Manager, Finance and Risk Management

Overview:

Do you possess strong risk management expertise and excellent auditing skills? Bring those skills to work for a company that values experience and innovation. The company that Westchester Magazine has named one of the "10 Best Places to Work." Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, is the largest consumer product testing center in the world, with 50 labs under one roof. As a web and print publisher with one of the largest subscriber bases in the world, our mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.

Qualifications:

Qualifications include a Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting.

Five years of auditing experience, preferably working at a major accounting firm. A CPA designation is preferred.

Expertise with auditing principles and internal controls, from an enterprise risk management perspective, is essential.

Experience with investments, debt and cash management, particularly relating to payment card processing is desired.

Information Technology and Security experience preferred.

To succeed in this role applicants should have excellent time management, project management and communication skills, including the ability to produce well-written reports and communicate with all levels of the organization.


Physical Demands:

Normal physical demands associated with working in an office environment and prolonged computer usage; able to travel.


Responsibilities:

We are currently seeking a Manager of Finance and Risk Management to join our team, based in Yonkers, New York. Reporting directly to the Senior Director and Treasurer, this person will work on a variety of Finance and Risk Management initiatives, including…

Assisting with the design and execution of an enterprise-wide Risk Management Program.

Performing operational and compliance reviews and assessments.

Assisting with the execution of the Internal Audit plan.

Assisting with reporting, analysis and budgeting for our investment portfolios and debt arrangements.

Providing support for our cash management and banking architecture, including monitoring of key performance indicators for payment card processing and the implementation of alternative payment forms.

Establishing and monitoring compliance with enterprise-wide Information Security policies that support the efforts of the Privacy and Data Protection Committee.

Coordination of our Business Continuity Plan updates, training, and testing.

Assessing Information Security of third party vendors to identify risks and recommend corrective measures.

Designing and implementing a company-wide security awareness training program for staff.

Performing cash flow projections and monitoring cash flow.