Job Description
Internal Control Officer
Posting Start Date:  7/8/25
Requisition ID:  48174

Informations générales

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 12271
ENGIE Regional Headquarters LLC
Skilled ( >3 experience <15 years)
Finance / Tax / Insurance
Permanent
Full - Time

1. JOB DETAILS:

Position Title

Internal Control Officer

Legal Entity

Engie Regional Headquarter

Department

DCI

GBU

Transformation & Geographies

Job Family

Internal Control

Engie HL

11

Date

 May 2025

2. Organization Context:

About ENGIE & RHQ, Riyadh

ENGIE is a global leader in low-carbon energy and services, headquartered in Paris. The Group operates across power generation, water desalination, and energy efficiency, with strong positions in renewables, LNG, and sustainable infrastructure. ENGIE partners with governments, businesses, and communities to accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral future.

 

In 2023, ENGIE established its Regional Headquarters (RHQ) in Riyadh, strengthening its strategic presence in the Middle East. The RHQ facilitates ENGIE’s regional growth with an emphasis on enhancing the coordination of business activities, governance, and strategic oversight across its operations.

 

Why Riyadh?

As one of the Middle East’s fastest-growing capitals, Riyadh offers a unique blend of opportunity and quality of life:

  • Modern housing and a high standard of living
  • International schools with American, British, French, and IB curricula
  • A vibrant lifestyle with global dining, entertainment, and retail
  • Strong infrastructure and a welcoming expat community

 

Join ENGIE in Riyadh — where innovation, purpose, and opportunity come together in the heart of the region.

3. Objective/ Purpose Of The Job:

Internal Control Department (DCI) steers ENGIE’s Internal Control process and practices within Finance function and coordinates internal control process for non-finance functions. Objective is to provide reasonable assurance to the Group's governance bodies over:

  • Compliance with applicable laws and regulations and compliance with internal policies,
  • Reliability of accounting and financial information,
  • Execution and optimization of operations.

As part of its global operation, DCI is looking for an Internal Control Officer for AMEA (Asia, Middle-East and Africa). He/she acts to achieve operation excellence for AMEA Finance function and Financial Reporting (ICFR) in accordance with Group's Internal Control Policy and operating model.

4. Key Responsibilities

Area of Focus

Accountability/Tasks

Operations

  • Strengthen capabilities and promote best practices within the AMEA internal control network;
  • Deploys financial internal control frameworks within AMEA, covering both permanent and periodic controls, in particular, the yearly self-assessment campaign (INCOME). He/she ensures consistency with local organization (GET deployment, GBS roll out…) and with ENGIE business ambition;
  • Coordinates the yearly self-assessment campaign with the financial internal controllers of AMEA and facilitates accountability of non-finance function over internal control in AMEA.
  • Supervises the testing campaign;
  • Perform financial testing across the Region;
  • Monitor AMEA action plan to fix material weaknesses or significant deficiencies;
  • Participates/organizes investigations on major financial incidents, ensuring proper coordination with other non-finance function, in particular Ethic & Compliance;
  • Facilitates Internal Auditors mission in AMEA, contributes to mission on request or setting up specific mission (ex: forensic);
  • Interact with external auditors for AMEA as main point of contact for internal control matters;
  • Produce the yearly internal control report and contribute to GBU and Group reports.
  • Supervises financial internal control activities in AMEA, via the network of financial internal controllers located in each country or major entities (6 key positions + point of contact in non-consolidated entities).

 

                                                                                                                                                                    Others

  • Analysis
  • People Management
  • Innovation

DCI promotes best practices on ICFR (Internal Control over financial Reporting), with an emphasis on automation and data-driven controls, covering both permanent and periodic controls. The department is structured around:

  • Group control framework design and methodology; Global Business Units internal control steering;
  • Global internal control operations, leading financial internal control in countries/entities

5. Job Scope

Financial Data

Financials per annum

-

Scope of impact

-

Reports to

(Line Manager)

Functional

Internal Control Director

Administrative

CFO, KSA

People Dimension (Subordinates):

 

Direct Reports

Skip Level Reports

Dotted Line

Position/s and numbers

6

-

-


6. Job Context

Internal and External Context

Functions in a complex and evolving environment with a foundational policy framework, requiring sound judgment to navigate ambiguities and align practices with shifting internal and external demands.

External Relationship

  • External Auditors
  • Statutory Authorities

Internal Relationship

  • Country CFOs /AMEA finance leaders
  • AMEA financial internal controllers
  • Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Managers, Ethics/compliance/privacy officers

7. Job Requirement

Education and Qualification

  • Bachelors in Finance (or similar)

Work

Experience

  • Minimum 12 years of experience in Internal Audit or Internal Control, ideally within a Big Four firm or a multinational organization

Skills and Abilities

  • Demonstrated ability to independently manage audit/control/investigation assignments in international environments
  • Strong leadership, accountability, and organizational skills
  • Proactive, analytical, and solutions-oriented mindset
  • Excellent communication skills and ease in building international networks

Travel Requirement

  • 40% to 60%
Business Unit:  T&G
Division:  T&G AMEA - KSA
Legal Entity:  ENGIE Regional Headquarters LLC
Professional Experience:  Skilled ( >3 experience <15 years)
Education Level:  Bachelor's Degree

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