As the Director of IT Risk Management, you are a broad thinker with a strong risk and controls background who is responsible for driving the IT SOx and IT Risk Management compliance programs. You have excellent communication and presentation skills and have a proven track record of influencing and partnering with IT, finance, operations and other risk and compliance leaders across the company.
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● Lead the global IT Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program, which is responsible for:
Upholding the quality and timely execution of SOx methodologies and processes including scoping, design of effectiveness (walkthroughs), control testing, and aggregation sizing of potential impact of all control exceptions.
Partnering with the Finance SOx PMO to oversee and coordinate the design, implementation, and testing of IT general and automated system controls and configurations.
Defining the cross-functional operational structure of SOx roles and responsibilities and maintaining relationships with IT, finance, and operations sponsors and stakeholders.
Preserving strong relationships and coordination with the external auditors to drive efficient engagement and to support their internal controls test work.
Driving timely remediation of issues with control owners to achieve SOx compliance.
Driving “management’s conclusion” on the IT internal control environment over financial reporting based on evaluation of all testing results and communicating conclusion/results each quarter with the CIO, IT leadership, corporate leaders and, if necessary, the Audit Committee.
Conducting internal control readiness with key corporate IT system initiatives by building risk and control evaluations into the project life-cycle prior to project go-live.
● Lead the IT Risk Management (ITRM) program, which is responsible for ensuring broader corporate and IT compliance requirements are met and driving a culture of risk and compliance by:
Creating a strategy and execution plan for strengthening risk management and internal controls throughout IT.
Driving execution of the ISO Program.
Driving the Resiliency program for IT Systems and applications by collaborating with Global Infrastructure and key service owners.
Partnering with the Security & Trust office to ensure testing of all IT systems and applications and verifying all identified issues are addressed in a timely manner.
Collaborating with Governance Risk and Controls (GRC) organization to understand impacts of Internal Audits and monitor timely remediation of open audit issues.
Partnering and influencing other risk and compliance organizations in the successful execution of the Company’s broader risk and compliance initiatives.
Maintaining appropriate risk management metrics to measure and drive the ITRM initiatives through dashboards and at quarterly IT Integrated Checkpoint reviews with the CIO and IT Sr. Staff.
● Provide coaching and guidance on job performance and career development with global team of IT SOx and risk management professionals:
Ensuring excellence through execution and focus on leadership development consistent with C-LEAD.
Maintaining technical knowledge with changing risk management regulations and best practices and ensuring staff are appropriately trained.
Our Minimum Requirements for this Role:
• 15+ years of comprehensive experience in financial management, including substantial experience in compliance/risk assessment activities, operating controls, process improvement, internals control and management of internal and external audit issues.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required. Master's degree in business, finance, accounting or related field preferred. CPA preferred.
• Experience in executive level communications.
• Experience supervising professional staff with a proven ability to develop, motivate & acquire a Finance team globally.
• Experience in managing enterprise-wide activities in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Experience with the project management processes, tools, techniques and methodologies.
• Expertise in risk management strategy and techniques as well as internal control design and assessment. Clear understanding of the COSO framework, ERM and other risk and controls concepts and frameworks critical for the organization’s success.
• A high level of risk and internal control acumen and senior executive presence
Our Desired Skills for this Role Are:
• Experience in implementing, enhancing and successfully managing an Internal Audit or SOx function with a global multinational company with a highly complex matrixed environment
• A strategic mind set and broad thinking to lead the program as the company scales.
• Strong influencing skills coupled with technical risk management expertise. This also includes a mature business approach to problem solving, conflict resolution and influence.
• Ability to build strong and productive working relationships with staff at all levels across the company.
• Possesses strong analytical skills and has a thirst for knowledge (i.e., highly inquisitive).
• Ability to maintain high ethical standards with a drive to achieve the right answer in difficult and/or ever changing situations.
• Experience managing executives and cross-functional teams, including people development skills and leadership qualities. International experience and ability to work across cultures.
• Excellent listening and communication skills in order to effectively interface with all levels of leadership.
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