Director, Internal Controls
Coca-Cola Voir toutes les offres
- Toronto, ON
- 144.000-184.000 $ par an
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Work Location - Toronto, Hybrid
- The full base salary range for this position is from $144,000 - $184,000 annually. The starting base salary offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, role complexity, skills, experience, and internal equity.
- Initial Posting Close Date - April 21st 2026
A defining aspect of this role will be to develop and implement controls testing and monitoring processes that leverage artificial intelligence, automation, and advanced analytics to move internal controls from periodic, manual activities to continuous, data driven monitoring and proactive risk management.
The role will also work closely with the company's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program lead to ensure strong alignment between enterprise risks, control design, and ongoing monitoring activities. Periodic travel will be required to manufacturing sites, distribution centres, and corporate locations across the country.ResponsibilitiesRe Establish & Build the Internal Controls Function
- Re establish a stand-alone internal controls function, including the solidification of the function's mandate, operating model, scope, and priorities
- Develop a clear second line internal controls framework that integrates with the company's ERM framework.
- Leverage and modernize existing enterprise risk assessments, control inventories, process maps, and control matrices as needed.
- Recruit, develop, and lead one direct report, creating a strong and future ready internal controls capability.
- Partner closely with the ERM program lead to:
- Align key controls with the company's top enterprise risks.
- Ensure consistency between risk assessments, risk appetite, and control coverage.
- Support integrated risk reporting to senior leadership and governance forums, and risk mitigation activities.
- Use ERM insights to prioritize control design, automation efforts, and continuous monitoring initiatives.
- Lead the transformation of internal controls through AI enabled and automated approaches, including:
- Continuous controls monitoring using ERP and operational data.
- Exception based analytics and anomaly detection to identify emerging risks.
- Automated and AI assisted testing of key controls to improve coverage and efficiency.
- Partner with the inhouse- Technology and Data & Analytics teams to embed controls into systems and workflows.
- Establish governance around the responsible, transparent, and auditable use of AI in internal controls
- Own control design and oversight across core processes at a consumer packaged goods company, including:
- Order to Cash (revenue recognition, pricing, trade promotions)
- Procure to Pay (vendor management, purchasing, corporate cards, T&E)
- Inventory & Manufacturing (cycle counts, scrap, yield, write offs)
- Record to Report (close processes, reconciliations, journal entries)
- Travel periodically to operational locations across the country to understand processes firsthand and ensure controls are practical, scalable, and effective.
- Monitor trends, emerging issues and regulatory changes.
- Advise the CFO and senior leadership on control effectiveness, risk exposure, and remediation priorities.
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, IT, and ERM leaders to embed controls into day to day operations and help ensure adequate risk mitigation.
- Coordinate with external auditors as required to support walkthroughs, testing, and remediation activities, improving audit efficiency and outcomes.
- CPA designation (required).
- 10+ years of experience in internal controls, accounting, audit, or risk management.
- Strong knowledge of COSO and ERM principles.
- Demonstrated experience building or re establishing a function or framework.
- Experience with AI enabled controls, automation, or advanced analytics.
- Big 4 public accounting experience strongly preferred.
- Background in consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, or supply chain intensive organizations.
- Innovative self starter with a creative, strategic mindset and a strong comfort with technology, including the ability to explore and adopt new tools to enable effective internal controls monitoring.
- Strong technical accounting and controls expertise with a pragmatic, business oriented mindset.
- Ability to translate enterprise risks and analytics into executive level insights.
- Collaborative leadership style with experience partnering across business functions
- Effective people leader comfortable building capability in evolving functions.
- Join a local, family-owned business that's part of a globally recognized brand, where you can develop your capabilities, competencies, and career.
- Coke Canada has a culture of learning, and we offer several channels to support your development, including on-the-job training and a library of free courses for just-in-time learning.
- We are committed to offering a comprehensive benefits package designed to help our employees achieve their best physical, mental, financial, and overall health and well-being. This includes a competitive compensation package, access to retirement and saving programs, family and employee assistance program, paid vacation and floater days.
- We have close, local connections with the communities in which we operate across Canada. We're determined to make a positive difference in our communities; this includes opportunities for employee volunteerism.
- We're building our business responsibly and our mission is to work Toward a Better Future Together. We have a plan that outlines how we are reducing, reusing, recycling, decreasing our carbon footprint, and using water responsibly. For more information visit cokecanada.com/sustainability/