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Compass Group, North America FINANCIAL CONTROLS & SAP COMPLIANCE MANAGER in Charlotte, North Carolina

Compass Corporate

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As the leading foodservice and support services company, Compass Group USA is known for our great people, great service and our great results. If you’ve been hungry and away from home, chances are you’ve tasted Compass Group’s delicious food and experienced our outstanding service. We have over 284,000 US associates who work in award-winning restaurants, corporate cafes, hospitals, schools, arenas, museums, and more in all 50 states. Our reach is constantly expanding to shape the industry and create new opportunities for innovation. Join the Compass family today!

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Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as the Financial Controls & SAP Security Compliance Manager. This role is responsible for 1) improving the efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls through process improvement initiatives and automation 2) ensuring compliance and integrity of our SAP security environment by utilizing the Pathlock GRC system in conducting provisioning reviews, segregation of duties (SOD) assessments and participating as a key business security and controls resource for our S4 Hana implementation. The ideal candidate possesses an understanding of SAP security concepts, financial controls, risk management, and compliance practices as well as a solid understanding of key business processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Pathlock System Management:

  • Collaborate with the IT team to integrate Pathlock with other SAP security components and feeder systems.

  • Utilize the Pathlock Solution to monitor SOD violations and determine action for remediation.

  • Partner with Security Team to determine appropriate Role Owners and Approvers within Pathlock and ensure these assignees are trained in understanding their responsibilities for their respective security roles.

  • As part of the S4 Project, work closely with Agile Teams and Security Enabler Team to ensure that timely reviews and approvals for new roles and roles changes are made.

Segregation of Duties (SOD) Analysis:

  • Conduct regular SOD analyses to identify potential conflicts that could lead to unauthorized access or fraudulent activities.

  • Work closely with business process owners to understand functional requirements and define permissible access combinations.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to remediate SOD violations by designing appropriate mitigating controls or adjusting user roles.

  • Ensure complete analysis and understanding of interdependencies, business risks and risk mitigators that could impact or be impacted by the delivery of proof of concepts related to new or changing applications.

Role Audits:

  • Perform SAP user role reviews to ensure alignment with business processes and compliance requirements.

  • Analyze existing roles and authorizations to identify inefficiencies, overlaps, and potential security risks.

  • Develop and maintain documentation related to role design, access controls, and audit findings.

Security Enhancement:

  • Recommend enhancements to user provisioning processes, authentication mechanisms, and access controls.

  • Participate as key role in a future HR/IT project that will align organizational roles with appropriate SAP access, for more automated provisioning

Compliance and Reporting:

  • Stay updated on industry regulations and standards relevant to Financial Controls, SAP security and compliance.

  • Prepare reports on SAP security posture, SOD violations, role audit results, and financial controls that will be used by management to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders

  • Support deliverables for both during internal and external compliance audits, providing necessary documentation and insights.

  • Support the SOD KFC Year End Review to ensure documentation by key functions is in alignment with our System SOD assessments and mitigating controls.

Financial Controls:

  • Advise on the design and execution of accounting controls for the company, including within the new ERP system, SAP S4 Hana.

  • Ensure financial and accounting processes have appropriate controls to optimally manage control risk, assisting with the execution of risk assessments where necessary.

  • Manage and ensure completion of the action plan to remediate the recommendations from the annual internal audit.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to enhance the control environment through process optimization and automation.

  • Evaluate control deficiencies and oversee remediation of those deficiencies.

  • Partner with both internal and external audit teams to facilitate streamlined and effective audit processes.

  • Stay up to date on internal and external changes that may impact the design or operation of controls and partner with the appropriate stakeholders to make changes accordingly.

  • Proactively develop effective relationships with key stakeholders in the Business Units, Corporate Controller, Chief Information Officer, Functional Leaders, and External Auditors. Understand, anticipate, and balance the competing objectives of your stakeholders.

  • Support training initiatives across the organization to improve awareness and understanding of internal control requirements.

Qualifications and Skills:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. Relevant certifications (e.g., SAP Certified Application Associate) are a plus.

  • At least 5 years’ experience working in SAP and/or project management roles.

  • Knowledge of SOD principles, systems, processes and control frameworks in complex SAP environments.

  • Familiarity with SAP security, user provisioning, authorizations, SAP role design, customization, and optimization to align with business processes.

  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across boundaries and collaborate with business leaders to solve issues.

  • Exhibit initiative, problem-solving skills, and comfort working in an entrepreneurial culture and assuming a strong sense of ownership over controls.

  • Demonstrated leadership and project management skills with the ability to lead and collaborate across functions and stakeholders.

  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks effectively while prioritizing and managing multiple assignments and changing priorities in a tight deadline driven environment.

  • Advanced skills with Essbase, HFM, MicroStrategy, Tableau, Business Objects, SQL, or other reporting applications is preferred, as well as a high level of proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Projects, Visio, and Access, with ability to manage large amounts of data.

If you are a dedicated professional who is passionate about ensuring financial controls. SAP security, compliance, and risk management, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join our team and contribute to safeguarding our financial controls and SAP environment from unauthorized access and potential threats.

Apply to Compass Group today!

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Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.

Compass Corporate maintains a drug-free workplace.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Associates at Corporate are offered many fantastic benefits.

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life Insurance/ AD

  • Disability Insurance

  • Retirement Plan

  • Paid Time Off

  • Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)

  • Associate Shopping Program

  • Health and Wellness Programs

  • Discount Marketplace

  • Identity Theft Protection

  • Pet Insurance

  • Commuter Benefits

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Req ID: 1401216

Compass Corporate

MIRANDA CARTERET

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