internal control specialist thessaloniki

Examine transactional data and detail transaction analysis against cut-off thresholds to identify unusual activity.

Timely identify key risks, exceptions, errors and anomalies and detect outliers in processes and transactions that may be taking on increased risk or experiencing atypical rates of change, and examine, analyze and evaluate trends and patterns in exceptions, errors, anomalies, and outliers within a single financial process, as compared with its own past performance, against other processes/systems operating within the organization or via benchmarking.

Evaluate internal controls in processes and procedures, and highlight areas where controls are not performing adequately and detect emerging areas of risk and control weaknesses.

Deploy a continuous controls monitoring approach, aiming to reduce incidences of error, enhance operational efficiency and automate manual testing procedures, and automate data feeds to reduce validation time and increase the frequency of analysis.

Develop a robust data validation capability and criteria to ensure integrity, quality, accuracy and completeness, and acquire data for routine use by establishing access to data sources, cleansing and validating the data.

Extract data and combine from a variety of systems across the organization, relate it for further cross-platform analysis, remove unreliable transactions, and prepare the data in a standard audit format.

What will you bring?

University degree in Business, Finance, Auditing, Data or Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field. A Master’s degree will be considered a plus; Professional Certifications (ex. CIA, ACCA, CIMA) will be considered an asset; Fluency in English, both spoken and written, at a professional corporate level; Fluency in Greek Language will be considered a plus.

Excellent knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel; Experience with ERP systems and process automation tools will be considered an asset.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills; Ability to process complex and multiple sources data; A collaborative mindset and the ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.

3-5 years of experience in data or statistical analysis, within an internal controls or internal audit environment; Experience in a multinational business environment will be considered an asset; Experience in the Hospitality sector will be considered an asset.

Experience on continuous controls monitoring and data mining (processing large datasets using digital tools such as ACL, Python, Power BI, Excel/Power Query or similar tools); Familiarity with AI tools and other digital tools will be considered an asset.

Knowledge of Internal Controls standards and procedures (for example COSO Internal Controls Framework, COSO Enterprise Risk Management Framework, SOX internal controls framework) will be considered an asset.

What we offer

Team

Becoming a member of an organization that cares about its people, the environment, and the local communities.

Grow

 Have room to grow and develop via numerous opportunities for learning, professional development, and career advancement.

Care

Competitive remuneration package.

Private health insurance

Flexible working model