Controls Manager

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We are:

In Finance Risk Compliance (FRC), and we provide Chief Control Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Financial Officers and their executives the sounding board they need and the industry best practices they seek. Weve got the deep industry experience, the functional insights, knowledge of the latest technology and data trends, and industry leading tools and acceleration to help our clients transform their finance, risk and compliance functions. Through our capabilities in Finance, Risk, Compliance, Data, Controls, GenAI and Organizational Transformation; we solve our clients toughest problems to prepare them for the future. Simplify Compliance and Improve Risk Management | Accenture

You are:

A critical thinker with experience in identifying, assessing and mitigating risk. Youre always looking for better and more efficient ways to manage it. You never settle for the status quo, transforming organizations with sustainable solutions.

The work:

Collaborate with top-tier financial services, life sciences, software and platform, communication, media and telecom companies to:

• Establish sustainable control frameworks and operating models to enhance our clients ability to effectively identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risk
• Assess client processes to identify weaknesses in control design and operating effectiveness
• Embed controls in Finance and Platform transformations (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday)
• Redesign and automate controls to help clients improve efficiency and reduce exposure to risk
• Develop control testing methodologies that enable organizations to effectively test at scale
• Define key control metrics to help clients establish a continuous control monitoring capability
• Manage client relationships, project teams, deliverables, and budgets
• Attract new business by building strong client relationships and collaborating with FRC Leadership to create thoughtful proposals
• Stay on top of emerging control technologies that can accelerate our clients ability to manage risk more efficiently and effectively

Travel:

As needed per client requirements.

Here is what you need (a combination of):

• A minimum of 5 years risk & regulatory management consulting experience from a competitive firm, serving clients within one or more of the following industries: financial services, life sciences, software and platforms, communications, media, or telecom.
• Expertise in Finance, Business or Technology controls, with experience in many of the following:
  • Control Framework Development: Defining and/or enhancing control frameworks anchored to industry frameworks
  • Risk & Control Identification: Working alongside process owners and relevant stakeholders to comprehensively capture relevant process risks and mitigating controls
  • Risk Assessment: Conducting top-down or Bottoms-up Assessments of organizations, such as Risk & Control Self Assessments or Compliance Risk Assessments
  • Control Testing: Establishing control and compliance testing functions with methodologies enabling organizations to scale; experience in the prioritization and execution of testing the effectiveness of controls
  • Control Monitoring: Defining key metrics and/or implementing real-time reporting to enable the continuous monitoring of control performance
  • Platform (SAP, Oracle, Workday) Controls: Design platform controls aligned with redesigned finance and business processes, embed them into SDLC test cycles (e.g., SIT, UAT), work with technology teams to build into technology, perform design effectiveness testing and train control owners
  • Control Design and Automation: Designing new or enhancing existing manual controls utilizing technology enablers
  • Control-specific Operating Model: Establishing a centralized organization to promote consistency in control documentation and oversight across lines of business.
• Bachelors degree

Bonus Points if:

• Experience with utilizing Gen AI to accelerate risk and control oversight
• Experience working across other core Integrated Risk Management programs, such as Issues Management or Operational Risk Events
• For banking, capital markets and/or insurance industries, working knowledge of Basel Accord, Dodd Frank, FBO, FINRA, SEC, FinCEN, OCC, FDIC, CCAR, etc.
• Operating model and transformation experience in the front- or back-office
• Transforming internal audit programs and methodologies

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Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $94,400 to $293,800

Colorado $94,400 to $253,800

District of Columbia $100,500 to $270,300

Illinois $87,400 to $253,800

Minnesota $94,400 to $253,800

Maryland $87,400 to $235,000

New York $87,400 to $293,800

Washington $100,500 to $270,300

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