We are searching for a Manager IT Internal Compliance to work from our office in Oslo, Norway. The role will be a central part of the team responsible for making sure IT Internal controls are robust and efficient. Primary focus will be IT ICFR Risk and Control Matrix with SOX compliance as main focus.

The role working closely with IT along with various departments within the organization, the various subsidiaries, as well as Top Management. The appropriate candidate for this role thrives and finds professional interest in complex internal control matters, with focus on Governance, Change Management, Access Control, Security and Operation Controls design and execution. You will be a key component in continuously developing and improving systems to make IT Internal Controls for financial reporting efficient, of robust design with timely execution. 

You will play an integral part in ensuring that the IT general controls, SEC regulations, and internal controls over financial reporting at their highest standard. The role operates across a wide variety of key stakeholders within an international business. We are looking for a proactive self-driven and curious candidate, wanting to contribute to Höegh LNGs Internal controls setup. For the right candidate cyber security tasks can be considered as special focus in addition to IT general controls related to ICFR/Sox.

Main responsibilities

• Identify, assess and evaluate the risks relative to compliance and HLNG IT policies and industry good practice
• Work closely with key stakeholders, including relevant service providers to ensure a clear understanding of HLNG IT compliance requirements, including internal auditors and external auditors
• Identify legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and organizational policies and standards related to information systems to determine their potential impact
• Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities for business processes, associated data and supporting capabilities to assist in the evaluation of technology risk
• Create and maintain a scope and risk register to ensure that all identified risk factors are accounted for and are addressed based on impact and priority
• Facilitate IT audit activities, ICFR/SOX, ISO TMSA, ISM etc.
• Audit and monitor IT processes and controls
• Communicate information to the relevant stakeholders to ensure the continued effectiveness of HLNG internal control framework
• Ensure requirements and contracts comply with governance and compliance standards. Satisfy ad hoc client enquiries regarding data security, accessibility and compliance
• Identify and report on technology risk, including compliance, to initiate corrective action and meet business and regulatory requirements
• Establish and maintain plans, manage their delivery to ensure potential IT deficiencies are resolved in a timely manner
• Facilitate the identification of resources (e.g., people, infrastructure, information, architecture) required to implement and operate information systems controls at an optimal level
• Monitor the information systems control design and implementation process to ensure that it is implemented effectively and within time, budget, and scope
• Provide progress reports on the implementation of information systems controls to inform stakeholders and to ensure that deviations are promptly addressed
• Facilitate the identification of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to enable the measurement of information systems control performance in meeting business objectives

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Accounting & Audit
• 10+ years’ work experience and/or prior experience in public accounting firm
• Strong Excel skills and overall interest in financial systems 
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English

Personal Skills

• Team oriented
• Take pride in quality of work and meeting deadlines
• Initiative and responsible
• Proactive
• Structured and precise
• Flexible to changes in plans to meet deadlines if issues, challenges occur

For the right candidate Höegh LNG offer

• Demanding and rewarding tasks in a strong and well-respected company in a rapidly expanding global business
• Great corporate culture within an international work-environment
• High employee-satisfaction and enthusiastic colleagues
• Excellent insurance schemes including health-insurance
• Flexible workhours
• Modern and central office-premises