Lead Risk & Controls Cairo, Egypt Finance

Do you have a passion for risk assessments? Are you an excellent communicator
with exceptional analytical skills, curious and achievement oriented? Do you
want to make a difference in our organization and contribute to building
something new? If the answer is yes to all these questions, then we would like
to hear from you.

RISE TO THE CHALLENGE

With PMI's journey towards a smoke-free future and a consumer-centric
organization, the company faces new opportunities and risks. To safeguard the
company's business objectives, ensure its delivery against strategic
opportunities, and protect the company against emerging uncertainties, highly
professional and industry-leading risk management and internal controls
practice is required. The Risk & Controls (R&C) function within PMI defines,
leads, monitors the risk management, and internal controls practices and
drives the various activities surrounding it.

More Specifically you will:
* Lead and direct the market strategy and ongoing enterprise risk management and internal controls activities (i.e. risk assessment, advisory and review activities) to support the R&C central & regional function, and enable the market management with risk-based decision-making; and
* Support and implement the transformational activities led by the global Risk & Controls function to establish mature and industry-leading risk management and internal controls practice underpinned by efficient risk management processes.
* Drive ongoing Integrated Risk Assessment (IRA) exercise, including annual risk assessment, for the market(s). Ensure a process is in place to identify, assess, monitor, and recommend mitigating responses to key risks in the markets. Ensure a risk-based approach is applied when defining risk responses and assigning resources, with the main focus on global risks/projects. Contribute to continuous risk assessment by sharing obtained information and insights.
* Ensure the IRA plan is timely executed in the market(s) and adequate support is provided to the global projects. All changes to the risk landscape and IRA plan should be aligned with the R&C Area Head & communicated to the Market Management Team (MT). Ensure resources are adequately managed and learnings are shared among the team members. Perform quality checks over the reports/deliverables.
* Support Regional Head R&C / Area Head R&C in preparing the regional update for the pre-close meeting. Provide changes in the risk landscape including new/emerging risks, key R&C activities during the quarter, update on issues and frauds.
* Promote risk culture in the organization by regularly engaging with the stakeholders and communicating updates/changes in the risk landscape and related responses. Ensure full and factual information is provided to avoid confusion & conflict.
* Conduct quarterly meetings with the market MT (MRGC meeting) to provide them updated on emerging risks, issues, and activities of the R&C. Prepare and communicate easy-to-understand yet impactful risk management and internal controls related insights for the markets. Accountability ‎6: Responsible for the design of financial reporting controls during the advisory engagements and communicating to the IBS team. Perform testing over SOX controls under the responsibility of market R&C, report issues identified during the process, including review of the action plan, issue evaluation, etc. in line with PMI best practices and ICFR methodology.
* Actively manage and contribute to employees' engagement and wellbeing. Conduct / provide regular performance and capability assessment of the direct/indirect team members (MAP, talent reviews, etc.). For the direct reports, provide regular and transparent feedback and ensure a development plan is in place.
* Provide support to the R&C Central Team in the global projects/activities. The Manager Risk & Controls collaborates with the regional R&C team members, other regional teams, central R&C team members including IBS, various stakeholders at all levels within the market organization (Senior stakeholders/ Market Teams), other assurance functions (InfoSec, Data Privacy, Ethics & Compliance, and CAD), external parties such as PWC.

Skills and Competencies:

‎1)Relationship Building & Positive Friction: Build an enduring relationship
with all stakeholders. Use a data-driven approach to challenge constructively,
assimilate different points of view and share your own opinion confidently.
‎2) Change Architect: Take action and guide the team in times of ambiguity and
effectively work with internal stakeholders.
‎3) Business Acumen: Deep understanding of the business operation, commercial
landscape, regulatory environment, and market specifics.
‎4) Bring Real Insights: Leverage data to bring insights and identify areas of
elevated/emerging risks, and articulate them clearly.
‎5) Digital & Technology: Understand all technology-related risks, including
data protection, privacy, and impact of using technology.
‎6) Project Management: Drive, structure, oversee or support key projects and
embed new ways of working.
‎7) Risk Assurance & Process Excellence:
a. Constantly look for opportunities to increase knowledge of Risk and
Controls.
b. Ensure teams are providing effective controls and process guidance with
high-quality deliverables.
c. Share / learn from other markets/regions.

Leadership Dimensions
‎1) Consumer First: Put consumers/customers first to work as one PMI team.
Willingness to work with other markets/regions/ central team, breaking down
barriers, and working as One R&C team to help achieve our goals. Champion our
new ways of working to quickly adapt and meet our consumer/customer needs.
‎2) Forward Looking: Ask the right questions and then work with others to
arrive at the right answers. Seek different perspectives and ideas from
multiple sources. Take decisions on time to achieve timely goals/objectives.
‎3) Empowering People:
o Give clear direction, measurable objectives & guidance to the
direct/indirect team. Proactively seek and provide feedback, and act upon it
to help strengthen the organization and develop people. Motivate team members
by engaging and empowering them, and ensure people know precisely what is
expected of them and what success looks like.
o Foster an inclusive environment enabling us to attract and retain a diverse
workforce who can help deliver PMI's vision of a smoke-free future. Create a
work environment where personal situations are understood, differences are
valued, and everyone is treated with fairness and respect. Everyone should
feel supported, respected, and have the opportunity to achieve their full
potential, regardless of their gender, age, race, nationality, gender
identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other
diverse characteristic that makes them themselves, visible or invisible.

Other Skills:
‎1) Fluent written and verbal English language skills.
‎2) Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Education:
* University degree (MSc) level education (e.g. Economics, Mathematics, Finance, Informatics, etc.)
* Post University Professional Certification/Education - examples: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Executive Master Internal/Operational Auditor (EMIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Governance Risk Compliance Professional (GRCP) Certification, etc.

Work Experience:
* ‎5-‎10 years of experience in (Enterprise) Risk Management, Internal Controls, GRC, Audit, Accounting, Finance, or a combination of the six.
Relevant experience in:
o 'Big Four' and/or other public accounting/audit/consulting
o Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMGC) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C)
o Digitization and transformation projects
o Multi-year international / global assignments

FIND A NEW PATH
Our organization offers you a fresh perspective. Here, you will never stop
exploring and discovering. We take the concept of on-the-job learning to
another level, giving you every opportunity to develop your career and reach
your full potential. With innovative technologies, services, and processes,
together with a competitive salary and compensation package, you will have the
opportunity to interact with some of the best minds in the business, learn
from them and add value.