Assurance Manager
Location:
Seattle, WA
Status:
Permanent - Hybrid
Ready to lead and elevate an Assurance function with real impact? Our client in Seattle, WA is looking for an Assurance Manager to work closely with their CFO, strengthen internal controls, and drive a proactive, results-oriented strategy. If you’re passionate about innovation, risk management, and making a difference, this role is for you!
YOUR Why
Assurance is an emerging department for our client, reporting directly to the CFO. As the Assurance Manager, you will have a unique opportunity to shape and mature the Assurance function and amplify its purpose internally as practical and results-oriented. Additionally, you will serve as a trusted advisor to our department leaders, educating them on the role that Assurance can play in supporting them and guiding them on best practices in internal controls.
Your deep knowledge and experience in internal controls will be instrumental in developing innovative solutions. You will leverage your intellectual curiosity about our operations to ensure Assurance recommendations are fit-for-purpose and responsive to the needs of the organization. This role requires a strong sense of ownership over the function as well as the ability to identify, design, resource, and execute the strategy needed to mature our Assurance function.
How YOU Will Spend YOUR Days
Provide leadership and oversee all aspects to expand the capabilities and scope of our Assurance function. Define and implement the initiatives necessary to fulfill Assurance’s purpose of supporting operational excellence within the company. Improve existing Assurance tasks, processes, and reporting outputs. Educate and enroll internal stakeholders on Assurance’s purpose, goals, and processes.
Define and execute an annual plan of Assurance reviews over critical operational processes. Oversee all aspects of such reviews (scoping, planning, fieldwork, process documentation evaluation, reporting and recommendations, and remediation monitoring). Supervise the work of any external resources used to complete such reviews.
Develop guidelines/standards for documentation for processes and related risks/controls.
Collaborate and partner with our Legal team and risk executives to ensure that Assurance’s scope is properly aligned with, and supportive of, our company-wide operational risk management program. Provide feedback on the results of Assurance work to risk leadership.
Be a trusted business advisor to our executives and department leaders on process and internal control matters. Offer innovative, practical, and business-oriented ideas and solutions, and assist with execution and implementation as appropriate.
Collaborate with department leaders to review internal control or process breakdowns (i.e., “post-mortems”) to identify root causes and remediations needed, as well as inform future Assurance focus areas.
Advise and assist our client’s separate portfolio investment internal control monitoring function, which focuses on executing internal control reviews over our real estate investment property management providers.
What YOU Bring
At least 10+ years of relevant assurance/internal audit experience, including 5+ years in an internal audit consulting/advisory or Big 4 position.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
Experience with developing and implementing a successful internal audit program is preferred.
Demonstrated success identifying robust, but practical, internal control improvements and/or process changes.
Experience with asset management, private equity, or financial services industries strongly preferred.
Strong working knowledge in a broad range of operational, finance, and technology concepts, practices, and procedures.
CPA or CIA preferred.
Vision, strategic planning, and project management abilities; able to effectively function in both strategic and tactical capacities when needed.
Proven track record of effective collaboration with other departmental executives and company leadership. Customer/investor focused.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to successfully influence others.
Intellectually curious with superlative analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Highest level of professionalism and integrity.
Location: Hybrid in Seattle, WA - relocation available!
Compensation: $175k - $190k per year
No third parties: no C2C or sponsorship available; must be eligible to work W2
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