Sr Manager, Internal Audit and Controls - Kendo Brands

Job Description

ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $155,000 per year based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location. Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks in the summer and July and December wellness/shutdown weeks for applicable positions.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Internal Audit and Controls will be responsible for establishing and maintaining the Company's internal control processes, including planning and conducting operational, financial, and compliance audits to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, organizational risks and operational efficiency. Reporting to the Director of Finance transformation, the position will require extensive and effective collaboration throughout the organization, including executive management as well as key external stakeholders. The individual will need to be a self-starter in a very dynamic environment with the ability to look for opportunities to continuously improve current processes and scale business operations to support organizational growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of the internal control program that is designed by the Parent company, LVMH.
• Lead financial reporting risk assessment process to identify key risks of exposures, misstatement, determine materiality and control allocations across brands and functions.
• Provide strategic direction based on the risk assessment analysis and review.
• Develop, implement, and maintain effective design of control environment, including establishment of flowcharts and risk and control matrices.
• Perform testing of controls to identify and report any gaps.
• Analyze and evaluate the root cause of control deficiency and partner with business to remediate control activities, as needed.
• Design mechanisms to monitor compliance with internal controls and ensure effective operation of controls with high-quality documentation.
• Develop and implement global training programs to educate business process owners on topics related to controls and business processes.
• Establish and/or evaluate policies and procedures and ensure that operations are meeting strategic and compliance objectives.
• Supervise external resources, when necessary.
• Establish the internal controls design for our international offices in the longer term.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline control processes.
• Maintain and support compliance efforts for external audit teams.
• Function as a strategic business partner by working collaboratively with key business stakeholders throughout the company to support compliance initiatives.
• Take a leadership role for internal audit function, when necessary.

Requirements

• 7-9 years of external financial audit and/or internal controls/audit related experience.
• Manufacturing industry experience and/or a strong understanding of inventory and supply chain required.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to interact professionally and effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to apply knowledge strategically.
• Makes decisions that balance a variety of factors to achieve an optimal outcome and strong execution orientation with hands-on experience managing complex projects.
• Exceptional understanding of internal controls and system controls.
• Ability to effectively manage diverse stakeholders and resources in a multi-location and multi-national model.