Senior Director, Finance Controls, Compliance and Risk

TransUnion • Chicago, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At TransUnion, we have a welcoming and energetic environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. We are consistently exploring new technologies and tools to be agile. This environment gives our people the opportunity to hone current skills and build new capabilities, while discovering their genius. Come be a part of our team – you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in financial reporting, operational accounting, audit or internal control roles
• Public accounting experience at Big 4 or a national firm and/or experience working at public companies
• In depth knowledge of S-Ox, COSO framework, US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements
• Experience with both internal controls over business processes and internal general controls required
• Experience with multinational companies is beneficial
• Demonstrated project management skills to prioritize tasks and achieve deadlines
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or MBA preferred
• CPA

Responsibilities

• Drive the strategy and execution for effectively managing the control environment for the global finance function including execution the annual assessment of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (“S-Ox”), maintaining policies and evaluating compliance with key financial processes and continuous monitoring risk for the Company
• Prepare the annual scoping and risk assessment to ensure comprehensive coverage is achieved by the program and continue to evaluate and react to emerging risks and ongoing changes in the business on the scope of the S-Ox program and control environment
• Develop and train a high caliber team to partner with control owners across business and information technology control activities to deliver high quality control documentation such as control matrices, process narratives, and flowcharts with the ability to evaluate risks and understand compensating controls and to be able to develop and execute testing procedures for these control activities.
• Identify opportunities for automation or other process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of our internal controls and support internal projects or acquisition integration as needed to evaluate and implement internal controls and assess risk
• Ensure timely reporting of program status, design and operating deficiencies, remediation status, and deficiency evaluation
• Serve as the primary contact for external auditor collaborating to resolve outstanding matters timely
• Provide periodic updates to the S-Ox Steering Committee and Audit Committee on the status of the S-Ox program
• Drive the culture of a strong control environment by ensuring the company maintains and where needed enhances compliance policies to mitigate financial risks beyond internal control over financial reporting
• Support internal policy review processes, identify and implement policy compliance monitoring for key finance policies
• Drive accountability with and provide training and guidance to stakeholders to instill a culture of compliance
• Build relationships cross-functionally within finance including global audit and advisory, information technology, and legal and compliance to foster collaboration and influence change

Benefits

• TransUnion provides flexible benefits including flexible time off for exempt associates, paid time off for non-exempt associates, up to 12 paid holidays per year, health benefits (including medical, dental, and vision plan options and health spending accounts), mental health support, disability benefits, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility planning coverage, legal benefits, long-term care insurance, commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement, charity gift matching, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k) retirement savings with employer match, and access to TransUnion’s Employee Resource Groups.
• Spousal, domestic partner, and other eligible dependent coverage is available on select health and welfare plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees