Risk & Controls Manager

Meta•Austin, TX

About The Position

Meta's Finance team is undergoing a significant transformation to define and execute our 2030 aspirations. The Finance Risk & Controls (R&C) team is a key enabler of this mission, focused on partnering with Finance business teams to effectively design and embed controls within traditional and AI enabled financial systems and processes that mitigate financial reporting and other financial operating risks (e.g., safeguarding of company assets, capital preservation, reliable forecasting, and integrity of finance operations). Meta is seeking an experienced Risk & Controls Manager to join our Global R&C team. This role will serve as a strategic business partner driving, influencing and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders at all levels (including Finance functions, Business teams, Enterprise Products, Internal/External Audit) to continually evaluate and drive proactive risk management and enable efficient and effective operating, financial, and technology controls environment, while ensuring a holistic view of the interdependencies among business processes, IT systems, applications, and AI controls The ideal candidate will have extensive, hands-on experience in identifying and addressing financial, operational, IT, and compliance risks within business processes and systems. This includes evaluating the design and effectiveness of internal controls, as well as leveraging automation, particularly AI to transform processes, enhance productivity, and support compliance at scale. Proven expertise in financial and operational processes and controls is essential for this role. The role reports directly to the Global Finance Risks & Controls Director and demands exceptional problem-solving in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous environment

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, or related field
10+ years of experience in finance, accounting, risk and controls advisory, or audit, including systems and application controls
Experience in public accounting, Big 4, or multinational, public companies
Demonstrated experience driving risk and controls workstreams and delivering successful outcomes for multiple large-scale, complex systems and business process transformation projects or programs
Serve as a subject matter expert in risk and controls, with proven in depth knowledge in identifying and addressing financial, operational, and compliance risks within finance systems and business processes
Understanding of COSO Internal Control Framework, risk assessment practices, and internal and external auditing standards (e.g., IIA, PCAOB)
Effective communicator with proven experience influencing business and technology stakeholders across organizational levels
Experience interpreting and implementing policies and processes in new control environments
Experience of consistently working under your own initiative, seeking feedback and input where appropriate and collaborating in a constantly-changing cross-functional environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Oracle Financials)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or similar certifications
Experience leading AI-focused process transformation and automation initiatives, including addressing AI risk considerations and implementing governance frameworks for AI solution deployment

Responsibilities

Provide thought leadership in risk and controls, proactively identifying emerging risks and pioneering mitigating solutions within key business processes
Partner with Finance Innovation, Modern Finance, and GPO teams to prioritize and coordinate R&C involvement in Finance transformation projects, leading activities such as project intake, scoping and the communication of results and recommendations
Collaborate cross-functionally with business process/control owners, engineering, and product teams to understand objectives for corporate initiatives, new processes, and system implementations, providing guidance to integrate risk mitigation strategies into solution design
Lead risk and controls workstreams by conducting comprehensive risk assessments—including identification, evaluation, and categorization of risks—and designing effective mitigating controls. Prepare and deliver key deliverables such as process and systems flowcharts, risk assessments, SOX impact assessments, and Risk and Control Matrices to support control design and audit readiness
Serve as the primary liaison with Internal and External Audit teams, delivering management status updates on risk and control workstreams, and communicating audit control requirements to finance and relevant stakeholders
Develop and deliver Risk & Controls workstream reports for key corporate initiatives, including periodic reporting to Finance leaders and executive management
Champion the adoption and integration of emerging AI-focused solutions and technologies within Finance, both as a risk and controls advisor and AI user, to enable team and organizational scaling, productivity, and quality including:
Creating reusable tools, prompt libraries, automations, and processes
Adapt and integrate existing systems for AI usability while continuously improving processes and streamlining workflows through AI-focused solutions
Staying up-to-date with the latest AI practices and sharing knowledge to upskill the team and stakeholders
Support the ongoing advancement of the R&C team by developing and enhancing governance frameworks, policies, risk assessments, issue management processes, and training programs