Danone Asia & Service Delivery Centre, Kuala Lumpur, is a Finance Shared Service dedicated to delivering exceptional service experiences across China, North Asia & Oceania (CNAO), and India-South East Asia (ISEA). Our mission is to be the BEST IN CLASS by enhancing every touchpoint, driven by our unwavering commitment to quality and innovation for our valued Danoners, customers, and suppliers.

This is a replacement role whereby incumbent will lead and strengthen the internal control environment across CBUs and Danone Business Services by ensuring effective implementation of control frameworks, managing audit readiness, driving compliance with group policies, and partnering with BPOs to mitigate risks and enhance process reliability. This role also supports communication and engagement across regional and global stakeholders, while promoting continuous improvement and knowledge sharing in internal control practices. 

Responsibilities : 

1. Internal Control related work

• Ensure Roll-out & appropriation of Internal Control Methodology & Referential in all
• CBUs and DBS.
• Ensure accuracy and timely reporting in DANgo reporting group tool.
• Ensure controls enforced are efficient to secure reliability of financials.
• When deficiencies are identified, discuss with BPOs and recommend improvements.
• When there are changes in the Group Referential or new risks locally identified, the local description on controls is reinforced.
• Manage and plan the testing in terms of timing and quality. Guarantee testing sheets descriptions are value added to cover the risks and identify deficiencies. When there are change in the Group Referential or in the local controls description, testing sheets description is updated accordingly.
• Discuss with management and BPOs on critical risks and improvement areas.
• Provides management with updates on action plans, target KPIs and other areas relating to the internal control environment of the entity.

2. Internal Audit related work

• Contact of Internal Auditors & External Auditors on matters pertaining to Internal Control
• Provide guidance and support to BPOs in their preparation for internal audit.
• Facilitate information and clarification required by Internal Auditors pre and post audit.
• Ensure audit recommendations are implemented timely and monitor progress of action plans.
• Support BPOs and control owners in their missions and review their processes to ensure proper supervision and compliance.
• Follow-up recommendations of Audits & Action plans on deficiencies. 

3. Internal Control Communication work with CBU/ DBS, Regional, and Global

4. Internal Control Engagement with BPO

• Animate & coordinate BPOs in their missions to secure their processes
• Contribute to DANgo Community.
• Securing business processes by embedding controls.
• Animation and coordination of Business Control Owners (BCO).
• Deploy actions plans to solve deficiencies.
• Promote adherence to processes, rules and policies.
• Review and monitoring activities to ensure effectiveness of controls.
• Assessment of process risk with adverse impact on the business.

5. IC Miscellaneous

• Knowledge & expertise retention on Controls, Processes & tools.
• Networking, Benchmarking & Good practices exchange inside and outside the Cluster.
• Internal Control Helpdesk.

• Bachelor Degree with Finance or Accounting, Master is a plus.
• At least 5 years experience of Internal Control or Internal Audit.
• MS Office, SAP and MS Visio.
• Fluent in English, Strong Communication skill, Negotiation skill and Project Management skill.
• Knowledge of business and operational processes in FMCG industry.
• Knowledge of Internal Control, Risk Assessment and Auditing including tools and techniques.
• Knowledge of gap analysis and Process Improvement for operational processes.
• Fraud awareness.

We believe in simplification and the power of automation by eliminating the unnecessary and focusing on the essentials, minimizing manual interventions for easier management. Our journey towards excellence is fueled by continuous improvement in leveraging the advancement of technology and data as we constantly refine our processes.

If you are enthusiastic about making a significant impact and driving excellence, we invite you to join our team and contribute to our mission of delivering unparalleled service experiences.

At Danone, we wholeheartedly embrace diversity in our organization. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone is valued and respected.