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Manager – SOC Governance

Manager – SOC Governance

CompanyNorthern Trust
LocationChicago, IL, USA
Salary$85900 – $145900
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and manage relationships with partners at all levels.
  • Proven ability to proactively identify opportunities for improvement and implement value added solutions.
  • Highly flexible and adaptable to change.
  • Extensive experience with business, IT general, and IT application controls.
  • Extensive experience working in Big 4 public accounting and/or corporate internal controls functions.

Responsibilities

  • Administer growing SOC Governance program for Northern Trust, including managing the team to ensure proactive and accountable end-to-end project management for each report and to ensure report milestones and issuance dates are met / exceeded.
  • Partner cross-functionally with internal business, technology, and corporate stakeholders, and liaise regularly with external auditors.
  • Lead timely evaluation of control matters, including exception investigation / resolution and control change initiatives, to ensure financial risk for clients is appropriately mitigated.
  • Ensure governance program data, report content, processes and procedures are optimized, fit for purpose, and reflect accounting guidance requirements / industry best practice.
  • Develop and embed proactive internal stakeholder communications to better set expectations around the SOC processes and develop proactive control forecasts.
  • Develop messages and processes for Northern Trust clients, their auditors, and their NT Relationship Managers to address client SOC questions and needs.

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.