Senior Finance Manager - Govern & Compliance - Microsoft - Singapore

Job description
Purpose
This role will be part of the Finance group driving the Governance, Risk Management and Compliance activities. This position will be responsible for educating, negotiating and evangelizing risk management and control requirements across all major lines of business.

Responsibilities

1. Risk Management
Drive the Risk Management activities , including conducting annual and ongoing risk assessments, identifying risks beyond the risk tolerance, collaborating to consume, communicate, prioritize and remediate key findings from risk assessment results.
Provide Controls and Compliance training to key stakeholders

2. Control Review and Design Management
As the primary compliance advisor, provide key business and IT controls requirements for processes and systems to mitigate risk to the business. Key processes e.g. order to cash, channel incentives, inventory control need to be audit ready
Review automated and manual processes and related system controls and guide/approve on the remediation effort of control gaps identified
Support and influence them in the design and implementation of adequate controls in existing and new initiatives, processes, program, products, services and systems launched
Liaise with the broader finance community to provide compliance advice. The finance community includes Corporate Accounting, Finance Compliance Group, SMSG Compliance, Business Group Finance, MSIT, Trade Compliance, Tax & Legal etc.

3. Controls Monitoring
Interface and partner with Global Operations Finance to proactively drive specific internal control-related improvements to systems and processes
Continuously monitor emerging internal control risks and update existing controls and processes to respond to these risks
Manage and drive SOX 404 programs
Lead internal and external audit coordination efforts on SOX 404 requirements
Guide/approve on remediation effort of risks/audit issues identified by risk management and/or internal/external auditors

4. Quarter-end Close
Support Revenue Recognition team with quarter-end close processes

Selection Criteria
A Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance, with minimum of 12 years of relevant experience
Knowledge and understanding of systems e.g. SAP advantageous
Demonstrated experience in working with senior management teams
Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguous situations and dynamic/changing business requirements
Strong self-leadership and initiative
Strong communications skills
Strong planning & organizational skills + drive for results
Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines
Ability to work effectively as part of a team, and across teams
Interest to continuously challenge and improve existing way of doing things
Be able to scale from detail to high level strategy
Proficiency in conflict negotiation and resolution

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