The Global Compliance Manager-Finance is responsible for overseeing financial compliance, internal controls, and audit readiness across multiple entities. The position will serve as a key liaison between local teams and leadership, ensuring adherence to financial policies, regulatory requirements, and internal control frameworks.
The individual will also act as a single point of contact (SPOC) for compliance requirements related to new locations or entities, ensuring consistent implementation of standards across the organization.
What You'll Do
Financial & Process Controls
- Review financial and business process controls at the entity level to ensure effectiveness and compliance.
- Evaluate adherence to internal control frameworks and recommend improvements where needed.
Training & Capability Building
- Train, guide, and mentor teams (including new hires) on compliance requirements and company policies.
- Monitor progress and ensure understanding and adoption of required practices.
Audit & Issue Management
- Track and monitor progress of audit observations.
- Provide support to business teams to ensure timely closure of audit findings.
- Verify and validate documentation for completed corrective actions.
Financial Close & Reporting Oversight
- Review month-end cut-off documentation to ensure proper revenue recognition.
- Conduct reviews of balance sheet reconciliations at the entity level.
- Review quarterly closing binders for all sites to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Regulatory & Statutory Compliance
- Ensure local statutory audits and regulatory requirements are met in a timely manner for each country/entity.
- Maintain awareness of country-specific compliance requirements and ensure consistent execution.
Policy Compliance
- Monitor adherence to financial policies, including Travel & Expense (T&E).
- Track and ensure timely submission of expense reports (e.g., Concur for applicable teams).
Governance & Communication
- Lead monthly compliance review calls with entity teams.
- Provide regular updates and insights to the leadership team on compliance status, risks, and progress.
New Entity / Expansion Support
- Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for understanding and implementing compliance requirements for new locations or entities.
- Ensure smooth onboarding of new entities into the organization's compliance and control framework.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (CA, CPA, or equivalent preferred).
- 7–12+ years of experience in finance, compliance, audit, or internal controls.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, and revenue recognition principles.
- Experience with internal audits, SOX compliance, or similar frameworks is preferred.
- Prior internal audit or process audit experience from a consulting firm (e.g., Big 4 or similar) is a strong plus.
- Familiarity with ERP systems and expense management tools (e.g., Oracle, Concur) is a plus.
What We Value
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to influence and drive compliance across cross-functional teams
- High attention to detail and strong documentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple entities and work in a global environment
- Proactive, organized, and deadline-driven
