The Senior Manager of Finance Governance is responsible for leading the Company's financial controls and governance framework, including Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR), SOX compliance, control remediation, external audit coordination, finance policies, and governance reporting. This leader serves as the primary liaison between Finance, Internal Audit, Information Technology, external auditors, and executive leadership to ensure a robust and sustainable control environment that supports public company requirements.
Specific Responsibilities
Internal Control Framework Ownership
- Lead the design, documentation, and maintenance of the Company's ICFR and SOX governance framework.
- Establish policies, standards, and methodologies for control design, documentation, testing, and remediation.
- Drive consistency of controls across global business units and legal entities.
- Oversee management's annual assessment of ICFR effectiveness.
- Maintain governance over control matrices, narratives, risk assessments, and process documentation.
SOX Compliance Program
- Lead the annual SOX compliance program and testing strategy.
- Coordinate management testing activities across Finance, Operations, and IT.
- Monitor control execution and testing results throughout the year.
- Ensure deficiencies are identified, documented, and remediated timely.
- Drive quarterly certification processes and sub-certifications.
Control Deficiency Assessment
- Lead management's evaluation of control deficiencies.
- Coordinate cross-functional assessment of deficiencies identified by Internal Audit, management, or external auditors.
- Prepare deficiency evaluations and supporting documentation.
- Facilitate management conclusions regarding:
- Control Deficiencies
- Significant Deficiencies
- Material Weaknesses
- Oversee tracking and validation of remediation plans.
External Auditor Coordination
- Serve as Finance's primary coordinator for ICFR and controls-related external audit activities.
- Coordinate walkthroughs, testing requests, evidence collection, and audit support.
- Drive proactive resolution of auditor observations and issues.
- Partner with external auditors on emerging risks and governance expectations.
- Manage overall audit readiness and controls-related deliverables.
Internal Audit Partnership
- Act as primary Finance liaison to Internal Audit.
- Coordinate responses to Internal Audit findings and recommendations.
- Track remediation activities and status reporting.
- Ensure alignment between management testing, Internal Audit testing, and external audit expectations.
IT Governance & ITGC Oversight
- Partner with IT leadership to oversee:
- IT General Controls (ITGCs)
- User access controls
- Segregation of duties
- Change management controls
- Automated controls
- Monitor remediation of IT-related control deficiencies.
- Support system implementations and transformations from a controls perspective.
Audit Committee Support
- Prepare governance and controls reporting for executive leadership
- Present periodic updates regarding:
- SOX compliance status
- Control deficiencies
- Remediation activities
- Internal Audit observations
- External Audit observations
- ICFR readiness
- Support management's communication of significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Finance Policy & Governance
- Lead development and maintenance of accounting and finance governance policies.
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