Consultant, Financial Reporting Controls

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Internal Comp Grade is G3

This is a hybrid position located in Columbus Ohio and you will be required to come into the office two days per week. 

This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.

Job Description Summary

Do you want to invest in yourself and thrive in an environment of innovation, problem solving, collaboration and learning? If you’re prepared to work in a technology-enabled, digitally-focused organization, where Controllership is a captivating and respected career, we want to hear from you!
As an Advisor, you'll be a top-level technical professional with an emphasis on assessing and providing risk and internal control recommendations on existing financial, regulatory, and operational processes as well as upcoming process changes. We'll count on you to identify, evaluate and conduct analysis to all applicable risk requirements are met while balancing efficiency and cost factors into solutions/recommendations. You'll be a sought-after resource for consultation on the most complex process risk and internal control challenges.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides technical consulting on the development and implementation of new process execution strategies, including the development of policies, procedures, processes and controls. 

• Leads major process review and initiatives across Controllership. Serves as a specialist in planning, developing and executing through the use of procedures, measurements and strategies to ensure project objectives are met.

• Perform process design reviews during key business projects to help ensure potential errors continue to be effectively mitigated, new potential errors are identified and properly controlled prior to “go-live” and objective assessment information is completely and accurately reported to partners for decision making.

• Facilitates the design and governance of automated controls using Oracle’s advanced control suite, including ongoing procedures once rules are implemented. Includes the assessment, testing and establishment of new automated controls that meet management's needs.

• Performs timely and objective root cause analysis related to potential control breakdowns detected by management, regulators or auditors. Prepares and presents findings and recommendations to business unit controllers.

• Provides CPE accredited education regarding internal control concepts, using widely-recognized internal control frameworks.

• Provides strategic thought leadership around Nationwide’s financial reporting control environment in relation to the FRC control program activities by performing initial scoping, assessment, documentation and overall conclusions for new processes added to the program's compliance scope.

• Works directly and independently with various senior company leaders to review and assess the effectiveness of entity-level controls and overall governance mechanisms.

• Implements necessary action steps to transition relevant process data elements to the Enterprise GRC administrative system (Open Pages), which supports Nationwide’s broader Governance, Risk and Controls framework and supports Controllership's strategic vision for improving the control environment that supports management's operational, compliance and reporting objectives by documenting procedures.

• Serves as a resource for resolution of the most complex design, implementation, support and operational problems.

• Provides process expertise for direction, mentoring and guidance for less experienced staff

• Surges and provides support for peak FRC compliance periods by completing more complex assessments

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Senior Director/Associate Vice President.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or finance, or equivalent experience preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Professional certifications such as certification in Internal Audit (CIA), Public Accounting (CPA), Information Systems (CISA), or Control Self-Assessment (CCSA) required

Experience: Six to eight years of progressive professional experience in audit, finance, accounting, regulatory compliance or similar field. Public accounting preferred.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Proven knowledge in risk, internal control and security frameworks, principles and practices (e.g., COSO, COBIT, ITIL). Familiar with GAAP and STAT accounting bases. Insurance regulatory requirements. Proven knowledge of information risk components and General Computer Controls. Management policies, practices and procedures. Must have strong analytical skills to research and evaluate highly complex operations and systems, risk assessments and process redesign projects. Must have the ability to develop risk mitigation strategies and make risk recommendations to senior management. Must possess strong project leadership capabilities. Strong decision-making skills to evaluate alternatives and recommend solutions. Excellent organization and planning skills to set priorities and plan work. Manages multiple assignments simultaneously with minimal direct supervision. Comfortable interacting and communicating with all levels of management. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of staff, management and external sources, including the ability to express complex risk and control concepts to people without technical backgrounds, both verbally and in writing. Must have personal computer skills, as well as knowledge of related software, including PowerPoint and Visio presentations.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence. 

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and Human Resources Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.
 

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not eligible)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment; extended and/or non standard work hours as needed.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties. 

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.