Senior Manager Financial Controls and Compliance

Job Overview

The Senior Manager Financial Controls and Compliance coordinates, administers, and controls financial operations. Reviews, analyzes, and interprets financial and budgetary reports. Directs all aspects of accounting operations and the preparation of annual financial forecasts. Oversees the development of financial accounting systems required to maintain reporting requirements. This position is within our Medical BU, and is remote within the US.

Job Description / Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and framework for establishment and maintenance of financial internal control processes at all Medical BU entities and locations
• Working with local site controlling organizations and regional Financial Shared-service Centers (FSC), perform monthly trial balance and account reconciliation reviews to ensure accuracy in applied policies and standards to financial accounting
• Initiate and drive TE program of Control Self Assessments (CSA) for each Medical location.  Publish and maintain a calendar of controls tests and validations for all sites.  Report results and status of corrective actions
• Build out CSA program for Medical sites to include 100% of prescribed test procedures
• Review entity-level controls testing and analyze supporting documentation to provide direct assurance of adequacy of policy and standards compliance
• Engage with Internal Audit and local site controlling during scheduled internal audit procedures, reviewing responses and requiring ownership of any corrective actions.  Drive site-level preparation and responses in period leading up to scheduled audit
• Through regular interaction and formal training sessions, increase the knowledge of TE policies and procedures among BU Finance staff.  Provide guidance to local teams as questions arise
• Perform an annual review of the Medical delegation of authority (DOA) and build standard work to conduct global maintenance and updates on a periodic basis as needed
• Ensure proper policy deviations are documented, approved, and remain current

Other knowledge, skills and abilities

• Advanced knowledge of US GAAP accounting standards and TE Company polices (or their equivalent)
• Effective business partner to cross-functional colleagues (e.g., operations, sales, customer service), providing guidance related to controls as needed, and reinforcing ownership and accountability
• Comfortable in interacting and influencing Medical finance teams to achieve required control status.  Gravitate to opportunities for development of local site controlling staff
• Strong communications skills (oral and written)
• Proven analytical skills, including the ability to analyze abstract situations.  Position requires attention to details
• Ability to work independently and manage time to meet calendar requirements and deliverables
• Ability to handle sensitive information

What your background should look like:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• 12+ years’ experience, including 7+ years in corporate accounting, controlling, or audit management
• Experience within a manufacturing environment is preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and other MS Office applications
• Experience working with ERP systems and portal-based data sharing applications
• English language fluency

Competencies