Technical Program Manager, Finance Engineering, SOX, IT Systems Audit

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Alphabet business process owners to document and evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal financial controls with reference to financial systems and tools.
• Identify and assess SOX risks and controls across the Finance landscape. Support internal and external audit activities related to SOX compliance from a systems perspective.
• Develop and implement remediation plans to address control gaps and develop and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify and evaluate potential business risks.
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of risk management activities.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Technology, Engineering or related fields, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience working with systems that handle sensitive data and with SOX controls and change management processes.
• Experience with US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) auditing standards and control frameworks used in SOX (e.g., COSO).
• Experience working on SAP ERP and custom financial applications and Software Development Life-Cycle (SDLC) processes.
• Experience in Finance processes like Order to Cash, Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Plan to Report, Treasury.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in leading projects with process improvement in process, system or automation.
• Experience with deficiency assessments, remediation process and remediation testing.
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity, manage and coordinate multiple project assignments and multiple teams in a fluid, deadline-driven environment, accepting ownership and accountability of the process and deliver on commitments.
• Ability to take charge, confidence to interact with all levels, set objectives, drive results, and a team player) and excellent communication with the ability to work with a wide variety of departments.