GRC MANAGER AREA APAC

Job Location.
​Luxembourg​ Luxembourg Company description Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®.
As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach.
Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world.
The secret to our global success?  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of.
Join us, and you could be one of them.
Diversity Statement Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities.
We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way.
In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero.
The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
About the Role.
For our Ferrero HQs in Luxembourg, we are looking for a Area APAC-MEA Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager.
By covering this position, you will work under the professional guidance of the Group GRC and in coordination with the Area CFO to support di Area board in the detection and prioritization of risks and in the implementation of mitigation processes across geographies, with business acumen and a process-driven mindset.
Main Responsibilities.
In this role, you will lead the team responsible for Group Risk and Compliance based in the Regions of the Asia Pacific, Middle-East and Africa Area.
You will support the Area CFO and Area Functions in risk identification, and in the communication of priorities, facilitating process-driven interaction within the Area departments and across the Regions.
You will facilitate the SMEs cascading of new standards in the geographies ensuring consistency with Area and Group priorities.
You will drive Self and Process assessment (including Virtual Country Visits) culture in the Area and Regions, aiming at Line Management Accountability and at cross functional collaboration in internal control.
You will ensure that, for the issues identified in assessments and audits, actions plans are defined and shared with the SMEs.
According to the communicated yearly audit plan, you will engage the Line Managers in the geographies in scope to explain the audit process, their responsibilities, the expected activities and deliverables and plan for any pre-assessments to allow management to gain understanding of the internal control status.
You will facilitate the data exchange, clarification and discussion of open issues with the audit team and challenge the remediation owners in drafting mitigations aligned with projects and business priorities, while performing quality assurance check during the process and at completion stage.
Finally, you will support the SMEs and Department Heads in having a clear status of the implementation and remediation of the open issues.
Who we are looking for.
You will have a Master's Degree in Economics or Management.
You will bring relevant working experience of around 10 years, with a strong expertise in Internal Audit and Control.
Anti-Fraud and Internal Audit certification would be a plus.
Experience in business processes execution and Asia Pacific, Middle-East & Africa geographies would be a plus.
Experience with SAP-ECC and SAP-GRC will be considered a plus.
You will have strong c ommunication and leadership skills.
Finally, you will be able to communicate fluently in English.
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero.
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do.
So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.