GroupM | Financial Compliance Manager

Finance District 1, HCMC

Position at GroupM

GroupM Vietnam

Overview of job GroupM is the world’s largest media investment company and are a part of WPP. In fact, we are responsible for one in every three ads you see globally. We are currently looking for a Financial Compliance Manager to join us. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the full spectrum of finance function (eg: operation, reporting, taxation, governance and compliance, budgeting, forecasting and treasury)

At GroupM APAC, our people are our strength, which is why fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion is important to us.

Reporting of the role

This role reports to: CFO 3 best things about the job:

Opportunity to work in the leading global media investment company with a fast- growing team of professionals.Exciting exposure and learning in the media industry, which is fast evolving from the regular Print-Ads, Radio and TV to Digital (Google, Facebook, YouTube, Programmatic, etc).A fun environment that combines the best of being entrepreneurial whilst at the same time being part of the largest marketing services group in the world.

What your day job looks like at GroupM:

• Study existing process and workflows – Standardize the process to bring in efficiency and identify areas of improvement and design and implement SOP.
• Conduct periodical reviews - Ensure process adherence to Internal controls. Effectively co-ordinate with the process owners to implement process controls and documentation requirements and implement corrective actions to plug control gaps. 
• Assist the senior management in self-certification process by reviewing the monthly controls checklist and maintaining monthly Sox file documentation
• Liaise with regional risk and compliance team regularly for control updates.
• Check completeness of due diligence process and verify documentation before empanelling client and vendor – Maintain client and vendor data base-Creation/modification
• Preparation and co-ordination with Internal and external audit team during control reviews.  Remediating deficiency / weaknesses and escalate critical issues to the senior management on timely basis.
• Control /manage /review access rights of key finance /media applications and implementation of related controls.
• Closely work with IT in system enhancement projects - Coordinate and prepare user requirement specification and facilitate transformation process - Manual to Automation

What you’ll bring:

• Self-driven, forward looking, results-oriented with a positive outlook and a clear focus
• Ability to lead, plan and manage change
• Ability to earn respect and trust from senior management
• Flexibility and comfortable working in a fast pace matrix reporting environment
• An effective and resourceful individual
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Workflow management, i.e. organisational skills and time management

Minimum qualifications:

• 5 to 7 years of experiences with the Big 4 or large MNCs and with experience in SOX, internal controls and system audit.
• Experiences in Information services including knowledge of auditing principles, auditing standards, PCAOB, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the process owners and work effectively within cross-functional teams.

More about GroupM

GroupM is the leading global media investment management group serving as the parent to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, MediaCom, Wavemaker, Essence and m/SIX, as well as the programmatic digital media platform, Xaxis, each global operations in their own right with leading market positions. GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize the performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, and proprietary tool development. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivaled marketplace advantage to its clients, stakeholders and people, and is increasingly working closely for the benefit of clients with WPP’s data investment management group, Kantar. Together, GroupM and Kantar account for over 50% of WPP’s group revenues of more than $20 billion.

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About Vietnam

It’s no secret Vietnam is the fastest growing media market in Asia Pacific.  Ad spend on digital in Vietnam is substantially increasing. The internet penetration is constantly growing year on year and reached 54% in 2017. Internet users is 51.5 Million.  With a population of more than 95.4 million with Median Age of 30, Vietnam has enormous potential and possibilities for media players and talent.