Manager Enterprise Risk Management

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Position Overview

As a Senior Manager – Enterprise Risk Management, you will work closely with the Director of Enterprise Risk Management to build a mature and scalable enterprise risk management program 

to drive value across the business through risk monitoring and insights. The person in this key visible role will help develop the vision for the enterprise risk management function and operating model and will manage resources to execute the related projects and initiatives to build the function. The person in this role will be integral in partnering across the business to identify risks, develop risk mitigation strategies, and effectively communicate and report on risk management with senior and executive leadership.

Primary Responsibilities 

The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Develop and transform the overall enterprise risk assessment strategy and process, including utilization of both quantitative and qualitative risk assessment approaches 

• Participate in enhancing and maintaining the overall enterprise risk and risk appetite frameworks in partnership with stakeholders

• Participate in performing risk assessments in a variety of business areas and at varying levels of detail, including rating risks utilizing relevant framework 

• Oversee management and maintenance of enterprise risk register, including implementation of relevant technologies to enhance capabilities 

• Develop risk scorecards or other such tools to assist in the prioritization of risk focus across the enterprise

• Manage and monitor risk mitigation/remediation activities as applicable 

• Assist with the development of management action plans related to risk areas and manage to completion including periodic reporting to key stakeholders

• Serve as a risk management resource to assess risk around process transformations, system implementations, and other projects

• Design, implement, and manage continuous monitoring routines utilizing data analysis, automation, and other scalable methods and tools

• Design method and process for reporting on risk management initiatives to key stakeholders on a regular basis 

• Manages multiple disciplines or a department, overseeing professionals and possibly subordinate managers. Advises on moderately complex matters and is accountable for a broad department budget impacting the business. 

• Identify relevant data to collect for regular review and analysis, and implement methods to receive, analyze, and report on related findings

• Prepare reports and other materials for presentation to executive and Board leadership

• Provide input into enhancement or creation of enterprise policies and procedures in line with regulatory or organizational requirements

• Partner and collaborate across the business to be an advocate for risk management and other risk and compliance related activities and promote consistency in risk management practices

• Oversee the Company’s Third Party Risk Management program, including development of metrics, reporting, and assessment of effectiveness

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 7 years progressive experience ideally with a Public Accounting firm or Technology company in one or more of the following areas: Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Controls, Governance Risk and Compliance, Audit or Assurance, Accounting or Finance, or other risk management areas 

• 3 + years leadership experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Analytics or other Business area 

• Knowledge and experience working with regulatory frameworks and compliance standards (may include SOX, COSO, ISO, or others)

• Experience conducting risk assessments (e.g. COSO, SOX, etc.), analyzing risk, and forming risk mitigation strategies 

• Experience working and collaborating effectively with executives, subject matter experts, operational and process owners, and internal/external auditors to navigate risk management complexities 

• Experience reviewing processes with a purpose of identifying risks, control gaps, automation and efficiency opportunities

• Experience analyzing data, preferably including data analytics reporting and visualization

• Experience managing projects or processes/programs

• Experience managing teams and allocating resources across multiple projects/workstreams

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

• Strong project management and organizational skills with demonstrated ability to complete assignments timely and effectively

• Possession of one or more of the following professional designations preferred: CPA, CISA, or similar

Physical requirements

• Ability to sit for extended periods: The role requires sitting at a desk or workstation for long periods, typically 7-8 hours a day.

• Use of computer and phone systems: The employee must be able to operate a computer, use phone systems, and type. This includes using multiple software programs and inquiries simultaneously.

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. 

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers. We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact LeaveBenefits@paylocity.com. This email address 

is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

Our journey forward.

Paylocity strives to create an organizational culture where every employee has a voice, feels truly welcome, appreciated, and free to be themselves, and is empowered and enabled to do their best work. A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is critical to creating such a culture.

We’ve made great strides to support diversity, equity, and inclusion. That being said, we realize there’s still room for improvement. Our current focus is on the following initiatives:

Education & Awareness

Client Community

Company Representation

Advocacy & Support

Fairness & Equality

PCTY Gives

Want to learn more, click here to access our DEI flipbook. https://www.flipsnack.com/paylocitycom/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.html

This job description has been written to provide an accurate reflection of the current job and to include the general nature of the work performed. It is not designed to contain a comprehensive detailed inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employees assigned to the job. Management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.

 Hybrid: This role follows a hybrid schedule, requiring three days in the office at our Schaumburg, IL location and two days remote per week. The in-office days are subject to business needs. Candidates must be able to commute to the office as required.? The work arrangement for this role is subject to change based on business needs and individual performance. This may include adjustments to on-site requirements or schedule expectations, as necessary.?  

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, 

and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers. 

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact LeaveBenefits@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.