with a focus on IT Auditing;
• Demonstrated solid analytical capacity and understanding of financial and accounting principles and processes.
• Experience working with SAP; MS Navision and Oracle a plus
• 2 years experience with Data Analytics:
  
  • Proficiency in data analysis with tools such as ACL, Idea, MS Access, MDS, MySQL, MS SQL Server.
  • Proficiency with reporting tools such as Power BI, SSRS, Tableau.
• Experience in Enterprise Risk Management is valuable.
• Ideally, knowledge of IT security concepts and frameworks.
• Ability to work in a matrix organization, demonstrating excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Business acumen, problem-solving, customer focus and collaboration skills.
• Be able to provide best practice, workable solutions from other industries.
• Proficient level of English (spoken and written), other languages are valuable.

What you'll get in return
Inspiration from our commitment to advocate for everyone?s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love. Motivation from innovation in our chosen therapy areas and ongoing development of our organization. You will perform a key role in the execution of the global Finance strategy, which will enable Ferring to build a sustainable future to help people live better lives.
What you need to do
If you're interested in this role, please apply now. Please note that when you click the "Apply" button you will be redirected to Ferring's Career Site. Location: Ferring Service Center Portugal