Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com .
Purpose and Scope:
The Controls and Compliance Officer GCC India responsible for implementing and overseeing the internal control frameworks and compliance programs within the GCC for India. This role ensures adherence to regulatory requirements, company policies, and industry best practices, thereby safeguarding the organization’s assets and enhancing operational efficiency.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
In the initial build phase, the focus will be on implementing governance and controls for newly created GCC location India. Once the preliminary setup is in place key responsibilities will include:
Implement and maintain a comprehensive internal control framework aligned with SOX, JSOX, or equivalent standards.
Conduct periodic assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls across financial and operational processes.
Identify process weaknesses, potential risks, and inefficiencies; recommend and implement corrective measures.
Coordinate and oversee internal audits, ensuring timely remediation of findings and implementation of recommendations.
Collaborate with process owners to design controls that mitigate risks without hindering operational effectiveness.
Ensure timely validation and updating of control descriptions, present findings to the Internal Audit Committee or other governance bodies as required.
Monitor and ensure adherence to local, regional, and international regulatory requirements. This includes overseeing on all Indian statutory requirements for a GCC
Develop, implement, and update compliance policies and procedures to align with regulatory changes.
Provide guidance to GCC employees on regulatory compliance requirements and company policies.
Investigate and resolve compliance issues, ensuring appropriate corrective actions are taken.
Design and deliver compliance training programs to staff to enhance awareness and understanding.
Dashboard all compliance parameters and present to site leadership team on a regular basis.
Maintain ongoing communication with control owners, key stakeholders, and external auditors to ensure compliance and alignment.
Coordinate internal and external audit tasks in GCC India and facilitate the onboarding of new controls.
Support the organization with advisory reviews, training programs, and communication to enhance internal controls awareness.
Collaborate with stakeholders to address issues and discrepancies, providing leadership in global compliance activities.
Drive standardization and improvement of internal control frameworks, documentation, and reporting processes.
Evaluate and improve governance structures, segregation of duties, and control execution across financial and operational processes.
Contribute to process effectiveness and automation initiatives in coordination with the process excellence team and global GPOs.
Stay abreast of financial policies, regulations, and legislation relevant to the area of responsibility.
Drive simplification and automation of the audit tasks to deliver efficiencies.
Work closely with Ethics and Compliance teams to ensure proper risk management
Develop a risk assessment framework for GCC and recommend a risk mitigation plan to GCC Site Lead.
Required Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing operations, excellent leadership skills and a deep understanding of global business practices.
Education: University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. Compliance certifications are a plus.
Minimum 5 years of experience working in GCC in similar roles, audit background is a plus
Strong knowledge of compliance principles, internal control frameworks and accounting processes
Proficiency in English; additional language skills are considered an asset.
Ability to operate independently and proactively,
Proficiency in leveraging technology for internal controls
Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, international environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of global business practices and regulatory requirements.
Proven track record of driving innovation and operational excellence.
Experience with Japanese culture and/or pharma industry
Experience in Japanese company and knowledge of JSOX
Working Environment
This position is based in Bengaluru, India, hybrid model. We assume the position will require on-site work 3 days a week for at least the first year of employment to support the setup of the GCC. After the initial setup phase a change in hybrid working can be discussed with the line manager.
Category PlatformX
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EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans