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About the Role

Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company (ACCBC) is seeking an Internal Control Manager to join its team in Dammam, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is central to the design, effectiveness, and assurance of internal controls across ACCBC’s operations. The manager will ensure robust governance, risk mitigation, and compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and best-practice control frameworks, requiring 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Operational Context

ACCBC operates within a complex, multi-entity, multi-country environment, necessitating strong control discipline. This includes navigating diverse regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements, managing ERP-driven finance and operational processes, and addressing increasing governance expectations. The role involves identifying and mitigating financial, operational, and compliance risks, while balancing control rigor with operational practicality to continuously strengthen the control environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain ACCBC’s internal control framework across financial processes, ensuring alignment with recognized frameworks such as COSO.
• Lead periodic risk assessments and end-to-end process reviews to identify control gaps, evaluate effectiveness, and track remediation actions with process owners.
• Manage insurance activities, streamline documentation, and enhance invoicing processes to embed controls and prevent errors.
• Oversee documentation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with embedded controls, and develop internal control dashboards and reports for leadership.
• Coordinate internal audit activities related to internal controls and act as the primary liaison with External Auditors for controls-related matters.
• Support fraud risk assessments, preventive control design, and lead or support investigations into control breaches or irregularities.
• Champion automation and system-based controls, partnering with Finance and IT on ERP enhancements and assessing control impacts of system changes.
• Design, monitor, and maintain Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls across critical finance and operational processes, identifying and remediating conflicts.
• Design and deliver internal control awareness sessions and training, fostering a culture of integrity, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Provide support for ad-hoc business projects as required.

Performance Indicators

• Key control effectiveness rate and timeliness of control remediation closure.
• Reduction in repeat audit findings and positive external/internal audit ratings.
• Number of controls automated and reduction in manual controls.
• Effectiveness in fraud incident detection versus prevention, and comprehensive risk assessment coverage.
• Training coverage and effectiveness to measure control culture adoption.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in internal control, audit, or risk management roles.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining internal control frameworks (*, COSO).
• Strong understanding of financial, operational, and compliance risks, with proven ability to identify and mitigate control gaps.
• Experience with ERP systems and their impact on controls, including Segregation of Duties (SoD) management.
• Ability to lead and support audit processes, liaise with external auditors, and manage remediation efforts.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Company Overview

Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company (ACCBC) is a prominent entity operating across multiple countries, committed to maintaining high standards of governance and operational excellence. This role offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the company's control environment in Dammam, Eastern, Saudi Arabia.