What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Specialist/Analyst – ERP Transformation position at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Job Description
Finance employees receive, account for, monitor, and design internal controls to safeguard sacred funds (donated confidentially in obedience to God's commandments) for the Church's religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Controls Specialist/Analyst to support the Controls Lead in executing business process controls. The Controls Specialist/Analyst will play a key role in ensuring that financial controls and processes are properly implemented and aligned with organizational objectives.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
Finance employees receive, account for, monitor, and design internal controls to safeguard sacred funds (donated confidentially in obedience to God's commandments) for the Church's religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Controls Specialist/Analyst to support the Controls Lead in executing business process controls. The Controls Specialist/Analyst will play a key role in ensuring that financial controls and processes are properly implemented and aligned with organizational objectives.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Business Process Controls and Testing: Supports Controls Lead in executing business process controls (Oracle-based) activities including design, test procedure updates and implementation support for FRC.
- Compliance and Quality Assurance: Work with the Controls Lead and other cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to Financial Reporting and Controls (FRC) standards and best practices. Assist in assessing the effectiveness of internal controls in the ERP environment and supporting the documentation of control activities for audit purposes.
- Risk and Issue Resolution: Collaborate with other team members, such as IT, finance, and audit, to identify risks, issues, and opportunities for improvement in business process controls. Help facilitate the resolution of control issues and concerns, including identifying corrective actions to mitigate risks.
- Continuous Improvement: Assist with process improvements to enhance the control environment within the Oracle ERP system. Provide recommendations for optimizing controls and workflows to ensure the ERP system supports efficient and effective financial operations.
- Navigating the complexities of ensuring business process controls meet the necessary financial reporting and controls (FRC) standards.
- Collaborating across teams to identify, assess, and resolve risks and issues within business process controls.
- Driving ongoing process improvements while ensuring controls remain robust and effective requires continuous monitoring, feedback, and adaptation.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 4 years of experience in financial risk management, controls, or a related role, preferably in a large-scale ERP implementation.
- Strong understanding of financial risk and controls principles, including IT General Controls (ITGC).
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Oracle Financial Reporting Compliance (FRC) and other ERP systems.
- Excellent documentation skills, with the ability to create detailed test procedures and control documentation.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Certification in Risk Management or related fields.
- Experience with Oracle-based systems.
- Familiarity with governance frameworks and best practices.
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
