Internal Control Manager

Work for Indiana

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, youll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, youll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

About The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR):

The Indiana Department of Revenue team is comprised of over 700 staff that are located in 13 locations across the state of Indiana. We work collaboratively with the Indiana Governors office, the General Assembly, state agencies, individuals, business owners, corporations, tax practitioners, and a variety of tax program participants to administer Indianas tax laws. DOR administers over 65 tax types and annually processes nearly $21 billion of tax revenue. Our mission is to serve Indiana by administering tax laws in a fair, secure, and efficient manner.

Role Overview:

The Internal Control Manager (ICM) will be responsible for ensuring a strong internal control environment through thedevelopment of policies and procedures, ensuring their implementation and monitoring compliance. The position willwork to foster standardization and consistency across agency's business processes and internal controls. Theincumbent will oversee the compliance review and testing of the internal controls on the predefined risks based on RiskControl Matrix and support efforts to build an enterprise risk management framework. The ideal candidate is a criticalthinker with a keen interest in improving the agency's internal control environment. Strong organization skill withexcellent analytical and problem-solving skills are great assets for this position.

Salary:

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $67,314.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our Compensation Calculator to view the total compensation package.

A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Manage the design, implementation, documentation, assessment and monitoring of the agency's internal control framework.
• Ensure the agency has adequate controls to prevent intentional/unintentional errors in financial reporting, processes and business operations.
• Formulate policies and procedures to improve internal controls, compliance and efficiency.
• Lead the annual Control Self-Assessment to evaluate compliance and identify vulnerabilities, gaps, or weaknesses across the agency.
• Deliver adequate and timely reporting on the internal control framework and control deficiencies to ensure appropriate communication, documentation, escalation to control/process owners, senior leadership and audit committee.
• Deliver adequate and timely action plans and monitor progress to address and resolve control deficiencies.
• Work collaboratively with business process and control owners to implement and monitor remediation efforts that result from internal control assessments, ensuring the effective implementation of corrective action.
• Actively seek standardization and automation, apply and implement best practices for managing internal controls and continuously improve the design and operating effectiveness of the controls, documentation, assessment and review procedures.
• Actively engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure consideration and resolution of all relevant risks, control deficiencies and audit findings.
• Work collaboratively with Internal Audit, Ethics & Compliance, and Investigations to ensure sufficient sharing of control objectives and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with IT Management to evaluate, document, and monitor compliance of key business systems and established change management practices.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to complete annual Agency Risk Assessment and reporting to the State Enterprise Risk Assessment Portal.
• Develop and conduct adequate training and prepare related information material on the internal control objectives, approach and methodology to build knowledge and understanding of risks and control.
• Lead the management and oversight of onboarding and offboarding of personnel to/from the internal control platform in a timely manner to ensure proper access to documents.
• Manage and oversee administrative duties related to the internal control platform, including security administration, report creation and management, and collaboration with support channels to create and/or resolve desired functionality and presentation for the user community.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

What Youll Need for Success:

Individuals in this role should minimally be able to articulate or demonstrate the following:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or related field.
• CPA or relevant professional certification will be a plus.
• 5+ years' experience in public accounting or internal auditing.
• Solid understanding and experience with internal control frameworks.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including sound presentation skills.
• Excellent organization/interpersonal skills with the ability to interact well with all levels within the organization.
• Strong analytical skills - includes the ability to spot, assess and address risk, materiality and interdependencies and make recommendations for improvement.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls tools/techniques and testing strategies.
• Be self-motivated, flexible, work independently and in a team environment.
• Strong oral and communication skills - presenting internal control and risk matters in an understandable way across various forums and levels of the organization with the right level of detail.
• Knowledge of Workiva GRC Solutions will be an added advantage.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio.

Individuals should have the ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:

This role may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members.

Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:

• Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans

• Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards

• Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution

• Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match

• Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options

• A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:

• 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers

• Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave

• Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off

• 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years

• Education Reimbursement Program

• Group life insurance

• Referral Bonus program

• Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits

• Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

• Free Parking for most positions

• Free LinkedIn Learning access

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.