• The post holder will share his/her time between coordinating the financial risk and compliance in the region, managing regional initiatives to improve the regional standards and global change projects. 
  • He/she will support the Regional Head of Financial Risk and Compliance by coordinating and monitoring on-going development of financial compliance in the region.

Details

Location Flexible within East Asia: Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam
Salary Pay Band 6
Duration 1 year Fixed Term contract
Closing date Friday 31 December 2021

Role overview

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following: 

Financial Risk and compliance

  • Monitor adherence with the global minimum control standards (MCS) as defined by Financial Governance and escalate issues to the Regional Head of Financial Risk and Compliance.
  • Support with implementation of remediation actions where countries are not achieving the required standards.
  • Support the implementation of processes and policies to assess and/or monitor the effectiveness of risk governance frameworks.
  • Foster a culture of risk management supported by policies and guidance.
  • Work with Global teams in the identification of compliance program initiatives.
  • Prepare assurance reporting.
  • Investigate internal control issues.
  • Apply effective risk mitigation and control measures to specific risks, seeking guidance and/or referring as appropriate.

Financial Management

  • Implementing adequate internal control and peer review procedures to ensure a seamless and transparent month-end and year-end close.
  • Ensure the highest level of compliance and accuracy of all balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations and income reconciliations.
  • Ensure compliance with standard procedures, corporate policies and regional policies.
  • Provide SAP training and support to countries
  • Technical support to execute SAP standard procedures and corporate policies
  • Problem solving and troubleshooting
  • Deploy new SAP processes in partnership with Noida SSC and corporate accounting
  • Coordinate with the Global Shared Services finance hub on the development of new global projects, processes and hub services
  • Advise and support country management responses to country audits (National Audit office and local statutory audits)
  • Support the deployment of new and revised financial policies
  • Identify and manage recurrent debtors including partners and suppliers
  • Monitor the country screening/credit checking of vendors as per British Council policies.

Change projects

  • Participate in the implementation of regional and global change projects impacting our governance, policies, procedures, processes and systems.

Performance Management

  • Coordinate colleagues in corporate finance, counter-fraud, internal audit and risk within the East Asia region and GSS hub team.

How to apply

  • For external candidates, apply through this link by Friday, 31 December 2021 on or before 23.59 GMT +8
  • For internal candidates, apply via this link by Friday, 31 December 2021 on or before 23.59 GMT +8
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