Hybrid Details: Onsite 4 days/month

Duration: 18 months to start

Job Description

• The Program Solution Compliance Lead will provide the leadership, facilitation, analysis, and design tasks required to ensure that new business protocols and procedures and software configuration of the solution will support the client’s fiscal laws, regulations, and policies in alignment with industry best practices in the areas of risk identification, compliance, and mitigation across all business functions.
• The Compliance Lead will provide guidance to other program teams as they review the delivered features of the new solution to assess their adequacy and role in the overall risk mitigation and compliance strategy and will advise these teams in how to configure software and workflows to support compliance with the client's standards.
• The Lead will work closely with the client’s Statewide Risk Management Team to support any updates to the Comptroller’s Internal Control Guide and materials that will be used to train departments in how to implement these standards.
• The Compliance Lead will meet regularly with the Statewide Risk Management Team leadership to coordinate and review tasks and deliverables.

• The Compliance Lead will work with the Technical and Financials solution Leads in jointly developing requirements for risk compliance protocols and standards; end user security protocols; configuration of audit and control features delivered in the new solution; development of training and instructional materials for end users; and modifications to Internal Control Questionnaires that solicit annual internal control data from agencies of the client.
• Work with the Statewide Risk Management Team regarding any recommended changes to the Internal Control Guide and materials.
• The Compliance Lead will assist in planning and implementing of testing activities / events ( such as, but not limited to: User Acceptance Testing (UAT)) including the development of test cases and scripts with the QA/Test Team, review test results, and recommend mitigation for identified issues. In addition, the Lead may be required to participate in testing deliverables from technical and business teams.
• It is expected that business process change from current practices will be identified and that change management activities will occupy an important place in the overall success of the project. The Compliance Lead will work with user groups and the program’s Change Management Lead to identify such changes and provide consultation and advice on the change management strategy.
• The Compliance Lead will maintain an awareness of existing and proposed state and federal legislation and regulations pertaining to audit, compliance, and IT standards. The Lead will identify related regulatory changes that will affect the client's policies, standards, and procedures, and recommend appropriate changes as they pertain to the Program.
• The Compliance Lead will gather compliance related Information from agency business users and review agency specific laws, regulations, policies, etc., to ensure these are considered in implementing the new software. The Lead will provide recommendations regarding audit finding remediation options for use in audit protocols and procedures used by the Comptroller’s staff.

• In-depth experience in Compliance statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures, including the current Comptroller Internal Control Guide per the most current COSO ERM and Green Book publications.
• Demonstrated extensive experience in all phases of internal audit management including planning, testing and report writing (findings); appraising evidentiary materials as a basis for making informed opinions; and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of controls and the implementation of these controls.
• Excellent written and verbal communication as well as interpersonal skills.
• Experience in developing training materials and delivering training related to compliance risk identification and mitigation.
• Understanding of differences in financial management policies and procedures across the enterprise, including Executive and non-Executive branches of government.
• Proven leader recognized for communication and management skills.
• Can work as a single individual contributor and/or lead teams

• In-depth experience in leading or participating in Business Process Analyses related to the client's financial functions.
• In-depth experience in leading or participating in business process re-design, organizational change, process change and user change management in one or more large scale organizations.
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and implementation of AI tools within a highly regulated operational setting.
• Knowledge of the current financial and HR application and user actions within this system.

• Bachelor's degree in organizational development and management, compliance and auditing, or a related field.
• Knowledge of and experience within the client's state agencies in one or more managerial positions may be substituted for direct experience with audit and control procedures.