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About Amcor

Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve value chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and made using a rising amount of recycled content. Around 47,000 Amcor people generate US$12.5 billion in sales from operations that span about 230 locations in 40-plus countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC

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Position Job Title:  Internal Controls Manager 

BG and BU: Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA)

Function: Finance & IT

Sub-Function: Finance Compliance

Location: Open Location Within Europe

Line Manager’s Job Title: Senior Manager SOX & USGAAP Implementation

Advertising Legal Entity*: Amcor Group GmbH, Zuerich/Switzerland

Work contract Legal Entity*: Amcor Group GmbH, Zuerich/Switzerland

*Contract will be issued accordingly with legal requirements and legal entity of hiring country.

Contract Length: Permanent

 

Job Purpose

 

The design, maintenance and improvement of a proper Internal Control environment are essential to the business, recognising the importance of the Business Group, setting the tone and taking the lead. The new Group Risk & Compliance Manager will be responsible for the design, implementation and management of all Internal Control framework, processes, policies, tools and systems. In addition, this professional will also be responsible for the implementation, review and control of the Amcor Risk Management framework and processes. To assist the Business Groups, Business Units and manufacturing sites in the improvement of the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.

 

 

Principal Accountabilities

 

Internal Control Program

 

• Coordinate the compliance assurance initiatives such as Controls Self Assessment across the business by maintaining a sustainable control framework (in cooperation with Amcor corporate team) and fostering the communication of relevant information to the appropriate business areas


• Design and provide Compliance trainings


• Review issues, recommend remedies and action plans to mitigate control issues


• Share and disseminate control best practices across Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA)


• Facilitate a regular Control Review meeting, reporting progress, risk assessment and issue resolution aligning the business group with Group Internal Audit (GIA)


• Follow-up on reported fraud cases with Group Internal Audit, and send fraud alerts to the business to raise awareness

 

Risk Management

 

• Work closely with Amcor Corporate team ensuring compliance with Amcor risk management framework and policies


• Anticipate new risks & ensure adequate mitigation plans are put in place


• Follow-up on identified risks areas to ensure that these get addressed and resolved timely


• Implement Enterprise Risk Management framework

 

Segregation Of Duties (SOD) Governance: coordinate the SOD monitoring process including reporting on SoD issues and related supporting the implementation of compensating controls.

 

Quarter End / Statutory: Support Plants & Business Units in completing the SOX 302 requirements including the questionnaire which will be reviewed and signed off by the Group VP Finance.

 

 

Relationships

 

Internal

 

• Complete AFEMEA Finance teams


• Amcor Group Internal Audit, Corporate Compliance Team and Corporate Risk Management Team


• Complete AFEMEA IT organisation


• Corporate Tax team

 

External

 

• External Auditors as required


• External Tax Auditors as required

 

Qualifications/Requirements

 

Knowledge and Experience

            

• 5 to 10 years professional experience


• 5+ years of experience in an internal controls / internal audit / risk management environment


• Extensive technical knowledge and skills in the above fields combined with solid broad business skills and experience


• Continuously challenge, motivate and improve processes, people and results


• Be results driven, accountable and a key team player


• Experience in advising, problem analysis, developing recommendations and presenting these at senior levels


• Be customer focused and understand the needs and expectations of internal & external stakeholders


• Good command of Excel as well as overall IT savvy

 

Education and Certifications

 

• Appropriate Tertiary Qualifications and membership of professional bodies (CA / CPA / ACCA / CIA)


• Job Specific Technical Requirements          


• Strong knowledge of Internal Controls


• Knowledge of Internal Controls Environment / Risk Management / Control Self Assessments systems

 

 

AMCOR FLEXIBLES EMEA

With more than 55 plants in 22 countries, Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East and Africa (AFEMEA), a division of Amcor, is a market leader and the world's largest supplier of flexible packaging. We deliver innovative packaging solutions and provide enhanced quality products for the food, beverage, pharma, personal care, medical and industrial markets. Its award winning approach towards sustainability makes AFEMEA the preferred partner for customers looking for responsible packaging solutions.