Manager, Internal Controls

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SUMMARY: 

This position is reporting to the Director Internal Controls, and an integral player in building a strong, dynamic global internal audit function. This Manager position will be a member of the Internal Controls leadership team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Reporting to the Director in San Jose, CA, the Manager will assist in leading and executing projects for the Internal Controls pillar globally, assisting in the daily management of the Internal Controls function, and working on improving projects in collaboration with the other internal audit pillars, business process owners, and IT Compliance function.  

Day-to-day supervision and execution of projects in the Internal Controls pillar globally including: 

• Assisting in performance of annual SOX scoping, materiality, and risk assessment 

• Assisting in development of the overall SOX program plan including the detailed timeline and resource planning 

• Implementing the SOX program, including interactions with the internal and external stakeholders, coordination of the planning and testing phases across the global business and IT functions 

• Maintaining SOX program documentation on methodology, quality, testing templates, and flowcharts. 

• Delivering SOX related trainings to the finance, IT and internal audit functions. 

• Maintaining status dashboards for all phases and aspects of the SOX program, reporting to the Director and other relevant stakeholders. 

• Assisting in reviewing controls documentation, testing approach, and testing execution for SOX related work, as needed. 

• Assisting with management and oversight of our co-sourced testing function. 

• Serving as a single point of contact for ongoing communication with the external auditor team on the finance & operations area and liaising with the business to execute on the SOX program throughout the year. 

• Developing, cultivating, and growing relationships with key stakeholders across various business functional and operational areas. 

• Developing, coaching, and mentoring staff, seniors, and managers in Internal Audit 

• Developing, delivering, and supporting career development and training for staff, seniors, and managers in Internal Audit 

• Assisting in the maturation of the data analytics function, including working to audit robotic process automations, application controls, and other IT dependent controls in close coordination with the data analytics and IT pillar teams 

• Assisting with continued development and refinement of strategy, structure, operations, and model for the Internal Controls SOX PMO function as part of the leadership team. 

REQUIRED

• Work experience: 5+ years of progressive work experience required. Strong preference for background with a large public accounting firm and some US Public Company Internal Audit experience 

• Certification: CIA or CPA (or equivalent) professional certification strongly preferred with expectation of base certification shortly upon hire if not already obtained. Preference for additional certifications including CIA, CPA (or equivalent), CISA, or PMP. 

• Education: Bachelor’s degree with focus on Accounting, Information Systems, or Finance required. Preference for a Master’s degree. 

• Internal Audit Project Execution Skills: Risk assessment, testing, sampling, review, root cause analysis and evaluating of deficiencies, audit reporting, and some consulting skills required. 

• Internal Audit Operations Execution Skills: Outstanding project and time management skills required. 

SKILLS

• Internal Audit Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of SOX theory, materiality, scoping and COSO 2013 framework. Knowledge of SOX best practices and methodology 

• Ability to understand and analyze business process end to end, articulate risks and execute independent judgement 

• Understanding of IT-related controls and IT-dependencies as an integral part of the business processes 

• Recent experience with global public multilocational audits leading multiple SOX cycles required. Technical skills in data analytics is a plus. 

• Internal Audit Soft Skills: Ability to conceptualize and apply judgment across a number of finance, operations, compliance, and cross functional areas, constructively assisting with difficult conversations, excellent presentation skills, ability to assist in influencing and managing expectations of stakeholders, coaching and developing team members, relationship building, and business partnering skills required. 

• Language: Excellent verbal and written English language skills required. Secondary written and verbal language skills a plus. 

• Travel: Ability and willingness to travel throughout globally - up to 10%. 

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.  This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.  Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.