Manager, Integrated Assurance & Compliance

About the role

Yara Trinidad Ltd. is seeking an experienced Manager, Integrated Assurance & Compliance to lead its integrated compliance and assurance framework and promote a culture of accountability, integrity, quality and continuous improvement. The role reports to the Senior Manager, Finance & Administration and covers oversight, coordination, independent review and assurance across legal, regulatory, corporate, technical, operational, HSE, environmental, people, contractual and management-system requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the integrated compliance and assurance framework, establishing and improving it so requirements are identified, assigned, monitored and independently verified.
• Maintain compliance obligations by ensuring legislation, permits, licences, regulatory conditions and corporate standards are assigned to accountable owners and verified.
• Develop and oversee an annual, risk-based assurance plan covering internal audits, compliance reviews, management-system audits and other independent assessments.
• Independently assess and challenge the effectiveness of compliance and controls across functions.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes and verify that resulting actions are implemented and closed.
• Provide independent assurance of technical, process safety and major-risk controls, and of ISO, corporate and management-system compliance.
• Verify people and competency arrangements, including mandatory training and authorisation.
• Coordinate audits, regulatory inspections, corporate reviews and certification activities to reduce duplication.
• Govern findings, non-conformities and corrective actions, and identify systemic and emerging compliance risks.
• Provide reporting to the leadership team and coordinate assurance engagements with regulators, certification bodies and corporate assurance functions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Law, Engineering, Risk Management or another relevant discipline.
• Professional certification such as ACCA, CIA, CA, CPA, CISA or CRMA.
• Minimum of 8 years' progressive experience in internal audit, finance and controls, risk management, compliance or quality management systems.
• Experience in a manufacturing, energy, petrochemical or industrial environment is an asset.
• Experience with ISO management-system audits, regulators and certification bodies is an asset.

Required skills

• Knowledge of internal auditing standards, enterprise risk management, corporate governance and internal control frameworks.
• Understanding of ISO standards and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to assess risks and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant data analytics tools.