Internal Controls IT Senior Manager
External job listingat Zurich North America
Join Zurich North America as an Internal Controls IT Senior Manager, providing risk-based assurance and leading oversight of the IT control environment.
Salary
Not provided
Location
Schaumburg, United States
Employment type
Full time
Workplace
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Internal Controls IT Senior Manager
Schaumburg, United States
Job description
About the role
Zurich North America is seeking an experienced Internal Controls Senior Manager to join its Risk team at its North American Headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois. The role provides independent risk-based assurance over Zurich's IT general controls (ITGCs), operational controls, and financial reporting controls in alignment with Zurich's Internal Control Integrated Framework (ICIF).
The successful candidate serves as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders, helping strengthen control effectiveness, drive continuous improvement, and support regulatory, audit, and governance requirements. The position is the designated Internal Control Manager for ServiceNow, Zurich's information technology GRC platform, and leads oversight of the IT control environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead independent testing and review of IT general controls, automated controls, and operational controls to assess design and operating effectiveness.
- Design and execute risk-based testing strategies and facilitate timely remediation of identified control deficiencies.
- Serve as the designated Internal Control Manager for ServiceNow, overseeing control governance activities, issue management, control changes, and reporting.
- Provide oversight and quality assurance of IT control testing performed by Internal Control Managers and Senior Analysts, ensuring adherence to ICIF requirements and testing standards.
- Lead oversight of the IT control environment, including testing, issue management, audit coordination, and reporting.
- Partner with IT Governance, business stakeholders, External Audit, Group Audit, and Internal Controls leadership to support a sustainable and effective control framework.
Requirements
- Strong technical knowledge of ITGCs, risk management, audit practices, and control frameworks.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and lead through organizational and technology transformation.
Key facts
- The role is based in Schaumburg, United States.
- The role provides assurance over IT general, operational, and financial reporting controls.
- The position serves as the designated Internal Control Manager for ServiceNow.
Frequently asked questions
What does this role involve?
It provides independent risk-based assurance over IT general controls, operational controls, and financial reporting controls. It also leads oversight of the IT control environment.
What are the main responsibilities?
Responsibilities include risk-based control testing, remediation of control deficiencies, ServiceNow control governance, issue management, audit coordination, and reporting.
What knowledge and capabilities are needed?
The source calls for strong technical knowledge of ITGCs, risk management, audit practices, and control frameworks, along with the ability to influence stakeholders and lead through transformation.