Intellectual Property & Compliance Manager
Tapal Tea (Pvt) Ltd
Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months
Responsibilities:
• Develop an annual internal audit plan based on risk assessment, business objectives, & regulatory requirements.
• Define audit scope, objectives, & methodologies for each audit engagement.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders to foster open communication & alignment on audit objectives.
• Establish a risk-based approach to prioritize audits according to the level of risk they pose to the organization.
• Supervise, lead, & manage a team, including providing guidance, mentoring, & performance evaluations.
• Coordinate & execute audit & compliance engagements according to the established plan & timelines.
• Review & analyze processes, controls, & financial information to identify areas of risk & potential improvement.
• Assess & identify risks related to business processes, financial reporting, & compliance.
• Ensure the organization's adherence to relevant laws, regulations, & industry standards.
• Monitor changes in regulations & update audit plans accordingly to address emerging compliance risks.
• Conducting investigations into potential compliance violations & taking appropriate corrective actions.
• Prepare comprehensive audit & compliance reports detailing findings, recommendations, & action plans.
• Present results to senior management, highlighting areas of concern & opportunities for improvement.
• Provide insights & recommendations that contribute to process improvements & operational efficiency.
• Track & monitor the implementation of audit recommendations to ensure that identified issues are resolved.
• Facilitating & updating policies & procedures to ensure they align with regulations & industry best practices.
• Providing training to employees on compliance-related matters to ensure that they understand the rules & regulations they need to follow.
• Developing & implementing an IP strategy aligned with the organization's business goals & objectives.
• Managing the organization's IP portfolio, which includes identifying valuable assets, evaluating their commercial potential, & deciding whether to pursue protection for them.
Achievements:
• Developed Intellectual Property Database Management System.
• Developed of Customer Complaint Handling Portal.
• Developed Brand wise & Vendor wise Portfolio Management for TM & CR.
Responsibilities:
• Developing Risk Base Comprehensive Annual Audit Plan including audit scopes.
• Lead Operational & Compliance Audits as per Audit Plan & review work performed by team members during audit engagements.
• Performing special projects & assisted business units in evaluating & improving business processes.
• Performing analytical procedures & analyses to detect unusual financial relationships.
• Lead/support the risk assessment process to identify key risks, missing / inadequate controls, areas for improvements, provide value added recommendations & presentations / communications to all stakeholders.
• Follow-up the implementation of audit recommendations to ensure that identified issues are resolved.
• Providing ongoing coaching & training to junior staff.
• Performing other administrative tasks as assigned in support of the overall department objectives.
Achievements:
• Facilitated in development of Vendor Management Process & Payable Module.
• Developed Enterprise Risk Management.
• Facilitated in development of Warehouse Management System.
Responsibilities:
• Assist in the development of risk based internal audit plan.
• Performing operation & compliance audit as per annual audit plan.
• Conducting analytical to identify key or potential risks and weaknesses in controls and give recommendations.
• Follow-up the implementation of audit recommendations.
• Assist & conducting special assignments & projects.
Achievements:
• Business Process Mapping for SAP Implementation.
• Implementation of ISO 9000 “QMS” & ISO 14000 “EMS”.
• Developed SOPs related to Company Operations & Functions.
Responsibilities:
• Conducted & supervised the review of assigned organizational & functional activities.
• Conducted an audit to assess effectiveness of control, accuracy of financial records & efficiency of operations.
• Monitored all the consumables purchases of the company ensuring efficient utilization of the company fund.
• Conducted special reviews at the request of management.
Achievements:
• Facilitated in the development of HR Policy & New HRM software at Maxco (Pvt) Ltd.
Responsibilities:
• Planed, performed & finalized audits of various entities.
• Reviewed working papers & audit related communications (e.g., audit reports & client correspondences).
• Reported important issues to the partner, participation in the focused team coaching & final audit meetings.
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