Position Purpose
Under the supervision of the Internal Control Director, and cross-department business partner, the Internal Controller will contribute to add value and improve Sephora operations by helping in bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to ensure the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance in the Middle East region.
Key Accountabilities
- Participate in all the Internal Control & Internal Audit requirements stated by Sephora and LVMH Group, mainly but not limited to:
- Annual LVMH internal control self-assessment (ERICA)
- Sephora Store Audits
- Quarterly Financial Statement Closing Process (FSCP) review
- Monthly shrinkage monitoring
- Monitor and follow-up the compliance rate of the Internal Control self-assessment questionnaire
- Deploy regional and group best-practices, guidelines, and procedures
- Report and investigate any non-compliance and/or breach
- Participate in any ad-hoc Internal Audit, Internal Control, and Fraud assignment
- Assist the Internal Control Director in any other needful task
Communication & Reporting
- Liaise and cooperate with different department to ensure the respect of the controls, the guidelines, and the procedures
- Preparation and report of the local fraud tracker
- Report regional quarterly fraud tracker to the EME Head of Internal Audit/Control
- Report regional monthly store audits dashboard
- Report regional monthly internal control self-assessment results with stakeholders
Management & Leadership
- Be a Business Partner for the organization. Ensure regular monthly meetings with Operations to review major red flags observed for the month through the store audits, fraud analytics red flags, shrinkage report, and any other formal report shared with Operations
- Provides guidance and direction to the front and back office employees to reinforce the level of awareness on Internal Control
Training
In collaboration with the Operations team, assist, advise, and communicate on the store operational procedures to improve and sustain the store employee’s understanding.
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- Bachelor’s degree
- Fluent in both, English, and Arabic
- Big 4 background, or minimum 3-year experience in the Internal Audit/Internal Control dept of a multinational company
- Strong written, verbal, interviewing, listening and interpersonal communication skills Excellent organization, analytical and auditing skills
- Strong problem-solving and sound judgement skills
- Ability to work independently
- Capable to work in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency with computer technology, MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
