Senior Internal Control Specialist

**We help the world run better**
At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.
**In this role, you will be**:
- Responsible for the maintenance and optimization of SAP’s internal control environment, performing design assessments, control effectiveness testing, & issue resolution monitoring.
- Provides regular updates on assignment outcomes and performs ongoing monitoring of key risks & findings within assigned responsibilities.
- Communicates clearly, in a way that others can understand within defined processes & policies, presents messages/work results to cross-functional colleagues and managers.
- Develops and maintains fundamental network to collaborate effectively within GR&AS and builds collaborative work relationships with similar functions across SAP.
**In this role, you are expected to**:
- Be able to demonstrate Senior level knowledge for audit, risk management, or SOX internal controls.
- Demonstrates proactive engagement to address identified risks and issues and to solve problems with moderate to high complexity.
- Works independently and collaboratively, able to take sole responsibility for driving end-to-end projects.
- Has advanced functional skills and special knowledge in several areas.
- Utilizes demonstrated creativity and specialist professional knowledge to deliver high quality results & solutions.
- Works as a role model within team and demonstrates thought professional judgement, leadership capabilities, best practices concepts and strategies.
**Experience & Language Requirements**:
- Accounting knowledge (IFRS/GAAP/ IIA Standards)
- General knowledge of the International Standards for the professional practice of Internal Auditing
- Knowledge in MS Office and SAP products preferred
- General knowledge of the SOX Act, COSO and / or COBIT models a plus
- General knowledge of the ESG Act a plus
- Bilingual preferred - fluent in written and spoken English required; Local language skills required.
**Education**
- University Degree (e.g. in Business Administration, Accounting/Finance, Audit, IT/Computer Science or Law)
**Professional Training & Certification Achieved or desire to pursue any of**:
Risk Management Professional (RMP)
Certified Risk and Compliance Management Professional (CRCMP)
Financial Risk Manager (FRM)
Chartered Accountant (CA)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
**Meet your team**
The purpose of “Global Risk & Assurance Services “(GR&AS) is to provide assurance and transparency to SAP’s stakeholders about the overall financial, strategic and operational health of the enterprise and its ability to be a best-run, resilient and sustainable business. Our mission is to:
- Unite the expertise in audit, risk management, and internal controls to achieve operational efficiency and effectiveness at SAP.
- Enable the business in establishing efficient and effective internal controls to meet regulatory requirements.
- Conduct risk assessments and audits in compliance with laws, standards, regulatory requirements, and SAP Policies to manage risk exposures through efficient mitigations.
- Conduct independent and objective assessments focused on business impact to improve processes in the SAP Group
- Embrace change and be open minded to new approaches in the best interest of SAP and our customers.
- Develop talents by constantly renewing their skills and competencies.
- Proactively deliver effective assurance services to key business stakeholders
**Bring out your best**
**We win with inclusion**
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
**EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability**:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Requisition ID: | Work Area: Administration | Expec

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