Overview
This role will serve as the global lead for the Controls, Compliance, and Governance team within the Requisition to Pay (R2P) function. This role plays a pivotal role to make the R2P team audit ready by ensuring timely process risk assessment, risk mitigation, policy implementation, and the overall effectiveness of Global R2P framework
Responsibilities
Purpose
- Lead a global team to ensure adherence to policies and regulations, audit readiness, and consistent execution across functions and regions
- Leading the design, implementation, and monitoring of internal controls across the R2P process on a global scale
- Work closely with Controllers to review and keep the controls relevant
- Support Audits and remediate any audit findings
Scope
- Requisition-to-Pay processes
- All Global markets
Strategy, Governance & Ownership
- Lead the Global R2P Controls & Governance team across Global Capability Centers (GCCs).
- Design and govern the global R2P controls and compliance framework (regulatory, financial, tax, fraud).
- Work closely with controllers to review GCS and non GCS controls and align on control design and relevance.
- Act as control owner and perform self testing where applicable.
- Review control relevance on a timely basis and propose changes to controllers when needed.
- Ensure configuration controls are executed and all required evidence is gathered from the TOC team for control execution.
- Serve as the escalation point for global R2P compliance and governance issues.
Leadership & People Management
- Manage team performance through timely mentoring, coaching, and performance reviews.
- Partner with regional hubs to ensure consistent execution, while incorporating local regulations and feedback.
Risk Management & Control Design
- Design, implement, and maintain strong internal controls across R2P processes and platforms.
- Conduct risk assessments and gap analyses; partner with Procurement, Finance, IT, Risk, and Control to close gaps.
- Perform risk assessments whenever there is a change in R2P processes or myBUY/SAP systems and propose risk mitigations to Finance Controllers.
- Ensure timely execution of controls and on time submission of evidence in line with control design requirements.
Compliance Monitoring, Audit & Assurance
- Lead the global compliance monitoring program, including control effectiveness testing and readiness for internal/external audits.
- Ensure Global R2P operations teams are audit ready and supported during audits of any R2P process.
- Remediate audit findings within committed timelines, and manage escalations end to end.
- Support audits by coordinating evidence collection, walkthroughs, and responses.
Metrics, Reporting & Documentation
- Define, track, and report compliance metrics (e.g., exceptions, audit findings, remediation time).
- Develop and deliver dashboards and reports on control status, testing outcomes, and remediation progress on failed controls.
- Create and maintain clear documentation for control design, execution methodology, and evidence standards.
Training, Awareness & Guidance
- Deliver training and awareness programs on compliance standards and controls for R2P stakeholders.
- Provide ongoing guidance on control expectations and compliance requirements to process and operations teams.
Continuous Improvement & Automation
- Drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives that strengthen controls while increasing efficiency and reducing manual effort.
Qualifications
- Deep experience (10-14 years) in R2P governance, compliance, and process & system controls.
- Background in leading global R2P governance programs, process compliance, and controls.
- Familiarity with digital compliance and reporting platforms (e.g., Celonis).
- Demonstrates excellent knowledge of internal control frameworks, SOX compliance, and R2P lifecycle.
- Deep understanding of external regulatory compliance requirements, impacting R2P processes.
- Strong analytical skills with experience tracking KPIs and reporting outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead global teams in collaboration with regional or decentralized groups
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and global stakeholders.
- Ability to translate complex situations into executive level communication
- Interpersonal skills - Strong communication and influencing skills to all organizational levels
- Ability to lead and influence large teams based in different locations globally
- Regulatory knowledge to ensure adherence to legal and industry standards
- Working knowledge of internal control frameworks, SOX compliance, and R2P lifecycle.
- Problem solving skills and critical thinking
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Experience in global roles and managing Global team virtually
