Head of Internal Controls & Business Support

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Job Description

Head of Internal Controls & Business Support

Cambridge, MA, Bannockburn, IL

Hybrid

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE:

• Play a significant role in partnering with business units and functions on Internal Controls, with a heavy focus on U.S. Sarbanes Oxley.
• Commit to providing strong support to our business partners, while also ensuring adequate process and controls are developed and maintained.

ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

Internal Controls

• Ensure the Takeda financial control environment is strictly implemented and maintained.
• Perform annual risk assessment and scoping.
• Ensure all SOX controls are strictly enforced for each business, reinforcing both design and operational effectiveness and monitoring remediation plans on identified gaps
• Support business units and functions to define, implement and monitor remediation plans on identified gaps
• Assist with development of communication and training plans on internal control topics
• Establish close working relationships with leadership across the organization. Provide support in implementing the new business mandatory controls.
• Establish a close working relationship with the Global Internal Audit team as well as the imbedded internal control teams.
• Establish close working relationships with KPMG with regard to all SOX related/internal control matters.
• Ensure appropriate resolution and agreement during each phase of the annual process,
• Assist with coordination of regional meetings between KPMG and Takeda
• Assess control deficiencies for significance and align with stakeholders
• Communicate with the Audit Supervisory Committee and the Risk Ethics and Compliance Committee on Sox results

Business Support

• Support Ethics and Compliance with investigations involving financial matters
• Participate in various working groups; Controllers Working Group; Training Governance Group; Risk Forums; IT Sox Freeze
• Support the business units and functions on forecasting risk assessments, forecasting control documentation that support accounting valuation activities.
• Support Enterprise Risk Management Process
• Responsible for planning and managing the department budget, including PO management & accruals
• Consult on systems implementations that are Sox relevant
• Support business with SOC-1 complexities

CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE: 

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, work effectively with cross-functional partners and drive process improvement initiatives across an organization,
• Strong inter-cultural skills and eagerness to work in a global setting,
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills as well as communication skills to build commitment create adherence and report to management; proven ability to operate effectively under pressure and tight timeframes
• Polished communication skills, including proven ability to actively listen to the needs of the business units and comprehend complex matters. Ability to present findings as well as recommendations in both oral and written presentations to Senior Management.

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS:

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise  

• Deep und