Role: Internal Control Specialist

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About Lipton:
Lipton is the biggest tea company in the world, with world class purpose-led brands such as
Lipton, PG tips and Pukka. We are four times larger than our nearest competitor with 100
billion cups of our tea drunk in 2020 alone! Lipton will be market led and centrally supported
by a lean global team that drives strategic direction, expertise, and cross-market synergy.

About the role

Lipton global Internal Control & Policies team is looking for an Internal Control Specialist.
This is a unique opportunity to join world’s leading tea company. You will be responsible to
ensure efficiency and effectiveness in operations, detecting and eliminating fraud, accuracy
and reliability of internal and external reporting of information, as well as ensuring
compliance with all for Lipton relevant financial, regulatory and operational requirements.

 Are you looking for a challenge to help Lipton secure compliance with Internal
Controls?
 Do you like to continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of controls and
related processes?
 Want to support Finance, Operations, and corporate departments in managing their
risks and controls within an international setting?

This position will require you to have a strong big picture focus, without losing sight of the
details to ensure you fully understand the challenges, risks, and processes to assist in
developing the internal control framework.

Key Responsibilities

 Completion of the design, implementation, documentation, assessment and

monitoring of the internal control framework, including group policies and key risks
in order to ensure that the Lipton has adequate controls to prevent unintentional and
intentional errors in financial reporting, processes and business operations.
 Investigate existing business processes and create process maps (where applicable)
 Ensure key controls are appropriately designed (effective and efficient) and
incorporated in the business processes (to monitor compliance)
 Responsible for the company templates of policies, procedures, work instructions /
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), flow charts and documentation of the key
controls (including evidencing)
 Develop and conduct adequate training and prepare related information material on
the internal control objectives, approach, and methodology to business partners on a
regular basis to build knowledge and understanding of risks and control.
 Periodic test assessment of the efficiencies of the controls, creation of the remediation
plans and action points
 Advise the business how to capture/store relevant evidence of performing the controls
within the processes
 Assists in preparation of recommendations for implementation of new or revised
policies, procedures, and/or process changes/improvements

What are we looking for?

 5-7 years’ experience in Internal Control, Auditing, or Consulting (preferable Big 4

firm)
 Solid understanding and experience with internal control frameworks
 Knowledge of IT audit, testing of automated controls, access controls and ITCG
controls and Segregation of duties activities
 Strong experience and interest for how technology and systems can support internal
control effectiveness and efficiency
 Ability to work in fast paced and dynamic setting
 Strong analytical skills, ability to spot, assess and address risk
 Proven track record of stakeholder management
 Strong communication skills, outgoing, flexible and team player
 Fluent in English language