Job Details
Verizon Communications Inc
Senior Manager of Risk Management IT Controls and Pre-Assurance Compliance
When you join Verizon
Verizon is one of the world's leading providers of technology and communications services, transforming the way we connect across the globe. We're a diverse network of people driven by our shared ambition to shape a better future. Here, we have the ability to learn and grow at the speed of technology, and the space to create within every role. Together, we are moving the world forward - and you can too. Dream it. Build it. Do it here.
What you'll be doing...
The Senior Manager of Risk Management IT Controls and Pre-Assurance Compliance is responsible for supporting Verizon's Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) ITGC compliance program, overseeing policies, processes, people and systems and partnering with business leaders to identify and mitigate financial and regulatory risks. They will serve as the Company's second line of defense for Information Technology General Controls. This leader not only oversees the day-to-day compliance functions, but also thinks and acts strategically. This leader will focus on supporting our stakeholders, maintaining effective IT controls, within our Pre-Assurance functions while driving process improvements to help speed our digital finance evolution.
- Leading and managing a diverse team, and supporting team members' professional and career development.
- Leading discussions with executive and senior management on key issues.
- Developing and designing sufficiently precise ITGC controls for the business to mitigate risks.
- Supporting major enterprise wide initiatives to ensure proper SOX controls are designed and implemented.
- Providing training/coaching to professional staff on all areas of IT SOX compliance.
- Liaising with partners in business units, other corporate functions and executive management to provide insights into IT controls issues, identify implications and offer practical solutions.
- Developing strategic roadmaps, checklists and assessments for SOX readiness.
- Discussing and resolving pre-assurance issues with the Company's external auditors.
- Executing on time-sensitive issues and bringing them to appropriate conclusions.
- Developing digital tools to ease administrative burden of internal controls while also strengthening the controls environment.
What we're looking for...
You're a great listener and highly effective communicator. People know you for your strong leadership and the way you inspire teams to perform at their best. No stranger to working in a fast-paced environment, you convey a sense of urgency and manage multiple competing priorities with ease, never missing a deadline. You get personal satisfaction from analyzing problems and delivering solutions to improve IT business processes. You have effective organizational, project management, and interpersonal skills.
You'll need to have:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or Information Systems, or four or more years of work experience.
- Six or more years of relevant work experience.
- A CPA or CISA certification.
- Six or more years of experience in Accounting/Finance; with a minimum 6+ years in a public accounting firm or large organization.
- Six or more years of hands-on experience addressing ITGC controls.
- Six or more years of experience in developing and executing audit/test procedures.
- Six or more years of leadership experience directly managing teams.
- Extremely broad-based knowledge and experience with controls standards and frameworks.
- Advanced knowledge of IT General Controls, best practices and testing procedures.
Even better if you have:
- Experience driving complex problems and analytics to provide automated and efficient solutions.
- Experience in resolving accounting/controls issues with national offices of Big 4 accounting firms.
- Experience formulating, affecting, interpreting and implementing policies and processes.
- Experience leveraging audit principles and methods to evaluate policies, processes and systems.
- Working knowledge of digital finance, statistics, reporting and analytical tools.
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.
Where you'll be working
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Equal Employment Opportunity
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.
