Job Profile: Governance Representative/Internal Auditor, Region MEA

Company Background

KRONES is a technological corporation and service provider at the heart of the beverage and liquid food industry. We supply our customers with everything they need for their value creation.

We develop, plan and build:

• Turnkey factories
• Process systems for beverage production
• Filling and packaging lines
• Material-flow and storage systems
• Recycling systems for PET and polyolefins

The region Middle East/Africa (MEA) is strategically very important for Krones. Krones has a leading position in the market and due to the fast growth of population and economy we have high growth expectations. Over the last years Krones developed its MEA headquarters in Dubai and developed an MEA Strategy. Currently, more than 18.000 employees are working in our entities worldwide.

Reporting Relationships

Reports technically and functional to the Head of Corporate Governance Krones AG/Germany as well as disciplinary to the Managing Director of Krones MEA

Tasks

Governance

▪ Support with the implementing of a functional governance system in all legal entities in the Region MEA

▪ Business scope and business license, AOA (Articles of Association) update and management

▪ Drafting, localizing and consolidating the company governance policy: such as drafting the signature policy, reviewing the financial, purchasing, sales policy

▪ Support related to shareholder, board and top management

• Communication of governance-relevant topics, such as communication of the Krones Integrity System, new policies, targets, templates and forms, etc., is handled by the Governance Representatives.
• In addition, the Governance Representatives either assumes the role of the so-called Company Secretary directly (if compatible with primary position in the company) or at least a coordinating function for CG.
• The Governance Representatives are the first point of contact for CG for all matters relating to company law (committee work, granting of powers of attorney, authorizations to sign and represent, other governance documents, etc.).

Compliance Management

▪ Establishing and implementing the compliance system at Krones FZCO in Dubai. Support function on MEA regional level. Mainly focus on compliance system implementation, training manager and staff, drafting the compliance report

▪ Organization, implementation and documentation of the training “Compliance and Code of Conduct at Krones” as well as specific training for risk target groups (e.g., anti-corruption)

▪ Lead and conduct periodic Anti-Corruption monitoring activities each quarter

▪ Supplier, client and other third-party compliance, getting the confirmation from suppliers as well as from clients

▪ Anti-corruption and non-confliction interest issue management

Internal Audit

▪ Audit inspection in Region MEA based on the framework audit plan and coordinate the individual audit subjects with the Head of Corporate Governance of Krones AG including the tasks of:

- Prepare the annual audit plan

- Verify regularity

- Verify compliance with organizational and supervisory (O&S) duties

- Verify the risk management

- Inspect functional units

- Examine processes and projects

- Management audits

- Conduct follow-up audits

▪ Perform inspections in accordance with the plan agreed with management

- Ascertain risks/opportunities as well as strengths/weaknesses

- Draft and communication of recommendations

- Monitor implementation of the measures

- Collaborate in risk management and in the Internal Control System (ICS)

▪ Communicate findings by transferring know-how

▪ Coordinate audit activities with the auditing company and external auditors

▪ Ad-hoc audit request from the Head of Corporate Governance of Krones AG

The tasks of Internal Audit are essentially

- to highlight potential for improvement.

- to describe the measures required; and

- to monitor implementation of the measures in the inspected units.

Internal Audit thus also has a preventative function.

Required Education, Qualifications, Experiences, Abilities and Attributes

▪ Academic qualification at university level; Bachelor and/or master’s degree, either in Engineering, or Business Administration

▪ Personal qualities

• Minimum 5 years working experience in a comparable industry or as an auditor at the main audit companies like KPMG, EY, Deloitte, BDO, etc..

• Ability to learn, analytical skills, presentation skills, creativity, flexibility, assertiveness, motivational skills
• Experience in influencing within a matrix organization
• "Respect person" / self-confident appearance
• Personality with moral integrity
• Knowledge and understanding of Krones day-to-day operations
• Good network / close exchange within the Krones Group
• Local basic legal knowledge as well as requirements, trends, overview etc. in the region on governance and compliance topics
• Ability to communicate governance topics to employees / communication skills
• Strategic, analytical way of working
• Independent, proactive way of working

▪ Languages

• Excellent verbal and written communication in English language
• German is a plus asset (not a must)