Senior Manager Compliance

The role is dedicated to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, supporting the Middle East and Africa region as required, and is part of the EMEA Compliance team.

The EMEA Compliance Team is responsible for working with various stakeholders across the EMEA organization to help improve financial compliance, independently monitoring and providing expert advice to mitigate financial risk for our hotels.

The role is hands-on and advisory, with responsibility for performing controls reviews in properties, creating and maintaining tools to assist hotels understand and comply with finance policies, monitoring progress to provide relevant training and support to ensure high level of compliance and reduce financial risks across MEA hotels (Leased and Managed).

The role is expected to act as an objective source of independent advice and seeking opportunities to ensure continuous improvement to protect the organization and increase efficiency.

What will I be doing?

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Conduct control reviews within MEA region, focused on KSA.

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Collaborate with various departments including Operations Finance, Internal Audit, APAC & Americas Compliance, Shared Service Centers, Research & Policy, Corporate Finance, Legal Compliance, and other stakeholders to ensure a unified approach to compliance issues.

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Foster a culture of integrity, transparency, and compliance throughout the organization.

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Lead long-term culture change programs

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Lead compliance education programs and serve as a subject matter expert

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Shape compliance messaging and communication plans

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Analyze the results of KSA鈥檚 CSA and SPACE to identify common issues and best practices, and implement relevant solutions such as training, advice on mitigating controls, and policy reviews.

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Own compliance KPIs across KSA and MEA

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Contribute to the evaluation and streamlining of business processes, including support for technology developments to maximize efficiency and reduce risk.

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Build risk profiles of hotels or areas within KSA/MEA and build a framework to safeguard the business

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Work closely with Internal Audit, including facilitating follow up on remediation points post internal audits and maintaining SOX compliance.

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Collaborate with the Pre-Opening team to embed compliant processes during opening/conversion activities, and in early operations.

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Ensure compliance is part of the hotel life cycle

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Understand and interpret Lease and Management agreements and provide compliance support related to these agreements.

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Assist in fraud investigations as needed.

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Distribute monthly compliance measures and progress to relevant stakeholders.

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Any ad hoc support across MEA hotels.

路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽No job description can cover every issue which may arise within the role at various times and the holder is expected to carry out other duties from time to time, which are within the range of their skills and experience.