Manager, Compliance, Audit & Risk

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Girl Scouts of the USA

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls and the leading authority on their healthy development. Millions of Girl Scout alums across the country and the world have gone on to achieve incredible things and make a tremendous impact in fields ranging from public policy, medicine, journalism, and athletics to international relations, science, technology, art, and entertainment. 

As a mission-driven organization, Girl Scouts of the USA champions girls as they explore their worlds, try new things, and develop the courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place. From stargazing during a first overnight camping trip to building robots, navigating a rocky hiking trail, working together on a community project, and learning about the importance of environmental stewardship, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can unapologetically be themselves as they rise to meet new challenges and discover the issues that matter most to them. Along the way they learn the power of friendship, connection, and teamwork. 

Girl Scouts are doers, innovators, problem-solvers, creators, and dreamers, and the GSUSA team is here to center, support, and inspire them, working with 111 local councils across the country and USA Girl Scouts Overseas to deliver our life-changing Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

This is a 2-3 day in office hybrid position located in New York City.

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The Finance and Procurement division is responsible for protecting the assets of GSUSA and the Movement. The division employs strong governance, sound financial principles, and organization-wide internal controls to ensure that the assets are safeguarded.

The team is divided into four distinct functions: Controllers, Treasury, Procurement and Financial Planning and Analysis.

 

The team is responsible for fiscal reporting and requirements; management and growth of three distinct investment portfolios; ensuring the fulfillment of the sponsor and fiduciary responsibilities for the Girl Scouts of the USA pension plan, the National Council retirement plan that includes 98 council employers and the 401K employee defined contribution plan; managing and forecasting cash flow and liquidity and maintaining external relationships with financial institutions; the development of the annual budget and forecast to support the strategic direction of the organization and its annual objectives.

 

The team provides reporting and analyses of the operating results to the Executive team that allow them to make clear and sound business decisions. The team provides analytical rigor and skills to the other communities to ensure that investments are justified, targeted metrics are met, and variances are clearly delineated. 

 

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Manager, Compliance, Audit & Risk will lead execution of GSUSA’s Internal Audit program, as well as GSUSA’s Tax Compliance function. The incumbent will be well versed in leading practices in internal audit and will coordinate execution of the annual audit plan.

 

This role will also be responsible for ensuring that the organization maintains its tax obligations and benefits with respect to federal, state, and local tax authorities, and that related issues are identified and resolved in a timely manner.

This role requires excellent planning skills, superior communication & facilitation skills, and a strong attention to detail. 

 

Reporting into the Controller, this role will represent the organization externally by managing the outsourced Internal Audit vendor, engaging with tax authorities as an authorized representative, and working with service providers to maintain internal systems and manage service performance.

 

This individual is expected to have a strong understanding of the control environment, an ability to operate autonomously, an ability to influence without direct authority and a strong level of professionalism/leadership gravitas. 

 

This role will also serve as the Finance & Procurement partner to the ERM function, managing our risk profile/tolerance as well as the advancement of our business resilience capabilities.  

 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Primary duties of the position

 

 

• Manages the GSUSA Internal Audit program. Ensures appropriate level of review of internal controls and adequate process definition exists, to enable the safeguarding of organizational assets.  Serve as primary interface to Internal Audit vendor. Project manage execution of the Annual Audit Plan and issuance of related reports.  Coordinate management reviews and development of responses/action plans, in response to identified o