The Head of Internal Control is responsible for ensuring that Nomad Foods has adequate controls in place and complies with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Responsibilities
Lead the internal controls team, promoting continuous improvement
Identify risks related to financial reporting and implementing internal controls to mitigate those risks
Develop and lead programs to ensure Nomad Foods has the right controls in place, focusing on internal control over financial reporting (ICFR)
With upcoming SAP4Hana rollout, develop a new set of internal controls leveraging the capabilities of the new system to create a more robust and efficient control framework, a globally consistent process/controls operation, and to implement and embed this new framework into the company
Manage auditor relationship for controls
Lead and drive controls upskilling, training and guidance for all countries. Includes documentation requirements
Own the SOX risk-based scoping process, at the account and process level
External and internal radar to identify best practice and potential SOX implications of changes to controls as a result of but not limited to, accounting regulations, internal company policies, system enhancements or implementations, company reorganisations
Oversight of SOX implementation where required at newly acquired businesses
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting or Finance
Knowledge and understanding of US public company/SEC regulations, IFRS GAAP and SOX controls
5 years in a medium-large multinational
4 years in a big 4 audit firm
12 years of accounting/reporting/controls/audit experience
10 years in a supervisory or management role
Experience presenting to senior management and Board of Directors
Led a controls team or designed global control frameworks