BDO Solutions Ltd is recruiting Manager- Global Ethics & Independence.
Summary of role
Reporting to the Director of Global Ethics & Independence (E&I), the Manager is responsible for the management of the day-to-day activities of the compliance monitoring team by overseeing and leading monitoring activities with regards to BDO Firms compliance with Global Ethics & Independence policies and procedures; use of Global independence technology including Quality control of PIE COI checks and providing Corporate Tree information as requested.
Role and responsibilities
Gain a robust knowledge of BDO's independence technical manual and independence tools to provide support to the Global Independence team and to BDO firms.
Responsible for the management and creation of processes for the day-to-day operations of the department.
Quality control on Conflict-of-Interest Requests
Respond to Corporate Tree (Corporate Group structure) requests from BDO Firms.
Monitor BDO firms’ compliance with Ethics & Independence policies and procedures
Support BDO firms with clients’ ingestion in Global Entity Management System (EMS)
Monitor BDO firms’ completion of Accreditation NextGen process and related reporting
Provide support to BDO firms' requests on shared mailbox or ServiceNow (BDO incident and request ticketing system)
Responsible for reporting on usage of the COI tools and compliance of BDO Firms to Global Independence policies and procedures to:BDO Global Management, Regional CEOs, Firms, Otherpersons or group as may berequired
Management of global independence software and external vendor products including staying current and researching potential new/revisions to tools
Participate in improvement and development of global independence technology tools
Planning, developing and maintaining policies and procedures that enable and encourage the optimum performance of the team and other resources within the department
Responsible for the management of Firm Expansion Independence Due Diligence processes and reporting to Director
Work with Senior Management in recruitment
Work closely with other members of the E&I team and assist other members of the team as and when required
Other duties as required
Qualification and Experience
Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent
Minimum 5 years of experience in business support or project coordination role with at least 2 years of management experience in a team-oriented workplace
Experience in compliance is preferred
Experience with managing over 10 people is preferred
Skills
Proactivity, show initiative and able to anticipate project needs
Advanced knowledge of MS Office, strong Excel knowledge
Experience of working with online tools
Excellent level of English (the working language of the Global Office), and strong written and spoken communications skills
Evidence of the ability to practice a high level of confidentiality
Strong attention to details and number accuracy
Ability to prioritise workloads and flexibility to manage multiple team members and deadlines
Ability to work autonomously and to build effective working relationships with the E&I team, other BDO Global Department and BDO network.
Knowledge of audit and accounting principles is a plus