Head - Finance Controls, Risk & Governance

As a Head, the incumbent owns strategy, governance, people leadership, and outcomes for Finance Controls & Risk across the GCC, while directing a team that executes process-level controls in each domain below.
1. Strategic Leadership & Tower Governance
2. People Leadership & Capability Building
3. Accounts Payable (AP) / Vendor Payments
4. Employee Claims & Reimbursements (T&E)
5. Master Data Management (MDM)
6. General Ledger (GL) / Record to Report (R2R)
7. Bank Reconciliation (BRS) & Treasury Controls
8. Enterprise Risk Management, Technology & Continuous Improvement

• Define and drive the Finance Controls Risk  Governance strategy roadmap operating model and budget in alignment with GCC and enterprise objectives.
• Establish and govern enterprise wide control frameworks including RCM SOPs Delegation of Authority DoA and Segregation of Duties SoD.
• Act as the primary liaison for Internal Audit Statutory Audit and Risk  Compliance teams ensuring timely closure of audit observations and strengthening controls.
• Lead develop and build a high performing Controls Risk  Governance team fostering a culture of accountability integrity and continuous improvement.
• Coach process leaders and drive organization wide controls awareness and capability building initiatives.
• Provide governance oversight for Accounts Payable Employee Claims Master Data Management General Ledger and Bank Reconciliation processes.
• Ensure robust controls over payments master data changes journal entries banking operations approvals and compliance with company policies.
• Monitor high risk transactions exceptions control breaches and fraud indicators driving timely investigations and corrective actions.
• Maintain the enterprise risk register oversee risk assessments and ensure mitigation plans are implemented and tracked to closure.
• Lead control self-assessments continuous monitoring programs forensic reviews and fraud risk management initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory financial and corporate governance requirements across supported entities.
• Drive automation analytics AIRPA and ERP enabled controls to enhance control effectiveness and operational efficiency.
• Develop and present risk and controls dashboards to senior leadership governance committees and key stakeholders.
• Benchmark control frameworks against industry best practices and drive continuous maturity improvements.