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Accenture Risk & Controls Senior Manager in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
In Strategy & Consulting, we work with C-suite executives, leaders and boards of the world’s leading organizations, helping them reinvent every part of their enterprise to drive greater growth, enhance competitiveness, implement operational improvements, reduce costs, deliver sustainable 360° stakeholder value, and set a new performance frontier for themselves and the industry in which they operate. Our deep industry and functional expertise is supported by proprietary assets and solutions that help organizations transform faster and become more resilient. Underpinned by technology, data, analytics, AI, change management, talent and sustainability capabilities, our Strategy & Consulting services help architect and accelerate all aspects of an organization’s total enterprise reinvention.
We are:
Our client work and latest research reveal that companies are struggling to keep pace with an evolving and aggressive risk environment. Risks are increasing and becoming more diverse while both their impact and contagion are growing. As companies look to reinvent, they must transform their risk function to turn business hyper-disruption and escalating threats into opportunities for resilience and growth. They're investing in new technologies like generative AI to better see and manage risks and introducing new skillsets to the function from inside and outside the company, creating a cross-functional risk culture and making risk management part of everyone's job.
In Finance Risk Compliance (FRC) we partner with Chief Control Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, Chief Risk Officers, and Chief Financial Officers who seek to transform their finance, risk and compliance functions. We have deep industry experience, functional insights, knowledge of the latest technology and data trends, and industry leading tools and acceleration to help our clients. Through our capabilities in Finance, Risk, Compliance, Data, Controls, GenAI and Organizational Transformation, we solve our clients’ toughest problems to prepare them for the future. Simplify Compliance and Improve Risk Management | Accenture (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/finance-risk/risk-compliance)
You are:
A critical thinker with experience in identifying, assessing and mitigating risk across multiple risk domains, with the ability to build C-Suite level relationships as a trusted advisor. You’re always identifying opportunities for your clients to efficiently and effectively manage risk, build a solution and sell this to clients. You never settle for the status quo, transforming organizations with sustainable solutions.
The work :
Collaborate with top-tier financial services, life sciences, software and platform, communication, media and telecom companies to:
Establish sustainable control frameworks and operating models to enhance our client’s ability to effectively identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risk
Assess client processes to identify weaknesses in control design and operating effectiveness
Lead transformation across the end-to-end control lifecycle including RCSA, control design, control testing, reporting and issue management
Embed controls in Finance and Platform transformations (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday)
Redesign and automate controls to help clients improve efficiency and reduce exposure to risk
Develop control testing methodologies that enable organizations to effectively test at scale
Define key control metrics to help clients establish a continuous control monitoring capability
Design and implement target state operating models for risk and control functions, across all Lines of Defense
Identify opportunities for our clients to adopt innovative tools and technology to accelerate their ability to manage risk more effectively and efficiently.
Manage client relationships, project teams, deliverables, and budgets
Attract new business by building strong client relationships and collaborating with FRC Leadership to create thoughtful proposals
Travel:
As needed per client requirements.
Here is what you need (a combination of):
9+ years of management consulting experience in controls transformation from a competitive firm, serving clients within one or more of the following industries: financial services, life sciences, software and platforms, communications, media, or telecom
Expertise in Finance, Business or Technology controls, with experience in many of the following:
Control Framework Development: Defining and/or enhancing control frameworks anchored to industry frameworks
Risk & Control Identification: Working alongside process owners and relevant stakeholders to comprehensively capture relevant process risks and mitigating controls
Risk Assessment: Conducting top-down or Bottoms-up Assessments of organizations, such as Risk & Control Self Assessments or Compliance Risk Assessments
Control Testing: Establishing control and compliance testing functions with methodologies enabling organizations to scale; experience in the prioritization and execution of testing the effectiveness of controls
Control Monitoring: Defining key metrics and/or implementing real-time reporting to enable the continuous monitoring of control performance
Platform (SAP, Oracle, Workday) Controls: Design platform controls aligned with redesigned finance and business processes, embed them into SDLC test cycles (e.g., SIT, UAT), work with technology teams to build into technology, perform design effectiveness testing and train control owners
Control Design and Automation: Designing new or enhancing existing manual controls utilizing technology enablers
Risk and Control Operating Model: Establishing a centralized organization to promote consistency in control documentation and oversight across lines of business.
Ability to assess an organization’s risk and/or control function based on leading practices from prior experience and clearly articulate how our clients can mature their capabilities in the target state.
Excellent written and oral communication skills with a strong ability to synthesize client challenges and articulate Accenture’s approach to deliver
Demonstrate strong leadership and successful managing and motivating cross-functional teams
Strong project management skills, with a track record of successfully leading large, complex engagements
Strong client engagement and business development capabilities, with a focus on practice and team growth.
Bachelor’s degree or above
Preferred qualifications:
You have experience with:
utilizing Gen AI to accelerate risk and control oversight
using leading Integrated Risk Management platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Archer) for control and risk management processes.
working across other core Integrated Risk Management programs, such as Issues Management or Operational Risk Events
transforming internal audit programs and methodologies
Certifications: CPA, CISA, CIA
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York or Washington as set forth below.We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Information on benefits is here. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards)
Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $132,500 to $302,400
Colorado $132,500 to $261,300
District of Columbia $141,100 to $278,200
Illinois $122,700 to $261,300
Minnesota $132,500 to $261,300
Maryland $132,500 to $261,300
New York/New Jersey $122,700 to $302,400
Washington $141,100 to $278,200
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