Are you our new Risk and Compliance Manager?
Background
Azets is the biggest outsourcing Group in the Nordics, within Finance, Accounting, Payroll & HR, specifically for the SME market. With the market changing rapidly, increased use of technology and changing regulations, we experience a demand for a broader follow up of different sides of our business. Some of the most important areas are IT risk, business risks, fraud prevention, regulatory requirements, GDPR regulations and crisis management.
General overview
The Risk and Compliance Manager oversees the Corporate Compliance Program, functioning as an independent and objective body that reviews and evaluates compliance issues and concerns within the organization. The role ensures the Board of Directors, management and employees are in compliance of regulatory bodies and that company policies and procedures are being followed and that behaviour in the organization meets our Code of Conduct.
The Risk and Compliance Manager will be a part of the Azets Group Finance team, report to Group CFO and support CEO. At times, the manager might report directly to the board or audit committee by monitoring and report results of the companys efforts in compliance and regulatory matters.
As part of CogitalGroup, the Risk and Compliance Manager will be responsible for implementing Group wide policies and regulations and work closely with the CogitalGroup Legal, Risk and Compliance Officer.
Tasks & Responsibilities
- Initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general operation of the Compliance Program and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct.
- Disaster recovery measures and business continuity plans, on Group level and support the development on local levels.
- The role will cover the Azets Groups DPO function (Data Protection Officer) and the regular follow up on GDPR.
- The role will support Azets in maintaining several important quality certifications, like ISAE 3402 and others.
- Develops and periodically reviews and updates Azets Group Code of Conduct.
- Close cooperation with other departments (e.g. Legal, IT security, Quality managers, DPMs and HR functions).
- Responds to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies and procedures by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures.
- Develops and oversees a system for uniform handling of such violations.
- Acts as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance Issues/concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated, investigated and resolved.
- Monitors, and as necessary, coordinates compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and to identify trends.
- Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.
- Ensures proper reporting of violations or potential violations to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate and/or required.
Who are we looking for?
Risk management and compliance is also about understanding our customers, contracts, business processes and culture. The main targets for the risk and compliance function are threefold; 1) build a risk and compliance aware organization, 2) continuous training and support to our managers and employees and finally, 3) build an operational insight into main risk areas and report incidents and improvement areas.
- Ethical and principled: These are the single most important qualities of a compliance manager.
- Fair and modest: Willing to scrutinize all the facts without making a snap judgment, and interview any relevant employees for their perspective.
- Proactive: A honed alertness and vigilance to potential breaches in compliance. This means actively enforcing a mandatory reporting policy and seeking out any weakness in company dealings.
- Intelligent and willing to keep learning: Most industries that employ a compliance officer are subject to constantly changing legislation, so staying on top of things is vital.
- Diligent: Even when it becomes a hassle, a compliance officer must be willing to see an issue through to resolution.
- And finally; managing the fine balance between buy in, change capability and enforcement of group policies locally.
Background and education
- Education: A Bachelors degree required; Masters desired. Experience from legal or quality related business areas is positive. Could be a strength coming from the Accounting or Payroll industry, but background from finance or insurance sectors is also highly interesting.
- Experience: 3-7 years. Familiarity with operational, financial, quality assurance, and human resource procedures and regulations.
- Language: Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or Finnish, in addition to English.
What Azets offer
- Development possibilities in an exciting and challenging company with a strong track record of growth in the market.
- A good working environment with highly competent professionals and great colleagues.
- A market competitive benefit package including health-and travel insurance, pension plan and other employee benefits.
- Possibility for flexible working hours.
For questions regarding the position, please contact HR Manager, Vilde Austrheim, on +47 977 74 030.
Om bedriften
Azets er den ledende leverandøren av teknologi og tjenester innenfor regnskap, lønn, HR, bemanning og rådgivning i Norden. Vi gjør data om til innsikt, slik at kundene våre kan jobbe smartere og ta bedre beslutninger. Våre nærmere 3.000 dedikerte medarbeidere, fordelt på over 80 kontorer, betjener flere enn 20.000 kunder innenfor et bredt spekter av bransjer. I 2017 var omsetningen på 2,4 milliarder kroner.
Azets leverer en unik kombinasjon av bransjekompetanse, lokal tilstedeværelse, smart teknologi og skreddersydde løsninger. Vi gjør det vi er best på slik at kundene våre kan gjøre det samme.
Azets investerer kraftig i ny teknologi. Vi er en bransjeledende aktør innenfor automatisering, digitalisering og skybaserte løsninger. Målet er alltid at kundene våre skal nyte godt av brukervennlige kundeløsninger med stor nytteverdi.
www.azets.no/karriere