Internal Risk Controls Lead

Join our team and help lead our dynamic IRC team and drive innovative solutions that enhance our customer experience, while fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.

Overview 

Horizon Farm Credit is actively seeking an IRC Lead to join our team. Qualified candidate may work in any available Horizon Farm Credit branch. To view locations, click here Locations | Horizon Farm Credit. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule. Our ideal candidate is an experienced, organized, detail-oriented, and analytical individual excited to help mitigate risk across the organization to ensure the achievement of strategic objectives. The hours of operations are typically, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Position Description: Join our team as an IRC Lead, where you'll work under the direction of the Director of Internal Risk and Control to plan and execute internal risk assessments and control reviews. Your role will be crucial in determining the effectiveness of our risk and control framework, providing effective challenges, and ensuring sound business practices. You'll evaluate risks and controls to identify strengths and weaknesses in business processes, reporting your findings to the appropriate parties. You are expected to work independently with general direction and limited supervision, you'll also provide training and development for less experienced staff, promote open and constructive communication across the organization, and offer input on policies and procedures related to policy requirements, regulatory compliance, and internal control.

  Key Responsibilities

• Leads verification of compliance with internal control policies/procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and existing documentation for the Association’s business processes.
• Provides risks and controls support for audits and examinations conducted by Internal Audit and external parties (e.g., External Auditor, AgFirst, or FCA).
• Leads evaluation of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls/processes.
• Assesses and considers the potential for fraud while conducting internal control testing. 
• Leads preparation of risk assessments for areas across the organization and generates risk and control matrices (RACM) as needed. Updates GRC software with risks and controls.
• Leads development of detailed test procedures based on risk assessments. Develops steps needed to evaluate and/or analyze compliance with applicable policies/procedures and regulatory requirements. 
• Leads execution of test procedures. Demonstrates flexibility in prioritizing/completing tasks and communicating potential conflicts to leadership.
• Leads Analysis of transactions, records, reports, and existing documentation to determine the adequacy of controls and assess the effectiveness of processes and/or activities.
• Leads preparation of supporting documentation and formal reports of all testing/reviews, including recommendations for correcting unsatisfactory conditions. Creates/Verifies high-quality deliverables using appropriate business and technical language.
• Prepares exception trackers and verifies management’s timely remediation of unsatisfactory conditions.
• Lead engagement operations, ensuring quality work is performed, within budget and on time. Able to manage multiple engagements/tasks and be deadline-driven. Demonstrates flexibility in prioritizing/completing tasks and communicating potential conflicts to leadership.
• Review the work of team members for quality, accuracy, and relevance. Coaches/develops people by sharing knowledge with team members and helping them attain experiences.
• Provides consulting advice to the association for process improvements and control enhancement
• Recommends effective issue remediation plans for management.
• Builds, develops, and manages relationships with business and internal control partners to facilitate teamwork between all lines of defense for risk and control management.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, or Business Administration.
• Preferred certifications include – CIA, CPA, or CISA. 
• Generally, 8-10 years of experience in risk and control management.
• Excellent experience with business processes, financial reporting, and information technology risks, processes, and controls.
• Excellent knowledge of Corporate Governance and the Sarbanes Oxley Act’s regulations and requirements.
• Ability to create high-quality deliverables using appropriate business and technical language.
• Excellent knowledge of the COSO framework, CoBIT, and/or other l