Assistant Manager - Accounts

External Job Description

Job Purpose

The position is that of Assistant Manager (Controls & Governance) in Corporate Accounts where you will be responsible to strengthen the Company’s internal control and governance framework by acting as a second line of defence, ensuring effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls (IFC/ICFR), supporting control design for new initiatives, and driving compliance and cost optimisation efforts. This is an individual contributor role. 

Business Responsibility Areas

1. Internal Financial Controls (IFC/ICFR) – Oversight

•Review the design and operating effectiveness of existing IFC/ICFR controls across business processes

•Identify control gaps, weaknesses, recommend and follow up on remediation actions with the process owners

•Perform periodic risk assessments and align control framework with evolving business risks

•Ensure documentation of controls (RCMs, SOPs) is robust and audit-ready along with the process owners

2. Second Line of Defence (Governance Role)

•Act independently of process owners to challenge and validate control effectiveness

•Coordinate with first line (business/finance teams) and third line (internal/external auditors)

3. System & Control Development

•Contribute to control design for new systems, ERP implementations, and automation initiatives

•Embed preventive and detective controls within system workflows

•Participate in UAT from a controls perspective to ensure risks are mitigated before go-live

4. Regulatory & Compliance (including PIT Regulations)

•Monitor adherence to APL’s internal insider trading compliance frameworks – identify system which contains unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI), review and monitor access of UPSI and communication with the secretarial team.

5. Cost Optimisation & Efficiency Initiatives

•Identify opportunities for cost savings through process improvements and control rationalisation

•Drive automation and standardisation initiatives to improve efficiency

•Track and report savings initiatives and benefits

6. Audit & Stakeholder Management

•Liaise with internal and statutory auditors on IFC testing and observations

•Track closure of audit findings and ensure timely remediation

•Provide periodic updates to management on control environment and key risks