Job Purpose:

To ensure oversight in the investment and emerging markets by ensuring adherence to the regulatory and internal controls within each country’s jurisdiction.

Functional Outputs/Activities per key performance area:

Financial Management

• Ensure effective financial controls across international operations, including distributor transactions, pricing, and trade spend.
• Monitor revenue assurance by validating export sales, margins, and cross-border transactions.
• Minimize financial risks related to foreign exchange, credit exposure, and distributor financing.
• Ensure compliance with company financial policies, transfer pricing guidelines, and approval frameworks.
• Strengthen financial discipline through periodic reviews and reconciliation of international accounts.

Risk Management

• Identify and assess risks across international markets, including regulatory, operational, and partner-related risks.
• Establish and monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) for export and emerging markets.
• Oversee due diligence and ongoing monitoring of international distributors and partners.
• Lead investigations into cross-border compliance breaches, fraud, and unethical practices.
• Drive implementation of mitigation actions and provide risk insights to support market expansion decisions.

Compliance

• Ensure adherence to international trade regulations, export controls, and local market requirements.
• Oversee product registration, licensing, and regulatory approvals in export markets.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, SOPs, and global standards across international operations.
• Lead compliance training and awareness for international teams and partners.
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting for regulatory and internal compliance purposes.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in international business, Business Administration, Commerce, or related field.
• Master’s degree in business administration, International Business,
• Compliance/ Risk/Audit certification. ISO Internal Auditor.
• CPA/ ACCA/ CFE/ CISA / LLB/ (added advantage)

Related Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of 5 to 8 years in Compliance, Risk, Legal, or Audit of which 3 years should be in a leadership/ supervisory role.
• Experience in FMCG / Manufacturing / Export / Multinational operations.
• Experience handling cross-border compliance.
• Experience working with foreign regulators or subsidiaries.
• Experience in international trade or export compliance preferred.

• Ensure effective financial controls across international operations, including distributor transactions, pricing, and trade spend.
• Monitor revenue assurance by validating export sales, margins, and cross-border transactions.
• Minimize financial risks related to foreign exchange, credit exposure, and distributor financing.
• Ensure compliance with company financial policies, transfer pricing guidelines, and approval frameworks.
• Strengthen financial discipline through periodic reviews and reconciliation of international accounts.
• Identify and assess risks across international markets, including regulatory, operational, and partner-related risks.
• Establish and monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) for export and emerging markets.
• Oversee due diligence and ongoing monitoring of international distributors and partners.
• Lead investigations into cross-border compliance breaches, fraud, and unethical practices.
• Drive implementation of mitigation actions and provide risk insights to support market expansion decisions.
• Ensure adherence to international trade regulations, export controls, and local market requirements.
• Oversee product registration, licensing, and regulatory approvals in export markets.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, SOPs, and global standards across international operations.
• Lead compliance training and awareness for international teams and partners.
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting for regulatory and internal compliance purposes.

• Bachelor’s degree in international business, Business Administration, Commerce, or related field.
• Master’s degree in business administration, International Business,
• Compliance/ Risk/Audit certification. ISO Internal Auditor.
• CPA/ ACCA/ CFE/ CISA / LLB/ (added advantage)