Internal Controller F/H/NB

À propos

Ipsos est le leader en France des études de marché et des enquêtes d’opinion. Groupe français indépendant, fondé en 1975, Ipsos opère aujourd’hui dans 90 pays et donne aux entreprises et aux institutions pour lesquelles il travaille, les clés de compréhension de la société, des marchés, des citoyens et des consommateurs.

Une mission qui s’appuie sur la disruption numérique, l’extension des domaines d’observations et l’innovation continue pour améliorer la finesse des analyses.

Intégrer Ipsos aujourd’hui c’est :

  • Choisir un métier passionnant au cœur des enjeux d’actualités et des transformations de la société.
  • Bénéficier d’une multiplicité d'opportunités d’apprentissage dans des secteurs différents : le marketing, la publicité, les médias, la politique, le CRM, qui intègrent les dernières innovations digitales et technologiques.
  • Se voir confier des responsabilités immédiatement sur des études avec de véritables perspectives d’évolutions professionnelles.
  • Evoluer au sein d’un groupe international dans lequel les opportunités de mobilité sont une réalité.

Pour répondre aux nouveaux besoins de ses clients, Ipsos dispose de plus de 75 services différents regroupés dans 17 Lignes de Services.

Cette nouvelle organisation nous permet d’aiguiser nos expertises pour apporter à nos clients des réponses précises à leurs questions, en nous permettant d’être plus spécialisés, rapides et homogènes sur tous les marchés.

Descriptif du poste

Internal Controller is part of the Global Internal Control and Audit team, and plays a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of the internal control environment.

Reporting to the Head of Internal Controls, Internal Controller leads initiatives to assess, monitor, and enhance internal controls across various functions within the organization.

The tasks can be aggregated in 4 axes: Design, Support, Evaluate, & Report

Design

  • Define the organisation of the internal control system (policy, charter, steering process, responsibilities of the various players, etc.), based on the guidelines laid down by the management. 

  • Provide an internal control reference framework and methodological guides. Ensure that they are updates.

Support

  • Make senior management aware of best internal control practices.

  • Contribute to the harmonisation of practices by disseminating a common culture, particularly in terms of integrity and attitude to risk. 

  • Monitor regulatory and professional developments.

  • Contribute to the management of change by anticipating and supporting the transformations necessary to improve performance and control activities.

  • Leading the network of internal control coordinators.

  • Helping managers to translate the directives and guidelines issued by General Management into practical guides specifying risk factors and the corresponding control activities.

  • Steering the internal control self-assessment programme and providing assistance with its implementation by the operational and functional departments.

Evaluate

  • Contribute to risk mapping and, more generally, to the risk management system. 

  • Using existing KPIs, improve some of them or Set up new one to monitor the effectiveness of the internal control system.

  • Ensuring that the effectiveness of the internal control system is monitored, e.g. by monitoring the implementation of action plans and carrying out certain test plans.

  • Organising on-site controls (e.g. by testing the implementation of control activities or failure resolution plans).

Report

  • Process, consolidate and comment on information (self-assessments, feedback of indicators from internal control coordinators, etc.).

  • Discussing areas for improvement with the business and functional departments.

  • Reporting to management bodies, in particular the Audit Committee, on the level of control over risks and controls. 

  • Participate in coordination bodies with other risk management players (financial, operational, quality, …).

  • Keeping Internal Audit team regularly informed.

Profil recherché

Based on the internal controls manager profile for a professional services firm, typical qualifications include:

Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related business field

Experience:

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in audit, risk management, compliance, operations, or related areas.

  • Prior professional services industry experience a plus.

Know-how

  • Defining and setting objectives,

  • Defining priorities and arbitrating,

  • Making proposals, convincing,

  • Define relevant activity management indicators,

  • Leading a network,

  • Communicating, writing and summarising,

  • Teaching,

  • Managing conflict,

  • Interacting with management and reporting to them.

Knowledge

  • Fluent in english (written / speaking)

  • Activities, key professions in the organisation,

  • Process modelling,

  • Risk analysis and assessment,

  • Internal control reference frameworks,

  • Regulatory environment,

  • Information systems, particularly mastery data analysis tools,

  • Communication and leadership tools,

  • project management.

Informations complémentaires

  • Type de contrat : CDI
  • Lieu : Paris
  • Télétravail ponctuel autorisé