Manager- North America Risk & Compliance

Suntory Global Spirits•Chicago, IL

34d•$100,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day. This role will be a key member of Suntory Global Spirits North America Commercial Finance team focusing on risk management and compliance policy development and implementation. This will be a highly visible role that will interact with both regional leadership and work cross functionally with Global Compliance, Human Resources, Legal, Regional Sales, Global Business Services and Marketing teams to manage business risk and ensure that team activities are consistent with company policy. We are seeking a candidate that can be solution oriented, drive the compliance agenda and who will be become a sought-out resource across the organization. Periodic travel domestically may be required.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration preferred
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Ability to extract, manipulate and analyze data for key insights
Strong analytical/excel and computer skills

Nice To Haves

Internal audit or previous compliance experience for a multi-national business a plus
MBA/CPA a plus
Experience within consumer products in one of the following: Spirits, Beer, Wine, Beverage, and Food categories, is preferred.

Responsibilities

Work closely with the regional Controller to plan and oversee the North America Region compliance agenda
Oversee the effective development and implementation of policies, procedures and controls across the business
Develop local addendums, ensuring that global policies are tailored for local business practices and customs
Establish an effective control environment to ensure compliance with internal and external rules and regulations through control monitoring, data analysis, post audits and direct interaction with team members
Plan and deliver recurring compliance training programs to the North America commercial organization
Administer the North America Risk and Control matrix, partnering cross functionally with owners to ensure controls are documented and performed
Identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability; analyze data to develop/implement corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provide general guidance on relevant topics
Drive the Enterprise Risk Management process, including an annual review of risk dynamics across the region
Work with Global Business Services and local finance teams within the region to drive best practices and identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working
Attend and present to the Regional Compliance Committee. Provide compliance updates and ensure alignment on key decisions
Conduct annual Segregation of Duties assessment