Location: Amman, Jordan
Job Type: Full-time
Hashtag: #LI-AA2
About Us
For over 45 years, Hikma Pharmaceuticals has been putting better health within reach, every day, by creating high-quality medicines and making them accessible to those who need them. We are helping to shape a healthier world that enriches all our communities, and our global team of 9,500+ empowered employees are central to this mission.
As a trusted and reliable partner of over 800 high-quality generics, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products, we are driven to improve access to medicine. Through our 29 manufacturing plants, 9 R&D centers across the MENA, North America and Europe, our footprint allows us to play a critical role in serving patients.
Description:
We are looking for a talented Manager, Governance to join us. At Hikma you’ll be supported by a culture of progress and belonging where people are encouraged to develop, wellbeing is prioritised and our inclusive approach values contributions from all. We’re seeking candidates who embody our values: Innovative, driven to keep learning; Caring, genuinely compassionate in their work; and Collaborative, eager to solve problems together.
If you want to be part of a team that cares about impact, this is the place for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participates in the formulation and implementation of the department’s long-term plans and the enhancement strategy to ensure the alignment with Hikma's strategy.
- Leads the development and implementation of Hikma Group policies, processes and procedures to ensure all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled.
- Leads drafting and challenging the Hikma internal control framework (ICFW).
- Research the latest trends and issues in the industry and Hikma entities and determine the scope of the Internal Controls and Assurance and annual plan accordingly.
- Keeping abreast of the latest regulation related to risk and control frameworks.
- Supervises the activities and work of team members when leading audit engagements to ensure that all work within a specific area is carried out in an efficient manner and in compliance with the set policies, processes and procedures.
- Coordinate with other functions to ensure their frameworks mitigate material risks as well as manage the team’s own framework.
- Manages the internal control framework, identifying risk areas, and designing mitigating controls accordingly, in coordination with various functions.
- Ensures Hikma group policy is up to date and communicated effectively
- Maintains team share drive/website
- Leads audit engagements where necessary
- Design further controls in additional frameworks as required by legislators
Qualifications:
We are looking for candidates whose experience and skills align closely with the qualifications outlined below:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting & Finance or other closely related field.
- Advanced professional certifications or advance part qualification (i.e. Certified Internal Audit (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA)).
Experience
- 8 or more years of experience in external or/and internal auditing
Skills
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
- SOX regulation awareness
- Knowledge of Accounting and Finance Principles and Practices
- Knowledge of a variety of reporting procedures, regulations and law
- Planning and Time Management
- Effective Communication and Human Relation’s skills
- Critical Thinking and Analysis
- Tenacity and Ethics
- Technology Proficient (i.e. excel, word, Visio, ability to learn new software)
Learn more about Hikma in Jordan hikma-jordan-factsheet-aug-2025-en.pdf
