Barloworld Limited: Leading Brands

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Position: Investigations Manager (3 Year Fixed Term Contract) X2

Business Unit: Barloworld Corporate Office

Location: Sandton

Reporting to: Executive: Ethics and Compliance

Overview: Job purpose and deliverables

Core purpose of the role

The role of the Investigations Manager is to provide management support to the Group Ethics and Compliance function in the investigation of reported non-compliances (including any unethical or illegal conduct) reported to Barloworld via the Ethics Line, walk-ins or through any other source.

Job Objectives/Key Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities

• Manage the full life-cycle of all reported non-compliances (Ethics Line reports and “walk-ins”) in accordance with Group and Divisional processes and time-lines, through an ongoing system of logging, tracking, monitoring and reporting
• Ability to investigate reported non-compliances in accordance with approved investigation methodologies
• Centralisation, logging and tracking of “walk-in” and Ethics Line reports on the GRC
• Reporting all walk-ins on improper conduct to the Group Ethics Office for logging on the Case Management System (“CMS”)
• Monitoring, tracking and reporting on the status of all investigations
• Ensuring the appropriate root cause treatment of non-compliances and unethical conduct
• Appropriate stakeholder communication on the findings and outcomes of investigations
• Management of the external panel of forensic investigators
• Analysis and reporting of key investigation trends and data

Internal and External communication

Internal

• Engage in a participative manner with all levels of employees including Divisional and Group executives
• Reporting into internal governance committees
• Engage with cross-functional stakeholders: HR, IT, Internal Audit, Legal, Procurement, Marketing and Communications

External

• Engage with service providers and suppliers to verify scoping of investigations, services rendered to enable payment of invoices and overall management of investigation panel of service-providers

 

Overview: Essential individual competencies to be successful in the job

Minimum Required Qualification / Registration Appropriate bachelor’s degree (Accounting, Audit, Risk, Forensics, Legal or IT) Postgraduate degree would be an advantage Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) would be an advantage

Minimum Required Experience Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a related or similar role Law enforcement authority or corporate experience would be an advantage

Competencies Excellent written and oral communication skills, including report writing (drafting and presentation) Excellent computer literacy and data analytics (sound knowledge of MS Office – Word, Excel and Power Point and SAP) Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain and build multi-level relationships, and the ability to positively influence people, and appropriately manage conflict Emotional Maturity People skills Resilience Business acumen, analytical skills and attention to detail Self-motivated, self-starter, problem-solver and deadline orientated Demonstrates strong work ethic with a high level of honesty, integrity and alignment with the values of the Barloworld Worldwide Code of Conduct

Personal Attributes Analytical thinking Verbal and written communication (Including presentation) Ethical Behaviour Drive, Energy and Initiative (Results Focus) Rule Orientation Organisational Awareness Influencing and Negotiation Business and financial acumen Professional / Technical Competence Programme and project management Practical execution management (Planning, Organising and Monitoring) Able to exercise independent judgment Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills Highly self-motivated and directed. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure Attention to detail Maintaining confidentiality and utmost integrity Stakeholder Management Critical thinking Systems thinking Problem solving Self-starter Deadline driven/time management Excellent work ethic Self-accountability

Additional Notes

Barloworld is committed to a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. Through the advancement of transformation, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment to better service one another, our customers and the diverse communities we operate in. Therefore we encourage people from designated groups, people living with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA individuals, to apply for available vacancies. Please note that if you have not heard from the HC department within 30 days of this advert closing, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful

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