Manager Risk & Controls - Assurance

What do we offer?

• Hybrid working
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Cross brand career options

What do you bring?

• A team player
• An eye for detail
• A can-do mentality

Why Ahold Delhaize?

• International & cross cultural collaboration
• Inclusive & caring culture
• Shape a healthier tomorrow

How you can make a difference

As the AD Group Manager Risk & Controls - IT and Assurance, you own and shape the Internal Control Framework (ICF) for AD Group. You will take a leading role in the design and implementation of the global SAP GRC function, ensuring that our S/4 HANA environments GRC program operate effectively to manage Critical Access and Segregation of Duties conflicts.

You report to the Director of Assurance & ERM and work closely with Group IT, Finance, Brand Risk & Control teams, and senior stakeholders across the organization.

About Ahold Delhaize

We’re Ahold Delhaize, one of the world’s largest food retail groups and a leader in both supermarkets and e-commerce. Together with our 17 strong local retail brands in the United States, Europe and Indonesia, we make a meaningful difference in the lives of our brands’ customers, our people and the world around us. We offer a highly dynamic, international work environment in which our associates thrive.

Your new work environment

As the Manager Risk & Controls - Assurance, you will be responsible for facilitating and managing the assurance program at group level. The responsibilities include being the gatekeeper of the ICF, performing assurance and supporting our business resolving issue. You will work closely with our Risk and Control IT manager, User Access hub and regional IT Risk and Control teams.

You will be given the freedom and responsibility to take ownership of your work and broaden your horizons by working together with knowledgeable colleagues from different countries who have an abundance of expertise in many areas. We will continually invest in you and help you build on your talents and skills for the future.

Key responsibilities of your role

Key responsibilities for the AD Group Manager Risk & Controls – IT and Assurance, but are not limited to:

• Managing relationships with various Group functions with respect to their assurance agenda.
• Teamwork focused leader to drive the R&C agenda in the organization.
• Monitoring, supporting and reporting on the design / operating effectiveness of internal controls, including the resolution of control issues and findings.
• Continuous analysis our ICF to identify gaps, weaknesses or improvement areas.
• Part of our SAP GRC function for our critical global SAP solutions.
• Collaborate with Group and Brand R&C teams to develop, maintain (and optimize) the Ahold Delhaize ICF, including upholding R&C standards, and development of guidance as needed.
• Respond to different ad-hoc projects and requests which require risk assessment exercises or design / implementation of temporary and permanent internal controls.

SAP GRC responsibilities

• Keeping the SAP GRC ruleset up to date with best practice and local/global business requirements.
• Using SAP GRC tool to identify conflicts and support management in the design of mitigating controls.
• Being the functional owner the SAP GRC tool.
• Providing assurance over related SAP controls.

Requirements

Professional experience

• Masters degree in Finance, Information Systems and Technology Audit, Assurance or related fields.
• One or two relevant certifications such as RE, RA, CPA, CISA or CRISC or equivalent.
• Minimum years of experience: 8 years in Finance, IT auditing, Internal audit (Experience at a Big Four company is a big plus).
• Strong communicator, team leader and driven individual to move the R&C agenda forward.
• At least 3 years’ experience managing and/or auditing SAP GRC products (including the SOD/CA ruleset reviews, SOD/CA analysis of SAP S4 HANA roles and SAP S/4 HANA Control frameworks).
• Experience with providing assurance for IT General Control frameworks for numerous technology solutions including cloud infrastructure services (Azure).
• Good project management skills and ability to work under pressure and in a demanding environment.
• Analytical skills to understand processes and challenge and advise on control implementation.
• Control and risk mindset, critical thinking.
• Excellent communication skills in English (other languages especially Dutch is a plus).

Aside from these hard skills, we think you should also bring some much-valued soft skills to the table: strong communication skills, a proactive approach and a collaborative leadership style. In addition to this, a high level of creativity, empathy, and enthusiasm will take you far.

Meet your colleagues

"I need to feel like I'm constantly moving forward." Monica Lefterica Capex Manager

"Go out there and do it – if it doesn’t work out, we'll fix it together." Frederieke de Haas- van den Vlekkert Finance Director

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