Overview
Supports the internal control and governance program by validating compliance with policies, control standards, and procedures. Provides leadership, stability, and day-to-day direction to team members, verifying responsibilities are meeting or exceeding expectations of the program. Acts as a liaison with teams throughout the enterprise and represents Risk for project initiatives. Performs Paychex access governance control responsibilities for various solutions.
Responsibilities
- Ensures Paychex and Enterprise risk and internal controls business plan objectives are met by leading change and providing updates to Leadership. Operates with limited autonomy for unreviewed actions or decisions. Provides advanced risk and internal controls knowledge and support to resolve internal control issues.
- Partners with management, business unit leaders, and IT, including cross-business line functional leaders, to support the management and governance of enterprise risk and controls.
- Partners with key stakeholders to understand the current control environment. Understands strategic objectives of the company to ensure the risk and internal controls program aligns appropriately.
- Partners with management, business unit leaders, and IT to form and lead an internal controls network, including cross-business line functional leaders, to support risk and internal controls. Maintains a working knowledge of the control standards and internal control procedures. Leads the development and execution of the internal controls testing.
- Represents Enterprise Data Governance on company-sponsored projects by participating in requirements gathering, identifying impacts, and completing assigned tasks.
- Serves as a mentor for analysts and a back-up for other team members. Assists with staff development by providing regular feedback on group and individual training needs; coordinates peer evaluations as needed.
- Develops and monitors internal controls over high-risk processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business or closely related discipline - Preferred
- 2 years of experience in Project management experience or certifications a plus. Excellent group facilitation skills – real experience with groups implementing multiple initiatives preferred.
- 2 years of experience in Business analysis, business process management, continuous improvement, Six Sigma, or commensurate experience.
- 2 years of experience in Risk-based thinking.
- Proficient in English written and verbal communication skills.
- Develops and delivers effective presentations.
- Effective negotiation skills.
- Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Internal Audit and/or Internal control testing experience is required.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. Paychex is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Candidates for this role may not be located in California.
This position is available for US-based applicants only.
Compensation
In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share that the starting base pay range for this position is $80,360-$149,240. Please keep in mind that this range is the base pay only and does not consider other components that make up the total rewards package for the position. If you are hired at Paychex, your overall compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience which may result in total compensation outside of this range.
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