APAC Regional Governance & Control Manager

Job Description:

The perimeter of the role currently covers Royal Canin APAC Region, including China, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Taiwan and reporting to Royal Canin APAC CFO. The Governance & Controls Manager is responsible for ensuring proper internal controls, processes and capability building are in place throughout this region. It will coordinate the deployment of the new G&C foundations in the region and ensure its effectiveness. It will partner with multiple stakeholders including RC group controller team, global controlling team, RC APAC regional leadership team, APAC regional CFO, unit’s controllers & market CFOs of APAC and business operations Associates. The associate will lead the creation and Implementation of regional Governance & compliance agenda, and support all unit on their G&C plans. 50% time of the role will also be dedicated to China, partnering with China CFO and Controller to step change the G&C foundation for this Big-Bet market.

• Bachelor and above degree in accounting or equivalent field

• minimum 8 years above in controllership/finance operations/audit experience

• CPA or other professional certification (Preferred)

• Navision Experience or Equivalent ERP system (Preferred)

• Fluent English & Chinese (Preferred)

• Strong accounting and finance background with track record of delivering results

• Able to drive change and continuous improvement with multiple groups in a fast-paced environment

• Digitally savvy, with strong user and problem-centric approach

• Good analytical skills and ability to interpret finance results

• Good policy, process, and control-orientation and experience with the ability to drive standards

• Good written and verbal communication skills

• Presence in front of senior leadership

• Build and coordinate G&C framework, priorities & calendar for APAC region, and drive its execution, with support from APAC regional and market CFOs, RC Group Controller, IA Director and Petcare controller.

• Lead APAC controller community, working closely with all market controllers, and engaging global controllership group, local / regional CFOs, and other stakeholders to step change APAC G&C agenda systematically.

• Lead quarterly APAC compliance reviews with APLT, reviewing regional G&C scorecard, driving continuous improvements and follow-up on G&C action plan.

• Provide guidance and support to local market units on compliance matter, Including global policy, Finance manual, best practices, training and capability building.

• Partner with CA to publish quarterly newsletter to all APAC associates.

• All R25 within the Region must be reported to this role.

• Partner with Internal Control team, drive consistency and best practice in internal control design, monitor internal control effectiveness and reporting to ICCOE.

• Ensure proper internal and external audit observations, R25s are closed and follow-up on IA & MLCs remediation and ICE gap tracker for the region. Ensure IA & R25 learnings are shared and applied across.

• Work closely with the other governance leads and RC group to bring in simplification and standardization across the Group on Governance.

• Develop internal control expectations for new business models. Support ad hoc projects as needed.

• Lead Total Quality Management for Internal Control processes, in collaboration with QFS/TQM

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.