.PRESENTATION OF THE CONTEXT AND TEAMThe General Secretary Department at Group Operations regroups the transversal functions in the areas of Legal, Governance, Compliance, Data Privacy, Risk, Internal Control and Remediation.They are composed of 5 teams with respective accountabilities:Legal & GovernanceCompliance & Data PrivacyRisk & ControlRemediation, Reporting & ProjectsThe Risk & Control team where the position is situated has many missions:Improve Risk awareness at all levels of the organization and develop a strong Risk Culture (Risk and Data Privacy by design principles, especially into Products and Projects lifecycles)Define and implement the Risk Framework for Group Operations, ensuring risks are properly managed and coordinating the Risk Management networkDeploy the internal control framework across Group Operations (including the Internal Financial Control program and reporting)Risk & Control referentials have been recently centralized in a global tool for most of AXA entities, SCALA.The Internal Control Officer will be part of the Internal Control team, where he / she will participate in the delivery of internal control testing plan, in relation with Group Operations 1st lines teams and with some AXA entities partners.Domain of activities:Global Internal Control framework and program: Support 1st line managers and teams to define the approach to describe and operate controls, performing some 2nd line control activitiesIT General Controls: Elaborate testing plan for a specific scope, ensure testing interviews, evidences gathering and documentation of opinion.Participate in reporting to Group Internal Control team, and to other partners when relevant.Internal Financial Control Program:Specific and more granular approach than the Internal Control over the financial statements, included in the global testing plan but with specific deadlines and reporting partners.Each IC Officer participates to the test plan delivery and to the regulatory reports to Group and to the involved AXA Entities.Main tasks:Build and maintain relationship with 1st lines contact to elaborate test plan, bring support over operational actions related to internal control and definition of framework within each department under his / her responsibility.Execute testing plan: organize and manage interviews, request and review evidences, document findings following the methodology and report opinions through testing templates and global tool.Identify, analyze and report deficiencies that may arise during testing phase.Learn, execute and share Group methodology on testing and reporting topics.Participate in team exchange on methodology topic for continuous improvement.Ensure relationships with partners for IC and IFC activities: liaise with entities to report on IFC progress, liaise with external audit during testing phase to align the calendar and support 1st lines in relation with external audit teams
