About this role
ROLE PURPOSE The Internal Controls Senior Manager is responsible for leading the design, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of Glory's Group Internal Control Framework. The role provides independent oversight of control environment, partners with business and functional leaders to strengthen governance and risk management practices and drives a culture of accountability across the organization. The position plays a key role to drive a strong controls culture across the organization through training, communication, coaching and stakeholder engagement. Lead, coach, and develop a team of Internal Controls professionals. Act as a trusted advisor to business and functional leaders on governance, risk, and internal control matters. Collaborate with business stakeholders to embed effective controls into new processes, systems, and transformation initiatives. Build and maintain strong relationships with senior business leaders, Finance, Operations, IT, HR, Legal, and Compliance teams across the Group. Facilitate regular engagement meetings with Regional and Functional Leadership teams to discuss key control risks, improvement opportunities, and emerging concerns. Provide guidance on control design for new business activities, acquisitions, system implementations, and process changes. Promote a culture of accountability, risk awareness, and control ownership across the organization. Support Executive Leadership, Audit Committee, and Board reporting preparation. Lead fraud risk awareness initiatives across the Group and assess the effectiveness of controls to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud risks. Lead and coordinate the Group's J-SOX compliance programme, including risk assessment, control testing, deficiency evaluation, remediation oversight, and management reporting. Serve as the primary point of contact for Local Finance teams, Internal Audit, and External Audit on matters relating to internal controls and business processes across the Group. Analyse trends in control deficiencies and identify opportunities to strengthen the control environment and drive continuous improvement. Monitor management's progress against agreed action plans arising from internal controls reviews, internal audit, and external audit findings. Lead the continuous enhancement of the Group Internal Control Framework, including maintaining the Internal Controls Manual and delivering training and awareness programmes across the Group. Lead assessments of user access management and Segregation of Duties (SoD) risks in ERP, and ensure appropriate controls exist over the provisioning, modification, and revocation of system access. Support incident investigations and coordinate remediation activities to ensure root causes are addressed and lessons learned are implemented across the Group. Monitor regulatory developments, emerging risks, and industry best practices, ensuring their impact on the internal control environment is assessed and addressed.