Business Compliance and Assurance Lead

Requisition Id 13297 

 

 

Overview: 

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks to hire a Business Assurance and Compliance Lead.  This position resides in the Operations, Assurance and Assessment (OAA) Division within the Business Services Directorate (BSD).  The Business Assurance and Compliance Team Lead plans and organizes OAA activities, including: facilitating strategic planning activities, planning and participating in management assessments throughout the BSD, overseeing tasks related to the internal financial control program (A123), leading advancement of A123 program using data analytics, supporting the BSD training program, and performing other activities, as assigned by management.

 

Major Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Provides leadership, guidance, and support for Division deliverables.
• Oversees progress of Division tasks and commitments and reports concerns to management.
• Participates in the development and monitoring of the BSD annual business plan, goals and objectives, risk assessments, and input to the Laboratory Plan and Laboratory Report.
• Works with BSD leaders and Quality to identify, facilitate, and implement process improvements throughout BSD.
• Leads advancement of A123 program, including:
  • Identifying opportunities to use data analytics for conducting assessments and performing testing/verification of internal controls.
  • Collaborating with A123 coordinator and process owners to establish and maintain a business process approach to internal control testing, in accordance with DOE requirements.
  • Identification and execution of continuous improvement efforts.
  • Coordinating with other Laboratories for identification of best practices and improvement opportunities.
• Supports the A123 Coordinator and oversees the progress of A123 tasks, including:
  • Coordinating risk rating activities performed by process owners, including setting the schedule, directing the process owners, ensuring timeliness and reporting the results to DOE
  • Influencing staff and management in the identification of internal controls when new processes or systems are implemented
  • Supporting process owners with A123 process documentation including the development of new or revised internal control test plans
  • Remaining current in knowledge of laws and regulations as it relates to DOE A123 requirements
  • Liaising with DOE site offices, service centers and headquarters of DOE regarding A123 submissions
  • Liaising with Managers outside direct organization to accomplish requirements of A123
  • Reviewing for effectiveness and conducting tests of process controls
  • Aiding in the development of corrective action plans as required
  • Reporting testing results to DOE utilizing the AMERICA tool
  • Planing testing activities to meet the reporting requirements of DOE
  • Providing in depth A123 training for process and control owners including management
  • Updating and maintaining A123 data files for internal use
  • Maintaining the content and security of the A123 SharePoint website
  • Preparing the Financial Management Systems (FMS) evaluations in the Entity section of America
  • Providing A123 data to external auditors as needed
  • Responding to queries from Internal Audit on matters related to A123 controls and documentation
• Collaborates with BSD leaders, Division staff, and Quality support in organizing and prioritizing the annual BSD management assessment program, including to:
  • identify areas of risk,