Director, Risk Assessment & Monitoring

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.

Job Summary

Responsible for performing risk assessments of key accounts and financial reporting processes for the Comcast enterprise. Includes identifying potential risks and assessing the controls environment in our businesses. The position will play an important role in helping to comply with U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations. The key aspects of this role will entail performing risk assessments and collaboration with cross-functional teams within Corporate Accounting & Reporting and the divisions. This position will lead a team of two people.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the initiative to develop and implement a risk assessment framework to evaluate financial statement line items and the related accounting, financial reporting, processes, and information systems. Requires understanding of complex accounting matters.
• Apply professional judgement to assess risks and the controls environment.
• Recommend opportunities for improvement as it relates to internal controls, financial reporting and accounting operations.
• Collaborate with internal controls team to evaluate the design and effectiveness of internal control activities.
• Lead the initiative to operationalize the strategic risk assessment process, which includes partnering with cross-functional teams within Corporate Accounting & Reporting and the divisions, such as, the External Reporting team, Accounting Policy team, Consolidations team and divisional Controllership teams. Includes recommending opportunities for improvement and implementing ways to drive consistency, efficiencies and simplification in our accounting, financial reporting and processes.  
• Perform accounting research and peer reviews as needed to strengthen knowledge on accounting topics and industry views.
• Monitor the changing business environment and emerging risks for financial reporting.
• Lead a team of two people, which includes managing responsibilities and providing support, coaching and guidance.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Support department leadership with other projects and responsibilities as assigned.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience, such as public accounting, controls and compliance experience, or technical accounting, and previous management responsibility
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, SOX, COSO, and SEC rules and regulations
• Strong communication, organizational and leadership skills
• Team leader with ability to prioritize, plan, lead and implement projects
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

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