Unit Mgr - Internal Controls And Advisory

Unit Manager (ICD) - This position is responsible for performing and monitoring various tasks to ensure compliance with MetLife’s Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR)/Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance programs and liaising between Internal Controls, business and Audit on key SOX activities/programs and other initiatives. The candidate will be responsible for understanding and assisting ICD, SOX LOB Coordinators, and process owners.

• Support ICD Annual Planning exercise, working closely with IA to finalize risk ratings, drafting GAAP and STAT coverage files, and facilitating MSAs by creating TMRs (Testing and Monitoring results) for low rated controls to be tested by Control Owners /Management.
• Monitor quarterly SOX302 Questionnaires. This includes drafting, reporting, and analysis of responses by process and application owners.
• Attend annual SOX process walkthroughs to support oversight testing of SOC1 Type 2 management self-assessment and documenting testing to relevant TMRs and address Deloitte questions, if any.
• Work closely with Internal Audit on issue identification and mitigation and other SOX assessments and initiatives and attend walkthroughs and exposure of ToD and ToE and SOX404 control testing.
• Assist SOX Process Owners with maintenance of SOX Process Descriptions, Risk and Control Descriptions, Control Owners, Key Information, and other key elements in Open Pages to ensure their accuracy.
• Perform and complete various tasks in accordance with ICD requirements including but not limited to reporting through Open Pages using COGNOS.
• Monitor Model/tool/EUC inventory for changes, incomplete records, etc. and follow up with owners to update their inventory records.
• Coordinate and respond to regulatory requests as needed.
• GAAP and STAT Coverage using HFM, SmartView and CUBUS.
• Good exposure of using AI tools and work to simplify, streamline and automate activities using AI and other automation tools.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Finance with Internal Audit / Internal Controls experience
• MBA Finance/ Qualified CPA/CIA preferred.
  
  

• Total work experience of 8+ years with at least 4+ years in SOX, Internal Controls, or Internal Audit related work experience.
  
  

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including meeting facilitation skills, are required
• Exceptional time, project management and organization skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
  
  

• Strong Microsoft Office skills (e.g. Excel, Word, Visio, Project and PowerPoint)
• Open Pages/GRC experience a plus ...Less