Internal Controller
CurrentJob description:- Responsible for Internal Controls across 2 CBU's namely Danone Southern Africa (FMCG), Nutricia South Africa (Medical Nutrition). Danone recently moved to a CBS (Central Business Services) model whereby Internal Control is now responsible for all Danone subsidiaries within SA.Duties include the following:- Managing Segregation of duties on daily basis. - Ad-hoc audits requested by Directors; - Preparing and updating process documentation for all functions and suggesting process improvements; - Designing action plans for deficient controls and constantly monitoring progress on action plans; - Mapping action plans and assigning action plans to appropriate Managers who can execute action plans effectively; - Fraud mapping with Directors of each function and reporting of results to group; - Rating DICE (Danone Internal Control Evaluation) controls in terms of risk to the business (High, Low with watch out and low). - Reporting to Financial Director results of testing at year-end. - Designing audit programs, performing internal audit tests and procedures, preparing reports and communicating recommendations to business department audited.- Training other Internal Controllers within Danone group on Internal Controls. Acting as coach for new Internal Controllers within the Africa and India region.- Planning of Internal Audits from Group.- Project lead on stock variance investigation in 2020 stretching over 4 months of the year. I was responsible to run the project and give feedback to Financial Director and Operations Director on a weekly basis.