Risk Coordinator - Boston, United States - Off of the State Comptrollers

Description

About the Office of the Comptroller

The Office of the Comptroller ensures that the more than $50 billion in annual transactions authorized by the general appropriations act and supplemental appropriations are executed in accordance with all statutory requirements and recorded in compliance with accounting standards.

We also oversee capital assets, federal funding inflows, and other transactions. We also own and maintain statewide payments and payroll systems, safeguarding critical financial information.

We operate in support of our partners, the financial staff at more than 150 departments and agencies across the Commonwealth.

As stewards of the public trust, we aspire to inspire confidence by maintaining our core principles: clarity, integrity, and accountability.

The powers and obligations of the Office of the Comptroller are generally dictated by M.G.L. c. 7A.


Summary of SRMT's Responsibilities

• The Office of the Comptroller's Statewide
  Risk Management Team has six areas of responsibility:1) The SRMT manages security access to the Commonwealth's Accounting and HR/Payroll Enterprise Systems for users at all state agencies.
• 2) The SRMT uses data analytics and desk reviews to ensure agency compliance with State Finance Law, and Comptroller regulations, policies and procedures and ultimately protect against fraud, waste, and abuse.

3)

The Risk Team offers resources on cybersecurity:
internal controls, training, preparedness, and organization responsibilities.

• 4) Under Chapter 647 of the Acts of 1989, the Comptroller is responsible for developing internal control guidelines for Commonwealth agencies and assisting them in certifying the existence of internal controls and best practices in various business areas.

5) The Risk Team manages the IT and Uniform Guidance portions of the Statewide Single Audit and files the Single Audit Report with the Federal Clearinghouse. SRMT also monitors potential auditor independence issues, and other auditor fiscal reviews, outcomes, and reports.

• 6) SRMT reviews the internal operations of the Comptroller's business teams and consults on business processes.

Position Summary

The Program Coordinator II reports to the Assistant Comptroller for Risk and will assist in the day-to-day activities of the Risk Team.

This includes managing scheduling for the Assistant Comptroller, the Single and Internal Audit Lead, and the Lead Business Analyst in charge of agency compliance reviews.

Other responsibilities include assisting other members of the Team with administrative tasks. See specific duties below.


Specific Duties Include:

• Review reports and memos for format, content, etc.
• Use timelines to track Team projects and recurring tasks
• Serve as cyber incident scribe to take notes on calls and to draft incident reports
• Implement updates and improvements to Team processes
• Respond to inquiries from CTR and agency staff, confer with Risk Team, and respond with information
• Track and expand business metrics to report the results of the Teams activities
• Monitor scheduling for the Assistant Comptroller
• Meet regularly with staff to assess business issues and corrective actions
• Provide data to the Commonwealth's auditors on the statewide single audit and /or any targeted audits
• Update agency contacts for the Single Audit components of IT and Federal Awards
• Keep Single Audit folders up to date and organized for each fiscal year
• Develop summary analyses of single audit findings, issues, lessons learned
• Develop summaries and analysis of Desk Review results
• Develop an understanding of CTR regulations, policies and procedures

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Bargaining Unit / Salary Range NAGE UNIT 6 / Grade 12: $67, $97,344.26***
Benefits Package: CTR is pleased to offer a comprehensive benefits package for its employees and managers. The specific components and eligibility may vary based upon position classification, hours worked per week and other variables. Therefore, specific benefits for this position may be discussed as part of the interview and offer process.

In addition, CTR provides employees the opportunity to elect life insurance, long term disability insurance, deferred compensation savings, tuition remission, pre-tax commuter account plans, along with other programs.

CTR Hybrid Work Model
CTR began operating its hybrid work model on November 1, 2021.

Under this policy, employees are currently required to work a minimum of four business days per month (two set by management and two set by the employee) on-site at CTR's Boston office and may work remotely the remainder of the time at a location approved by their supervisor, so long as they comply with the requirements of the telework policy.

Under this policy, all employees must be able to report to the Boston office with little or no notice, even including the same workday should an exigent circumstance arise.

Therefore, a reasonable proximity to the office is necessary