Bunge India | Manager - SOX Compliance

Responsibilities

• 4-6 members direct reporting to the incumbent who in turn will report to the SDL
• This role requires a combination of technical expertise, critical thinking skills, and a strong understanding of business processes and risk management principles.
• As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways.
• Participate in other strategic business activities, as requested by management.
• Lead and manage the execution of SOX Program, from planning and scoping, to testing, reporting and monitoring internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
• Oversee and review the testing of internal controls ensuring quality and timeliness of deliverables.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including management, external auditors, and Global Internal Audit Leadership Team.
• Collaborates with the Global Internal Audit Leadership Team to develop, implement, and monitor the strategic plan for Internal Audit operations.
• Work in coordination with Global SOX PMO, SOX Coordinators and business process/ control owners for standardization of key controls, evaluate potential financial reporting risks and design and implement effective internal controls to ensure strong control environment.
• Keep abreast of changes in SOX regulations, auditing/accounting standards, and facilitate trainings and guidance to the SOX team on SOX compliance requirements.

Education & experience

• Good knowledge of accounting concepts and process/controls related to Financial Reporting, Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Commodity Trading, Treasury, Tax, Plant, Property & Equipment, Inventory, HR Payroll, etc.
• Understanding of common controls and CCM methodologies.
• Ability to support high quality level of SOX controls testing and other internal control initiatives.
• 7 to 9 years of work experience in a similar role with at least last 4 years of SOX experience as a lead or above.
• Professional certification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIA, CA, CMA, or MBA Finance from a reputed institute) or equivalent.
• In-depth knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (e.g., US GAAP, IFRS).
• Sound understanding of processes and controls related to Financial Reporting, Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Commodity Trading, Treasury, Tax, Plant, Property & Equipment, Inventory, HR Payroll, etc.
• Effective written, verbal and listening communication skills and ability to effectively interact with personnel at all levels of the company.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, especially the ability to deal with ambiguity and adapt to and drive change.
• Ability to effectively work and build partnerships with employees at all levels.
• Strong analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with data analytics, ERP systems, and audit tools.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite of tools.
• Strong business and risk acumen

Bunge Global SA

Bunge goes back to 1818, when Johann Peter Gottlieb Bunge founded a trading firm in Amsterdam. Its headquarters moved over the years through South America and New York before settling in the St. Louis area in 2019, and it has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2001. The company processes oilseeds and grains and supplies edible oils, flour and other food ingredients to customers around the world. In India it opened Bunge Business Services in Mohali in 2018, its first global business service centre, supporting finance, trade execution, procurement, HR, technology, SOX compliance and data management.

Bunge's finance openings in India are at its Mohali-area centre and cover a wide range. Record-to-report roles run from process executive to senior manager, and the senior ones ask for a Chartered Accountant with nine to ten years of record-to-report experience. Other roles cover financial planning and analysis, treasury, direct tax and transfer pricing, SOX compliance, credit risk, middle office, foreign exchange, procure-to-pay and SAP finance. Postings name CA, CMA, CPA, ACCA, CIA, CFA, FRM or an MBA in Finance, and the accounts payable roles ask for a commerce degree.

• Industry: Agribusiness and food: oilseed processing, grain trading and origination, edible oils, milling and related ingredients
• Headquarters: St. Louis area, Missouri, United States (Bunge, listed on the NYSE)
• In India: Bunge Business Services in Mohali, Punjab, opened in 2018 as the group's first global business service centre