Senior Manager – Finance Governance & Risk

The Senior Manager – Finance Governance & Risk is responsible for leading the organization's financial governance, controllership quality assurance, enterprise controls, and process improvement initiatives. The role ensures the integrity, effectiveness, and standardization of financial controls, policies, and governance practices across the enterprise.

This position acts as a strategic partner to senior leadership in driving risk management, finance transformation, compliance monitoring, and change management initiatives within a highly regulated and operationally complex environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Controls & Governance Leadership

• Lead the development, enhancement, and implementation of the organization's financial control framework, policies, and governance standards.
• Oversee enterprise-wide compliance with financial controls, delegated authorities, procurement governance, and disbursement controls.
• Ensure finance policies and procedures remain aligned with regulatory requirements, operational risks, and industry best practices.
• Drive standardization and harmonization of governance practices across business units and controllership functions.

Risk Management & Quality Assurance

• Lead regular enterprise risk assessments and finance governance reviews.
• Develop and implement annual quality assurance programs to evaluate the effectiveness of financial controls and service delivery.
• Monitor compliance with internal policies, statutory regulations, and governance standards.
• Oversee remediation activities related to audit findings, control deficiencies, and operational risks.

Process Improvement & Transformation

• Lead process analysis, optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives across controllership and related functions.
• Champion finance transformation and operational excellence initiatives to improve efficiency, control effectiveness, and reporting quality.
• Conduct benchmarking studies against industry standards and leading governance practices.
• Support digital transformation and automation initiatives related to finance controls and reporting processes.

Change Management & Stakeholder Leadership

• Act as a change champion for governance and controllership transformation initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Procurement, IT, Shared Services, Internal Audit, and Operations teams.
• Develop strategies to manage resistance to change and ensure successful implementation of governance initiatives.
• Support executive leadership on strategic projects, governance reviews, and special assignments.

Capability Building & Governance Culture

• Lead enterprise-wide training initiatives on financial governance, policies, controls, and compliance requirements.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to teams involved in governance and transformation initiatives.
• Promote a strong culture of accountability, compliance, risk awareness, and operational discipline across the organization.

Qualifications:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required.
• Extensive experience in controllership, finance leadership, internal audit, or external audit functions.
• Experience within utility, infrastructure, shared services, or highly regulated industries is highly preferred.
• Strong background in quality assurance, process improvement, governance frameworks, and enterprise controls.
• Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, or equivalent continuous improvement certification is an advantage.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide transformation or change management initiatives preferred.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and strategic communication capabilities.