Director, Financial Controls Advisory

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for U.S. internal control programs, including U.S. SOX 404 compliance.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of internal control frameworks across business units and geographies.
• Lead the control uplift transformation (within U.S. scope?) ensuring timely execution and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Actively align and coordinate with other key organizational programs including finance transformations.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, including executive leadership, to drive accountability and resolve complex issues.
• Facilitate internal controls risk assessments by ensuring effective mitigation strategies for ICFR risks and coordinate with other risk and compliance groups and Corporate Audit Services.
• Partner with Finance, and Risk to ensure integrated governance and reporting.
• Manage the coordination and alignment with external audit teams.
• Review ICFR and control uplift working papers for methodological consistency, quality, and alignment with program objectives.
• Advise business and finance leaders on control design strategies that balance risk mitigation, efficiency, and operational scalability.
• Establish metrics to measure control effectiveness, maturity, and sustainability.
• Champion a culture of strong financial controls and compliance throughout U.S. operations (or organization?).
• Provide mentorship and guidance to Managers within the team.

• 8+ years of progressive experience in internal controls, SOX compliance, or financial governance within a large, complex, or multinational organization.
• Proven track record of enterprise-wide internal control, SOX, and financial transformation initiatives and managing diverse stakeholder groups.
• Deep knowledge of internal controls over financial reporting, IFRS, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic leadership and advisory support to senior and executive stakeholders, including influencing outcomes and driving accountability.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills, with experience influencing at the executive level.
• Professional designation (CPA or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Experience with in the financial services sector, preferably insurance or similarly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in leveraging data and analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Power BI, Visio, advanced Excel) to analyze, visualize, and communicate complex control, risk, and process information effectively.