Quality Control Specialist

Glanbia

Quality Control Specialist SSC, 18 month ftc

Overview

This role is responsible for standing up  and overseeing a governance process  for  the SSC (Shared Services Centre) that provides assurance to key senior stakeholders , in conjunction with the  SSC Functional Leads across Finance and HR, that  the internal control environment is fit for purpose for a plc.  Critical for this role is the ability to apply your deep knowledge of Finance and business process to the design of the overall  internal control environment and the ability to influence and pivot as the business and  SSC process changes and new services evolve within  the SSC.  Key relationships to develop with be our BPO partners as well as Internal and External Audit. 

The opportunity

• Establish a governance process to understand, document, monitor compliance to , report on, respond to and improve the control and financial risks associated with the the SSC operating model across Finance, Business Services, People Services Organization and any future new service towers.
• Hold the SSC towers accountable for execution of key controls across the SSC and establish a process to track Management Actions Plans agreed with Internal Audit and External Audit through the Service Management Function.
• In conjunction with the SSC Functional Leads put in place ongoing monitoring of the compliance to key control across the end to end process and report periodically to key stakeholders on any non-compliance, trends and actions
• Key point of approval for any key control design necessitated by changes in the SSC business driven by process change initiated the retained Glanbia team and/or the BPO offshore team, M&A activity/integrations etc.
• Through development of an external network bring best practice from a control perspective to Glanbia including monitoring any changes to regulations that need to be responded to.
• Stand up a robust process to assure compliance to the key control execution by the extended Glanbia SSC Finance Team across the internal retained team and the BPO outsourced team activities
• Lead the review of any actual fraud activity whether giving risk to a loss or near misses to conclude on whether key controls were breached, root cause, preventative actions as well as reporting across Glanbia to policy.
• Owner of Glanbia standard control process confirmation across Control Self-Assessment, GRC etc
• Key member of the SSC governance forums to ensure control compliance
• Build strong cross functional relationships to provide guidance and support from a control perspective to SSC and BU Finance
• Own and lead transformation changes within the control environment, supporting ad hoc projects/continuous improvement etc

The skills you will bring to the team

• Professional Accounting Qualification. Ideally a Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (finance, accounting).
• 5+ years relevant experience, preferably a combination of ‘Big 4’ practice experience but critically demonstrated post qualification experience in an operational finance function with exposure to a broad range of finance process in a multinational environment
• Commercial and pragmatic approach to change, recommendations and business case development.
• Understanding of the design of financial controls and the business impact of non-performance
• Demonstrated experience of managing expectations of a broad senior stakeholder group critical.
• Improvement mindset with demonstrated experience of digital finance tools and transformation in a finance function.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate in fluent English, in a clear manner to colleagues and customers.
• High attention to detail essential.
• Ability to work unsupervised, to work as part of a global team and to take responsibility for the prioritization and completion of tasks
• Strong excel, analytical and SAP skills are a requirement.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and instill confidence in stakeholders and external support partners
• Eager to self-learn and take ownership of your career               

Competencies

• The energy, enthusiasm and drive to make it happen.
• A team player who has the ability to motivate others, making it fun while getting the job done.
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovative environment where the focus is on continuous improvement
• Adaptable and flexible in approach to work

Where and how you will work  

The opportunity can be based in Citywest, Dublin 24 with a requirement to be onsite each week with hybrid working arrangements available through our Smart working model which allows you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work-life balance.  

What we would like to offer you! 

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, competitive salary, and the opportunity to progress your career.  

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.