Manager, Financial Controls

Position Summary

The Financial Controls Unit (FCU) is primarily responsible for managing the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR)/SOX program for Life and Retirement (the Company). FCU is part of the Finance function and is a second line of defense function. FCU's primary objective is to ensure that the SOX program is executed effectively and the internal control environment is maintained adequately in support of Sec 302/404 certifications as required by the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. The FCU team is accountable and responsible for maintaining and ensuring compliance with the Company's ICFR standards, SOX scoping and risk assessment, control deficiency analysis and aggregation, and overall governance reporting to various Management committees.

Reporting to Head of Financial Controls, the Financial Controls manager is responsible for various activities involved in managing the Company's ICFR (SOX) program and the professional audit firm engagement process. This position will be responsible for assisting the Head of Financial Controls in driving strategy for SOX compliance including the development/maintenance of ICFR policy, procedures, and guidance; risk assessment/scoping; deficiency evaluation and aggregation; and governance reporting to senior management and audit committees.

Primary responsibilities include:

ICFR Program Management

ICFR policies and procedures: Provide training and clarification on policy matters in consultation with the Head of Financial Controls. Develop and maintain the Company's ICFR policy and procedures.

Risk assessment and scoping: Manage the annual Business Unit and financial statement account risk assessment and scoping process in support of the Company's initial and annual SOX compliance requirements. Coordinate and engage with Business Unit and functional teams to ensure the annual SOX scope is reflective of the Company's overall risk management strategy.

Quality assurance:

• Review and challenge issues identified by the business (self-reported), functional, internal audit testing, or external auditors.
• Coordinate in reviewing, monitoring, and defining issue documentation standards including deficiency root cause analysis and deficiency exposure analysis.
• Evaluate the impact of deficiencies on the Company's eventual 302/404 certification requirements.

Change management: Advise Management in regard to future state financial controls associated with changes resulting from system implementations and any other internal initiatives that would impact the Company's control environment.

ICFR governance reporting: Provide scheduled and ad hoc governance reporting communications for defined stakeholder groups including weekly/biweekly updates for the ICFR Working Group, and quarterly updates for the Internal Control Governance Committee and Audit Committee.

Coordination with External Auditors: Coordinate with external auditors, frequently, to ensure that the ICFR policy and methodology is aligned to maximize external audit reliance on the Company's internal ICFR Program.

The ideal candidate should have:

8+ years' experience in ICFR/SOX program management, internal audit, or external audit covering planning, scoping, risk assessment, testing, and reporting.

Experience in the either the Insurance industry OR Finance, i.e., Financial Reporting, ideally Financial Control, is required; both are preferred.

CPA/CIA preferred.

Strong accounting knowledge with accounting system knowledge (e.g., SAP) is preferred.

Experience with completing 'deep-dive' assessments of complex problems, framing, and presenting alternatives to issues, and of managing outcomes through to implementation, or a measurable yield, is required.

Experience in Management Consulting with a focus on evaluating and implementing Target Operating Models, Sarbanes Oxley compliance and/or Governance routines is preferred.

Experience creating or having a lead role in delivering governance routines including cadence frameworks that address inputs, outputs and meeting structures is preferred.

Ability to lead prioritize and identify impact points that balance multi-segment, multi-function and global constituencies with limited resources is critical and ideally can be demonstrated in past experiences.

Ability to adapt easily to change, can manage in an uncertain environment, and manage multiple tasks with competing interests for time and evolving priorities.

Strong execution and analytical skills, ability to influence change and drive results.

Ability to interact well with executive leadership and senior management; strong presentation skills required.

-Excellent written/verbal skills.

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Functional Area:
FA - Finance

Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 25%

Relocation Provided: No

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