The Senior Manager ERP Assurance leads a global team of IT assurance experts who play a critical role in designing and assessing efficiency of IT Application Controls across the company’s IT landscape.

• Co-design, improve and drive the efficiency and effectiveness of Novartis IT controls landscape. Play a key role as an experienced ERP assurance professional and advisor.
• Collaborate with Corporate Financial Controls and Compliance Team and focus on reviewing critical IT Application Controls relevant to financial reporting
• Provide assurance in the areas of ERP systems (e.g. SAP, others)
• Identify process and IT controls improvement opportunities and drive implementation
• Test IT application controls – Reports, Interfaces, Fully Automated Controls etc., ensuring SOX compliance and reliability
• Driving the processes risk assessment with consideration of risks coming from IT environment, relevant application systems, data warehouses, IT infrastructure
• Collaborating with IT Application Owners and Business Process Owners in helping to identify SOX relevant IT Applications and Infrastructures
• Evaluate adequacy of internal controls when implementing a new ERP system or any other technology solutions
• Advise on internal controls’ structure by understanding the end-to-end processes, IT environment and data context to resolve the right mix of preventative and detective controls based on automation and data analytics
• Lead a team of 9 IT assurance experts across multiple locations
• Collaborate with External Auditors as well as key internal stakeholders at all levels.

Essential Requirements:

• University degree (university or college) in economics, business informatics or computer science with a track record in IT Audit or Internal Controls in any of Big 4 preferably; overall 10+ years of relevant experience
  • Extensive experience in auditing ERP systems with a focus on application controls (ideally SAP systems), IT environments and (automated) business process controls
• Experienced in managing IT assurance or audit engagement and teams, including solid understanding of external audit approaches, concepts, methodology
• Ability to lead a team of experts across multiple locations and time zones
• Solid skills to handle various senior stakeholders; Strong collaborator with the ability to communicate well with both technical and business contacts
• Entrepreneurial and structured mind-set as well as a result and solution oriented approach to work
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and business writing skills in English

Desirable Requirements:

• Pharma industry and shared services experience is a plus
• Critical Thinking.
• Process Optimization.