Senior Manager – Internal Control

Location: Boucherville

About The Job
In this role, you will be providing reasonable assurance that our Company is operating effectively and efficiently, has a reliable financial reporting system and complies with applicable local laws and regulations. Also, you will support the development and adoption of effective controls across different processes of the Company and drive continuous improvement in internal control processes.

About The Job
Reporting to the Director, Internal Control, this role will involve managing multiple internal stakeholders such as Business Process Owner and Business Control Owners, in addition to working closely with the Global Danone Internal Control and Internal Audit Communities. In this role, you will need to have proper seniority to influence, a sense of urgency, ability to provide context and seek compromise with many areas.

Responsibilities

Manage, Lead, and complete control testing for processes in your scope by performing efficient resource allocation and timely alignment with business stakeholders.

Perform and oversee control evaluations, review and align results with business, utilizing technology to facilitate continuous monitoring and testing by exception.

Occasionally perform operations control testing during multi-location on site visits, review and align results with business.

Ensure high quality documentation of controls testing as per the Danone Internal Control guidelines.

Conduct risk assessments on key business processes and provide risk mitigation recommendations when high risks are identified.

Contribute to presentations and reporting in terms of both content and delivery to key stakeholders.

Manage management and leadership reporting and presentations, creating impactful content and effectively communicating key messages to the business.

Ensure actions plans are reviewed and implemented to mitigate risk with clear ownership.

Partner with the business in risk management and continuous improvement initiatives.

Promote adherence to DBS and CBU’s policies and procedures.

Identify continuous improvement opportunities for business processes.

Utilize Data Analytics, Robotic Process Automation, and Generative AI to facilitate testing and process improvement.

Travel for business purposes when needed.

About you

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; advanced degree considered an asset.

Professional certification (e.g., CPA, CIA, or CISA) strongly preferred.

Minimum of 7 years of experience, ideally within a multinational organization, in internal controlling, internal or external auditing; exposure to audit practices is a strong asset.

Proven experience working in a dynamic environment while managing multiple projects simultaneously to meet evolving organizational and departmental needs.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint), accounting systems, and data analytics tools (notably Power BI).

Ability to influence and collaborate with senior levels of management.

Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Solid understanding of financial and operational risks and mitigation strategies.

Strong management and mentoring skills combined with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.

Ability to work cross-functionally and effectively explain financial and audit concepts to non-finance professionals.

French & English are mandatory (spoken and written). Bilingualism is required for this position, as it involves frequent communication with our business units, plants, and business partners located outside Québec.

The annual base salary range for this position is $95,000.00 to $ CAD. The final salary offered will be determined by factors such as relevant experience and…