Director, FAC Risk & Control, PGIM SOX/MAR Program Oversight

Job Classification

Finance & Accounting - Finance & Accounting

At Prudential, we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join our team, you’ll unlock a motivating and impactful career—growing your skills and advancing your profession within one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

We are seeking a strategic, collaborative, and forward-thinking leader for this critical Director role in the FRC team. This position provides oversight of SOX and MAR controls across PGIM. You will be guiding the FRC team through ongoing transformation, change leadership, and continuous improvement in Prudential’s evolving risk and control landscape while also providing support and oversight of the governance of Prudential’s global SOX / MAR program. Additionally, you will also help foster a culture of trust, inclusion, and continuous improvement, aligned with Prudential’s core values.

The current EWA for this position is Hybrid and requires your on-site presence 3 days per week. Your manager will provide additional details relative to days you are expected to be on-site.

What You'll Do

• Provide leadership and direct accountability for SOX and MAR controls across PGIM, with a particular focus on transforming controls and supporting enterprise-wide change initiatives.
• Drive financial reporting control efforts and lead the identification and design of key controls for new and evolving strategic initiatives, ensuring robust risk management and regulatory compliance throughout transformation.
• Identify and develop control issues as they arise, analyze root causes, and partner with management to design and implement meaningful actions that address underlying problems, ensuring control design is adequate and enhanced controls are operating effectively.
• Oversee the work of Ernst Young co-sources supporting key deliverables including testing.
• Provide oversight of the governance of the SOX/MAR program by creating a cycle calendar, distributing communications to the businesses, setting materiality and scoping thresholds, providing senior management reporting, timely issue resolution, and overseeing the EY co-source budget.
• Coordinate extensively with Prudential’s control partners, including Internal Audit, Operational Risk, Compliance, and the Company’s external auditor, PwC, to ensure alignment, transparency, and effective execution of risk and control initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and partner across the enterprise, fostering stakeholder relationships and upholding Prudential’s standards of integrity.
  
  

What You'll Need

• Extensive experience in evaluating risks and controls, including a strong understanding of SOX and MAR requirements
• Knowledge of Prudential’s PGIM businesses
• Knowledge of PGIM’s financial reporting and month end processes
• Works independently and delivers high quality outputs
• Demonstrated success in supporting and developing cross-functional teams, including offshore members, in highly regulated environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated success in achieving long-term goals while managing short-term challenges.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a challenging environment.
• Clear and effective writing skills
• Uses strong influencing skills to achieve objectives
• CPA designation strongly preferred
  
  

What We Offer You

Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $147,100.00 to $220,700.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.
  
  

Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

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