Sr. Manager/ Director, Risk & Compliance

Job Description

Role Purpose:

Reporting to the Vice President, Risk & Compliance, the Senior Manager/ Director, Risk & Compliance is responsible for helping design / establish a robust risk and compliance framework for Global Controllership including leading the advisory / maintenance for Global Finance Operations (GFO).

The framework should ensure that all enterprise-wide accounting compliance programs, processes and technologies are consistent with NBCUniversal’s policies and procedures as well as applicable laws and regulations. Our GFO model today encompasses three service towers; Accounts Payable, Order to Cash, and Record to Report and has ~100 FTE NBCU team members supported by ~350 FTE in offshore locations. Services are provided to a wide range of business groups in a large number of countries.

While having the ground floor opportunity of bridging a multi-year S/4 finance transformation implementation with a post go-live compliance and advisory function, this role provides leadership in Security, Risk, and Controls (SRC) activities including process-level risks and developing / maintaining a company-wide Risk & Control Matrix (RCM).

The Senior Manager / Director partners closely with the S/4 project team, Global Controllership across GFO, Corporate, and Business Units; Operations & Technology (O&T); and various compliance groups to ensure risks are identified, mitigated, and appropriately controlled within an evolving financial systems landscape.

Policies & Procedures

Ensure that the risk, compliance, and control framework is updated to reflect external regulatory and fiscal changes as well as internal policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of public and / or private accounting and auditing experience required preferably inclusive of internal / external audit and / or Big Four Public Accounting
• Proven financial accounting and internal control background required
• Experience in documenting processes, systems, and controls
• Sound working knowledge of COSO integrated framework of internal controls, generally accepted auditing standards, and accounting principles required. Knowledge of IT controls desired
• Track record of managing robust risk, compliance, and control frameworks in complex, global organizations
• Experience of working in a shared service environment, ideally with offshore third partners and involving technology & automation
• Experience in implementing / managing Governance Risk Compliance tool
• Project management skillset including organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP systems
• Ability to travel (currently estimated at 10% annually)