Sr. Manager, Global Business Process and Controls

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three of the world’s most iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Wrangler®, Lee® and Helly Hansen®. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long- term value for its stakeholders.

Job Posting:

Senior Manager, Global Business Process & Controls

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Global Business Process & Controls is a key leader responsible for strengthening and advancing the Company’s global business process and internal control environment. This role partners closely with business and functional leadership to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks through the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of effective and efficient internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Own and advance the global business process and internal control framework, ensuring alignment with public company requirements, evolving risk profiles, and leading practices.
• Drive awareness and accountability for internal controls through training, guidance, and ongoing communication with business partners and control owners.
• Provide advice to business process owners on an effective and efficient design of internal controls including finding opportunities to strengthen existing controls through automation and providing support in the design and implementation of new controls.
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external auditors, supporting effective audits over internal controls and appropriate coordination with process owners.
• Keep business partners abreast of developments in internal controls through issuance of various publications, training sessions, and other meeting forums and serve as a point of contact for internal control matters for the company.
• Lead and develop talent, including direct management of team members and influencing outcomes across functions and geographies.
• Lead the evaluation of internal control deficiencies, including root cause analysis, control failure identification, assessment of severity and significance, and oversight of timely and sustainable remediation.

Leadership

• Strong expertise in business process risks and internal controls within a public company environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategic partnerships and work with others to accomplish objectives and results.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate risks, control concepts, and remediation expectations to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of US GAAP including control deficiency evaluation framework.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent attention to detail, organized and thorough with a desire for continuous operational improvement.
• Strong project management, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work independently and to proactively execute critical tasks.
• Strong work ethic with self-accountability for high quality deliverables and achieving departmental goals.
• Innovative, out of the box thinker and adaptable to a changing environment.
• Receptive to both accepting and delivering direct, constructive feedback.

Requirements

Years of Related Professional Experience:

• Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience in internal controls, business process risk, audit, or related disciplines
• Big 4 CPA firm experience preferred.

Educational/ Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Certification/Licensure: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification must be active and good standing

Leadership Competencies Expected for this Role:

Evolving Leader

Global Agility – Leads diverse teams, adapts amidst ambiguity

Purposeful Integrity – Leads with values, earns team’s trust, handles conflicts ethically

Strategic Foresight – Connects teamwork to business strategy

Customer Centric Innovation – Leads improvements rooted in customer needs

Urgency for Impact – Drive priorities forward with pace and purpose

Bold Accountability – Set high standards and model responsibility

Empowered Collaboration – Builds inclusive teams, collaborates across functions

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Why Kontoor Brands?

At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle. Our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products.

When our employees are healthy, secure, and well, they bring their best selves to work. Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family’s needs – now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays, and Tuition Reimbursement.

We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members. Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.