Internal Control Officer

Pg. de la Zona Franca, 107 - Sants-Montjuïc, BARCELONA, ES, 08038
- AUDIT
- 9613
- GO_SP_3+
- Pierre Louis BULTE

**About AXA**

As a world-leading insurance company, we act for human progress by protecting what matters. With 153,000 employees in 54 countries working for 105 million customers, we’ve created a truly dynamic and vibrant community. Inclusion and diversity link closely with our values, and together we’re nurturing a culture of respect, for each other, for our customers and the communities around us. Join AXA and you’ll feel like you belong, are included and can thrive. You’ll be able to shape the way you work and truly grow your potential as you seek out new opportunities, push boundaries and benefit people in critical moments of their lives. This is your chance to build the tomorrow you want. Know you can.

**About the entity**

AXA is becoming a sustainable tech-led company and at AXA Group Operations we are one of the major catalysts for this transformation.

We set the tone by triggering and empowering the evolution of our insurance business model through technology and innovation, driving its concrete implementation globally at speed, with a high quality of advisory and execution.

We are present across 17 countries with committed, highly qualified teams. We leverage technology, data, sourcing, security and investment allocation in a global way, but also achieve economies of scale and synergies when necessary.

At AXA Group Operations, we want to be recognized in three fields of action:

- State-of-the-art Data Technology to drive customer experience
- State-of-the-art Procurement & Sourcing to drive efficiency and better manage risks
- High-Performing Global Team for stronger partnerships with AXA entities

**Job position pitch**

**Where will you be in the organization?**

**The division**

The General Secretary Department at Group Operations regroups the transversal functions in the areas of Legal, Governance, Compliance, Data Privacy, Risk, Internal Control and Remediation. They are composed of 5 teams with respective accountabilities:

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Legal & Governance**:

- ** Compliance & Data Privacy**:

- ** Risk & Control**:

- ** Remediation, Reporting & Projects**

**The department / team**

The Risk & Control team where the position is situated has many missions:

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Improve Risk awareness** at all levels of the organization and develop a strong Risk Culture (Risk and Data Privacy by design principles, especially into Products and Projects lifecycles)
- ** Define and implement the Risk Framework** for Group Operations, ensuring risks are properly managed and coordinating the Risk Management network
- ** Deploy the internal control framework** across Group Operations (including the Internal Financial Control program and reporting)

**About the job**

**Job purpose**

The Internal Control Officer will be part of the Internal Control team, where he/she will participate in the delivery of internal control testing plan, in relation with Group Operations 1st lines teams and with some AXA entities partners.

**Domain of activities**:

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Global Internal Control framework and program**: Support 1st line managers and teams to define the approach to describe and operate controls, performing some 2nd line control activities
- ** IT General Controls**: Elaborate testing plan for a specific scope, ensure testing interviews, evidences gathering and documentation of opinion. Participate in reporting to Group Internal Control team, and to other partners when relevant.
- ** Internal Financial Control Program**: Specific and more granular approach than the Internal Control** for ITGC** over the financial statements, included in the global testing plan but with specific deadlines and reporting partners. Each IC Officer participates to the test plan delivery and to the regulatory reports to Group and to the involved AXA Entities.

**Main tasks**:

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Build and maintain** relationship with 1st lines contact to elaborate test plan, bring support over operational actions related to internal control and definition of framework within each department under his/her responsibility.
- ** Execute testing plan**:organize and manage interviews, request and review evidences, document findings following the methodology and report opinions through testing templates and global tool.
- ** Identify, analyze and report**deficiencies that may arise during testing phase.
- ** Learn, execute and share**Group methodology on testing and reporting topics. Participate in team exchange on methodology topic for continuous improvement.
- ** Ensure relationships with partners** for IC and IFC activities: liaise with entities to report on IFC progress, liaise with external audit during testing phase to align the calendar and support 1st lines in relation with external audit teams.

**Expected skills & experience**

We are looking for someone with the following experience and skills:
**Experience**
- +3 years of audit or internal