JOB TITLE
Manager, Group Operations Financial Controls | Holding | Finance

ROLE SUMMARY
To drive consistent, efficient, and compliant operational controls across procurement-to-pay, inventory, CAPEX, and customer service processes. Serve as the first point of contact for business units on day-to-day operational control matters.

ROLE PROFILE

SOP Governance – Maintain and refresh standard operating procedures (SOPs) and control checklists for high-risk operational processes.Risk & Control Reviews – Perform walk throughs and spot checks at Holding and OpCos; document control gaps and agree remediation.Incident & Issue Tracking – Own the operational control issue log; monitor root cause analysis and follow up actions.Combined Assurance – Align testing calendar with Internal Audit to avoid duplication and ensure full coverage.Training – Deliver toolbox talks / e learning modules on control disciplines to operations managers, buyers, and warehouse staff.Data & Dashboarding – Build simple Power BI views to visualise KPIs (cycle time, exception rates, policy breaches).Regulatory Watch – Track changes in HSE, data privacy, AML, and industry specific regs; map requirements to operational controls.Vendor & Contract Controls – Verify compliance with delegation of authority limits, tender policies, and contract variation controls.

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or Finance.Professional certification desirable: Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), CCSA, CQA, or ISO 9001/14001 auditor.Additional training in HSE, AML, or Data Privacy regulations is a plus.6–9 years in operations risk, internal controls, process excellence, or internal audit across procure to pay, inventory, logistics, and capex processes.Proven history of reducing cycle times, exception rates, or regulatory findings through process re engineering or automation.Proficiency in data visualisation (Power BI/Tableau) for KPI dashboards and exception analytics.