Senior Compliance Specialist

* **Job Title:** Senior Risk & Compliance Specialist * **Location:** Abu Dhabi, UAE (Hybrid: 3–4 days/week in office; 30–40% regional travel) * **Employment Type:** Full-time, Permanent --- ### **About Us** Our client is a US-headquartered, fast-growing oilfield technology manufacturer with operations across North America and internationally. It designs, manufactures and delivers customised solutions to operators worldwide, and is known for its customer focus, speed to market and collaborative culture. The company is expanding its risk and compliance function into the Eastern Hemisphere and is establishing a new Abu Dhabi-based role to lead that effort locally. --- ### **Job Summary** The Senior Risk & Compliance Specialist will lead and extend our corporate risk and compliance function across the Eastern Hemisphere. Reporting directly to the US-based Senior Director of Enterprise Risk Management and operating independently of local country management, this role is responsible for conducting on-site operational and financial control reviews, supporting compliance with internal policies and anti-corruption regulations, and serving as a trusted advisory partner to regional finance and operational teams. --- ### **Responsibilities** * **Site & Operational Reviews:** Plan and execute site reviews across international entities, including inventory counts/observations, accrual reviews, process walkthroughs, and internal control testing. * **Internal Controls & Remediation:** Test financial and operational controls (ICFR), clearly document audit findings, and agree on practical, value-add remediation actions with local management. * **Contract Compliance:** Conduct compliance reviews of customer, vendor, and sales agent agreements, ensuring alignment with corporate standards and reporting outcomes. * **Systems & SAP Implementation:** Support ongoing enterprise system rollouts by assessing controls, segregation of duties (SoD), and user access management across international business units. * **Compliance & Anti-Corruption:** Support Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) risk assessments, third-party due diligence, and related fieldwork in the region. * **Enterprise Risk Management:** Participate in regional risk assessments, conducting interviews with business leaders and tracking international risks and remediation plans. * **Regional Advisory:** Act as the primary, day-to-day compliance and internal controls advisor for regional operations and finance teams. * **Regional Travel:** Travel approximately 30–40% across regional and international operating sites in the Eastern Hemisphere. --- ### **Required Qualifications (Must-Haves)** * **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline. * **Experience:** 2–4 years of experience in internal audit, external audit, risk advisory, or internal controls within a Big 4 or comparable professional services firm (or equivalent in-house corporate controls experience). * **Technical Expertise:** Demonstrated hands-on experience in internal controls testing (ICFR / internal controls over financial reporting) and testing documentation. * **Systems Exposure:** Strong working knowledge of business systems, IT controls, and process flows. * **Communication:** Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, with a proven ability to translate complex fieldwork into concise, actionable findings for management. * **Location:** Must currently reside in the UAE. * **Mobility & Flexibility:** Willingness and ability to travel regionally (30–40%) and collaborate effectively across international time zones (including occasional evening calls with US leadership). --- ### **Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves)** * Hands-on experience with SAP (controls reviews, user access, segregation of duties, or system implementation/migrations). * Experience conducting multi-country or international audits and site visits. * Industry experience in oilfield services, upstream energy, or industrial manufacturing. * Professional accounting or audit qualification (CPA, CIA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent) completed or actively in progress. * Exposure to FCPA, anti-bribery regulations, and third-party risk management frameworks. --- ### **Success Metrics for the Role** * **Independent & Autonomous:** Confident working as a standalone regional specialist with direct access to enterprise risk leadership. * **Diplomatic Problem Solver:** Skilled at navigating local operational realities and building collaborative relationships while upholding strict compliance integrity. * **Analytical & Structured:** Delivers high-quality documentation and objective reporting that drive continuous control improvements. ---

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline. 2–4 years of experience in internal audit, external audit, risk advisory, or internal controls within a Big 4 or comparable professional services firm (or equivalent in-house corporate controls experience). Demonstrated hands-on experience in internal controls testing (ICFR / internal controls over financial reporting) and testing documentation. Strong working knowledge of business systems, IT controls, and process flows. Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, with a proven ability to translate complex fieldwork into concise, actionable findings for management. Must currently reside in the UAE. Willingness and ability to travel regionally (30–40%) and collaborate effectively across international time zones (including occasional evening calls with US leadership).

Plan and execute site reviews across international entities, including inventory counts/observations, accrual reviews, process walkthroughs, and internal control testing. Test financial and operational controls (ICFR), clearly document audit findings, and agree on practical, value-add remediation actions with local management. Conduct compliance reviews of customer, vendor, and sales agent agreements, ensuring alignment with corporate standards and reporting outcomes. Support ongoing enterprise system rollouts by assessing controls, segregation of duties (SoD), and user access management across international business units. Support Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) risk assessments, third-party due diligence, and related fieldwork in the region. Participate in regional risk assessments, conducting interviews with business leaders and tracking international risks and remediation plans. Act as the primary, day-to-day compliance and internal controls advisor for regional operations and finance teams. Travel approximately 30–40% across regional and international operating sites in the Eastern Hemisphere.