Manager, Data Risk and Automation - Charlotte - RSM

Description

Data Risk And Automation Consultant

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You'll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There's no one like you and that's why there's nowhere like RSM.

In the ERP and Automation Services (ERAS) Risk Consulting practice, we work with C-suite executives, leaders and boards of the world's leading organizations, helping them enhance visibility of enterprise and application risk, implement operational improvements, optimize compliance solutions, reduce costs of compliance and develop mechanisms to identify, measure, monitor and respond to risks.

We are the Data Risk and Automation team at RSM. We provide Chief Financial Officers, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, Chief Data Officers, Chief Audit Executives, and their executive teams with the expert guidance and industry best practices they seek. Our team possesses deep industry experience, functional insights, audit and accounting expertise, data capabilities, and digital technology leadership to assist our clients in making significant changes. Through our capabilities in Finance and Accounting, Risk and Controls, Compliance, Data, Analytics, Generative AI, Robotic Process Automation, and Transformation, we address our clients' most challenging problems and prepare them for the future.

You possess strong critical thinking skills and excel in clear communication. You are always on the lookout for more effective and efficient ways to manage and govern information, aiming to enhance business and risk decision-making to deliver tangible benefits. When you suggest implementing new solutions or changing existing processes, clients trust you to guide them through the process, both in person and in writing. As a result, everyone is satisfied because they have the appropriate methods, tools, and innovative ways to reduce the cost of compliance and mitigate and respond to risk.

The work:

• Identify, prioritize and execute on high-value opportunities to improve data risk services methodologies through analytics, automation and AI; including developing and delivering training, whitepapers, and desktop procedures
• Design and deliver Finance, Risk, and Compliance data strategies and governance approaches that allow for new insights and executive decision-making and enable AI evolution.
• Create approaches to modernize the Finance, Risk, and Compliance data landscape, instituting data product models and defining AI-enabled architectures.
• Establish transparency into the way data moves through the client organizations to provide leaders with greater trust in their information.
• Develop and implement effective data quality and control frameworks.
• Refine, develop and implement risk analytics continuous monitoring dashboards; inclusive of IT, data governance, process and compliance requirements.
• Lead a continuously evolving book of client accounts and projects; including sales, contracting, staffing, execution, delivery, budget monitoring and relationship management.
• Attract new business by creating thoughtful proposals, building strong client relationships and active market engagement including market insights and industry or technology event presentations.
• Help grow the practice by championing firm and practice initiatives and products
• Perform data quality assurance over developer practices and work product for data mapping, data transformations, data joining/blending, data quality, data cleansing, and other data movement related activities
• Stay on top of how new regulations and technologies affect our clients' businesses and ours
• Upskill and train more junior staff on best practices and approach to data risk management, automation, analytics and AI.
• Coordinate data risk services with off-shore resources at RSM India and El Salvador locations to gain cost effective scale while ensuring delivery quality
• Be an active participant in local employee network groups and build relationships with RSM members across all lines of business and consulting as representing practice services and capabilities

Position Requirements:

• Experience managing a team of 3 8 individuals providing services to numerous clients simultaneously
• Proven experience in managing many external client delivery project and internal initiatives simultaneously, with ability to navigate and prioritize effectively
• Project and program management expertise including project plan development and program planning design and execution management with strong written and verbal communication skills; inclusive of managing project time and budget as well as resource utilization.
• Detail-oriented with a pro-active, inquisitive and creative approach to work, preferred to be analytics and technology inclined
• Experience as an auditor or supporting internal or external audit teams with fundamental understanding of enterprise risk management and compliance and/or best practice frameworks sch as COSO, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), COBIT, etc.
• Understanding basic accounting, operations and auditing concepts and reporting skills, including documentation requirements
• Understanding and ability to describe the flow of typical business processes, covering the purchase-to-pay, order-to-cash, and record-to-report cycles, at a minimum.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent level of education
• Minimum of 3 years in functional risk management experience such as IT audit, business process audit or compliance roles
• Minimum of 3 years in data governance, data strategy and controls, data transformation, data transparency and data modernization
• Minimum of 6 years' experience in technical analytics and automation and/or AI.
• Experience using other industry standard data analysis technologies such as Alteryx, SAS, SQL, and/or Python
• Experience developing and/or managing risk (audit) analytics and dashboard solutions created using Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, or similar technologies
• Experience working with automations software such as Automation Anywhere and UiPath.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with data analytics of enterprise applications such as MS D365, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday and SalesForce
• Experience with Data Intelligence and AI platforms such as Databricks, AWS, Azure synapse Analytics, MS Fabric, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, and Oracle Intelligence.
• Hands-on experience using audit-focused GRC technologies such as AuditBoard, ServiceNow, TeamMate, Idea, and WDesk.
• Experience with process mining using tools like Celonis
• Experience working data governance and integration technologies such as Informatica, Collibra, Boomi and Talend
• Business development experience is a plus
• Certifications in one or more data analysis technologies such as Alteryx, Tableau, or Power BI
• CPA, CISA, or CIA

Standards of Performance:

• Data stewardship - Maintain confidentiality, integrity and availability of information with your custody
• A self-starter with a process improvement mentality who is hands on, results-oriented, and leads by example
• A strong entrepreneurial spirit with the highest levels of professional and personal honesty, integrity and ethics
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks, projects and assignments
• Ability to interact with all levels of client staff, including executives and senior managers
• Possess strong business ethics and willingness to adhere to stringent professional standards
• Ability to put forth additional effort to meet deadlines when necessary
• Ability to travel to local client sites and/or the local office at least 3 days per week
• Ability to travel out-of-town as needed for client and other meetings (up to 20%)

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life's demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable