Director, Finance and IT Compliance

Our client, a well-established organization, is seeking a Director of Finance & IT Compliance to lead its compliance, governance, and internal controls framework across Finance and Information Technology. This individual will serve as a strategic partner to Finance, IT, Internal Audit, and business leadership to strengthen controls, mitigate risk, and improve compliance processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain the organization’s Finance and IT compliance strategy, enterprise internal controls framework, and related governance activities.
• Oversee internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), ensuring risk-control matrices, narratives, flowcharts, and supporting documentation remain current.
• Oversee compliance with applicable requirements, internal control standards, corporate policies and procedures, financial reporting regulations, and IT governance requirements.
• Advise executive leadership on emerging risks and compliance obligations and present control environment updates to executive leadership, governance committees, and relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor control effectiveness across core financial processes including procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, record-to-report, inventory, fixed assets, treasury, and financial reporting.
• Coordinate compliance testing and management certifications and lead remediation efforts for audit observations and control deficiencies.
• Direct IT general controls (ITGC) compliance activities, including user access management, segregation of duties, change management, system development controls, backup and recovery controls, and disaster recovery testing.
• Govern ERP controls, financial applications, cloud platforms, financial systems, and other critical business applications.
• Serve as the primary liaison for internal and external auditors, coordinating audit plans, testing schedules, evidence collection, audit support, and the timely closure of remediation commitments.
• Conduct Finance and IT risk assessments, support fraud-prevention initiatives and investigations, and establish key risk indicators and compliance dashboards.
• Identify opportunities to automate controls, implement governance and compliance technologies, standardize documentation and evidence-retention practices, and improve Finance and IT processes.
• Mentor Finance and IT managers on control ownership and develop training programs focused on governance, controls, and compliance.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Relevant certification such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CRISC, or CISSP preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in internal controls, compliance, finance, IT governance, or internal audit, including 5+ years of leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of SOX/JSOX, COSO, COBIT, IT general controls, ERP governance, and financial reporting controls.
• Experience supporting global organizations, compliance technology, automation, or AI-enabled tools is a plus.