AVP, Controllership - Governance and Surveillance Manager

Organizational Overview:

The Controllership Governance Organization helps the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) and Controllership Senior Leadership Team maintain effective business processes and compliance with companywide and certain regulatory requirements. It includes the Controllership Surveillance and Issue Management (CSIM) process, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Program (SOX Program), and Regulatory Reporting Quality Assurance.

Role Summary/Purpose:

This role is an essential component of the CSIM process. It has the responsibility for leading the development and execution of activities to monitor, evaluate, test, and report on Controllership process effectiveness and standards compliance. The role includes support of the SOX program, controllership issue management and the responsibility to maintain and develop Controllership governance information repositories. The position requires extensive interaction and communication with process owners, Controllership's senior leaders, and enterprise governance functions to communicate requirements, articulate observations, support recommendations, and coordinate reporting. A critical focus is advising process owners and transforming observations in to actionable recommendations to address process gaps, reduce risk, and improve efficiency. The role reports to the VP, Controllership Governance and SOX Compliance Leader.

Essential Responsibilities:

Perform risk based monitoring and reporting on Controllership process effectiveness and standards compliance.

Develop risk based testing plans for controllership governance focus areas.

Execute testing and monitoring requirements for areas that include manual journal entries, account reconciliations, job aids, and contract accounting.

Gather, analyze, and interpret data used for periodic reporting.

Facilitate preparation and communication of periodic CSIM reporting.

Track, monitor, and report on input and resolution of controllership issues in eGRC.

Coordinate with enterprise governance functions.

Maintain and develop the team's information repositories and operating records, including the Team Site; Policy Procedure, and Job Aid Inventory; and testing records.

Contribute to development and awareness of controllership procedures and standards.

Provide advice on compliance with controllership standards and requirements.

Provide process and issue owners advice that assists development of action plans that comprehensively address the root causes of control breakdowns.

Perform process assessment and issue analysis as required to support governance objectives and the SOX program.

Lead the development and maintenance of a guest tester and SIS governance rotation program.

Support initiatives to automate and standardize workflows and reporting.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

Bachelors degree in accounting or finance or equivalent with 5+ years of professional work experience in Audit, Testing, Internal Control, Quality or other Assurance function in lieu of a degree 7+ years of experience.

Exposure to consumer banking laws and regulations