Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis SOX Program Manager

Summary

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) SOX Program Manager is a corporate resource responsible primarily for overseeing the management of Glacier Bancorp's Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program. In addition to ownership of the SOX materiality assessments and scoping analysis, this role will work directly with corporate departments, bank Divisions and senior leadership to facilitate, design, and update key SOX controls and manage the control and process certifications activities. This role requires strong partnerships with internal stakeholders and supports other FP&A functional responsibilities including associated risk management and governance activities. This includes those related to our Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) framework for vendor contracts management, and coordination with internal auditors and external regulatory examiners. Support of FP&A model validations and preparation and maintenance of key departmental documentation are also critical components of this role.

This is a Corporate position which may be located at an available bank division location across our nine-state footprint in AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, TX, UT, WA, or WY. The entry rate for this position is $114,301.58 /year (calculated for Kalispell, MT).

All compensation offers are analyzed individually and take into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, years of experience, and educational background.

WA Applicants ONLY pay range: $124,500.33 to $186,750.50 per year.

Description

SOX Program Management

• Carry out a regular schedule of materiality and scoping analyses to determine potential gaps in coverage related to SOX controls and identify Significant Accounts to be considered in-scope for SOX.
• Work with various corporate department and Division leaders to design and create additional controls as necessary and develop clear process narratives, ensuring they are effective in mitigating identified risks while adhering to a formal change control process.
• Design, distribute and gather control and process certifications from control and process owners across the organization. Utilize feedback to determine needed adjustments to processes, control information or control designs.
• In coordination with IT management and other business owners, perform periodic technology assessments on the company's inventory of IT systems and applications from a SOX perspective.
• Prepare and distribute formal SOX program documentation including entity level control assessments, completeness and accuracy memos, and management knowledge assessments, to key internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist and educate control owners in understanding their SOX responsibilities and compliance efforts
• Work with Internal Audit on their testing of SOX controls and assist control owners with associated deficiency analysis as needed for each identified control failures (if any).
• Design and implement an appropriate Completeness & Accuracy program for key reports utilized by or relied upon by business lines and Divisions.
• Facilitate activities by external auditors related to deposit and loan account confirmations and report periodically through formal presentations on all SOX related program elements to the GBCI Executive team and the Divisions' Boards of Directors.

Risk Management

• Expand and enhance internal processes related to third-party contract reviews and negotiation. Partner with TPRM to formalize mechanisms for external support and establish processes for triggering and monitoring outside engagements.
• Coordinate with ERM and TPRM to enhance oversight of timing related to renewals and notification periods to provide additional support for contract owners where needed.
• Foster, oversee, and manage department relationships or engagements with external third parties.
• Lead and support FP&A department engagements with internal or external Auditors, Enterprise Risk Management or external regulatory examiners.
• Facilitate internal departmental risk assessments and model validations with Model Risk Management, including assessments of non-model tools, coordinating internal responses to findings and related enhancements and creating any associated formal documentation or required controls.
• Coordinate with FP&A staff and prepare internal responses to organizational risk metric limit failures or tolerance breaches.
• Support departmental efforts regarding scenario-based analysis and sensitivity testing.

Funds Transfer Pricing

• Support FP&A Department head in achieving organizational objectives regarding Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) framework through the lens of cost allocation, product pricing, and internal financial reporting.
• Work with internal partners to implement and maintain FTP integration with formal pricing engine tools used by Division staff.
• Enhance and expand organizational understanding and clarity regarding FTP framework through design, construction, and automation of relevant reporting.

Platforms & Data Management

• Enhance current processes through development of automation and integration with internal and external data sources and visualization software (PowerBI), and recommend and implement ways to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality.
• Champion departmental efforts on process or reporting automation and system improvements to reduce manual control points.
• Work with internal data warehouse team to support business intelligence and FP&A initiatives regarding data availability of the company's financial information and performance metrics.
• Perform monthly processing in support of platform requirements, including working with large data sets and performing Data Quality Assurance.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, SOX, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Must complete the assigned online training courses and achieve a passing score by due date.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Starting salary is dependent upon relevant experience and may vary based on the geographic location of the position. We offer an extensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Coverage is available to employees and their eligible dependents in accordance with our written plan documents. You may also be eligible for a health savings account option, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a health rewards program, a retirement savings plan, including 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans, short and long-term disability benefits, education and training benefits, and discounts on banking products and services. We also offer a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan and paid holidays. PTO accruals begin at .0745 per hour worked for our part time employees up to a maximum accrual of 240 hours per year for certain Full-Time employees. PTO accruals are dependent on position, status (Full time or Part time), and years of experience in accordance with our PTO policy. Most Full-Time employees are also offered 6 paid holidays and Part Time employees are offered pro-rated paid holidays. In addition, employees in Utah and Nevada may be eligible for pay for certain state recognized holidays. Visit our website for more details. Check it out!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants, or employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Glacier Bancorp, Inc. does not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.

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