Director, IT Financial Controls, Group & North America at Vaco by Highspring — NeverHard

Our client is a provider of property and casualty insurance. They are looking for a Director, IT Financial Controls, Group & North America to join their team! Leadership and Team Development: Lead, supervise, and mentor a team of IT Financial Controls testing professionals. Foster individual growth through coaching, targeted development opportunities, and regular performance feedback. Build team capability in areas such as AI tools, Data Analytics and risk-based audit methodologies. Develop and maintain the annual IT Financial Controls testing plan, including scoping, risk assessment, and scheduling. Guide managers’ efforts to allocate resources and assign tasks, ensuring the team delivers high-quality work on schedule. Analyze the IT Financial Controls environment, identify control gaps and weaknesses, assess their risk impact, prepare insightful reports, and present deficiencies and recommendations to IT Leadership and key stakeholders. Identify opportunities to strengthen and evolve the IT Financial Controls methodology and approach. Champion quality and ensure engagements are conducted in accordance with relevant standards. Build strong, trust-based relationships with IT teams, the financial controls advisory team, internal audit, and our external auditors. Communicate deficiencies clearly to IT teams to support their understanding of control requirements, fostering a culture of accountability and robust internal controls. Relevant Experience: 12+ years of experience in IT Financial Controls in the Insurance or Banking Industry or at a Big Four, including at least 4 years in a leadership capacity. Bilingual Proficiency: For candidates in Quebec, advanced professional fluency in French and English, both written and spoken. Technical Skills: Extensive understanding of National Instrument (NI) 52-109, PCAOB/Sox404, IT General Controls (ITGC), IT Automated Controls (ITACs), Segregation of Duties (SoD), auditing standards and procedures and accounting principles. Influencing & Stakeholder Management: Ability to influence and build consensus with stakeholders at all levels, driving stakeholder alignment on audit deficiencies and the prioritization of remediation efforts in a pragmatic and collaborative way. Risk-based and Strategic Thinking: Ability to identify non-obvious links between applications, processes, and departments and assess their impact on financial compliance. Align the IT Financial Controls framework with organizational objectives, prioritizing based on risk and potential financial impact. AI and Data Analytics tools [asset]: Experience of GRC platforms (e.g., Decision Focus, TeamMate+, Workiva, Archer), AI chat (e.g., Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. 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