Senior Manager, Finance Governance

About the role

The Senior Manager of Finance Governance at Rehlko 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Lead the annual SOX compliance program and testing strategy.
• Cook up management's 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.
• Lead management's evaluation of control deficiencies.
• Cook up 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.
• Serve as Finance's primary coordinator for ICFR and controls-related external audit activities.
• Cook up 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.
• Act as primary Finance liaison to Internal Audit.
• Cook up 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.
• 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.
  • 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.
    • Lead development and maintenance of accounting and finance governance policies.
    • Establish governance over key financial reporting processes.
    • Monitor regulatory and governance developments impacting public companies.
    • Drive continuous improvement across the control environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant focus.
• CPA required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in:
  • Public accounting
  • SOX/ICFR
  • Internal controls
  • Financial reporting
  • Audit
• Experience supporting SEC registrants or public companies.
• Strong understanding of:
  • SOX 404
  • COSO Framework
  • ICFR requirements
  • External audit processes
  • Control deficiency evaluation

Preferred Requirements

• Big 4 audit experience.
• CPA preferred.
• Experience leading SOX programs for multinational organizations.
• Experience with ERP environments such as SAP, Oracle, or QAD.
• Experience supporting IPO readiness initiatives.
• CIA, CISA, or other governance certifications.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Work-life flexibility.
• Recognition and rewards.
• Development and career opportunities.
• A safe and inclusive workplace.

Why You Will Love this Job

The Senior Manager of Finance Governance at Rehlko 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.

Salary Range

The specific Salary rate offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. The Salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$149,500.00.

About Us

Rehlko proudly offers a rich history steeped in creativity and commitment to our associates and communities, along with competitive benefits and compensation. Our Purpose—Creating an energy resilient world for a better future—and Values: Curiosity, Trust, Pace, and Excellence, are important cultural components that shape the way we work and relate to one another. Learn more about Rehlko at http://www.rehlko.com/who-we-are.

Our Values

• Curiosity – Seek, learn, share
• Trust – Go farther together
• Pace – Focus to go faster
• Excellence – Find the win every day