Internal Control and Compliance Specialist

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

The Internal Control and Compliance Specialist will be a critical contributing member of the Finance & Accounting department, primarily to support implementation, on-going monitoring and maintenance of Control and Compliance Processes at Peter Millar and G/FORE.

The Internal Controls and Compliance Specialist, reporting to the Internal Controls Manager, will maintain and develop the control documentation across various business processes. The individual will assist in satisfying all external requests and deadlines to meet our various control objectives and sign-offs throughout the year.  This person will also be responsible for coordinating with teams to strengthen the overall control environment, working through changes and enhancements to the controls processes on a recurring basis as the business evolves.

As a subsidiary of a company listed in Switzerland and Johannesburg, with global sales, our Maison must also ensure compliance with various regulations and internal procedures to comply with applicable laws, listing requirements and internal procedures.  One part of this role is, working closely with other internal stakeholders to monitor and report upon the company’s compliance against the above frameworks, under direction from Group policies and procedures and the Internal Controls Manager.

This is an hybrid role and would require you to be in office 2-3 days a week in RTP.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• This position will work collaboratively with members of various teams throughout the business, bridging commercial realities with control and compliance essentials.
• Assist in coordinating and attending regular control update meetings with different business process owners.
• Reflect current and evolving documentation in the Internal Controls platform
• Assist in monitoring progress during the annual controls submission to Group Management and other sign-offs throughout the year
• Conduct boutique process and control audits
• Prepare draft reporting to Maison and Group management to a “manager review” standard
• Assist with any special Projects and Compliance initiatives assigned

COMPETENCIES:

• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities
• A curious mindset; willing to invest time to learn the business flows and process to enrich discussions with colleagues
• Competent in respectful email and oral communications, and ability to present succinctly
• Competent in using Microsoft Office tools

DESIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• A degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 1-2 years of experience.
• Must have excellent and effectual communication skills
• Must possess strong attention to detail
• Would be a great role for someone from public accounting taking their first steps into the commercial business world

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!