Risk and Control Business Senior Specialist

This role acts as Agoda's second line of defense for risk management, providing assurance across business, technology, financial, and operational risk. The position involves partnering with various departments to understand business processes and design controls for compliance. It requires acting as the main point of contact for stakeholders and auditors, coordinating risk and control activities, and driving the timely remediation of control deficiencies. The role emphasizes building trust and proactively managing risk without stifling innovation.

Support the Risk & Control Leadership Team in maintaining a robust Enterprise Risk Management framework.

Maintain and continuously mature Agoda’s internal control environment and full SOX compliance.

Contribute to a pragmatic control assessment, testing, and reporting framework.

Analyze and/or design IT and business process controls to identify risks and gaps.

Guide business partners in designing and implementing controls.

Support business process control and ITAC testing and documentation.

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including flow charts and risk and control matrices.

Act as a subject matter expert on business process risks and controls.

Drive timely remediation of identified control deficiencies.

Partner with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate assurance activities.

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting or Finance; CPA, CIA, or CISA certification preferred.

6+ years’ experience in external audit, internal audit, internal controls, or SOX compliance with a public accounting firm or publicly listed company.

Strong understanding of the COSO internal control framework, SOX requirements, and ICFR principles.

Demonstrated financial and business acumen and the ability to communicate complex risk and control issues clearly.

SOX or ICFR experience highly preferred; experience in technology or online travel businesses is a plus.

Able to work independently and collaboratively with strong communication skills.

Willing to adopt new tools, including AI, to support testing and reviews.

Strong collaboration skills, particularly when without actual management authority.

An eye to spot control risks with an intuition of risk prioritization.

Self-starter with strong sense of responsibility.

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