Manager Internal Controls

Manager, Internal Controls - Aurora, CO

Be a part of a revolutionary change! At Philip Morris International (PMI), we've chosen to do something incredible. We're totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose to deliver a smoke-free future.

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you'll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress.

Position Overview:

With PMI's journey towards a smoke-free future and a consumer-centric organization, the company faces new opportunities and risks. To safeguard the company's business objectives, ensure its delivery against strategic opportunities, and protect the company against emerging uncertainties, a highly professional and industry-leading risk management and internal controls practice is required.

U.S. Internal Controls is an advisory team within the Finance organization, that partners with multiple functions to design, implement, and sustain an effective internal controls framework for in-scope business processes, aligned with PMI policies, standards, and the Risk & Controls methodology. The team works closely with U.S. stakeholders, global functions, and internal/external audit to support business process risk and control advisory activities, and to ensure the GRC application (OneGRC) is maintained with accurate, high-quality controls data.

Based in our new Aurora Factory facilities, in this role you will partner with business process stakeholders to strengthen risk and control management as key processes are centralized and standardized across our three factories located in Aurora, CO, Owensboro, KY, and North Carolina, NC. You will lead risk and control advisory work, including but not limited to - control design and remediation, promoting risk-aware decision-making, and ensuring control governance artifacts are maintained with high quality. This position specifically supports the Manufacturing scope within the U.S., including but not limited to process areas such as: Manufacturing-to-Inventory (M2I), Assets (AST), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Leaf (LEA), etc. Additionally, this position will be involved in cross-functional process enablement elements that support scalability, standardization, and efficiency.

Your Day to Day:

• Enable risk-based decision making across the Three Lines Model by partnering with key stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate business process risks.
• Lead Internal Controls advisories / business support for in-scope processes (e.g., M2I, AST, O2C, LEA), focusing on control design, remediation, and continuous improvement aligned with PMI Risk & Controls methodology and ICFR/SOX expectations where applicable.
• Identify, document, and communicate control gaps, issues, and recommendations, including issue evaluation and prioritization; support stakeholders in defining pragmatic remediation actions and strengthening control activities.
• Coordinate control localization and governance for processes impacted by all three factories and transition / standardization; ensure risks, controls, and related artifacts are appropriately documented, maintained, and kept audit-ready, including high-quality updates in OneGRC.
• Drive timely execution of the U.S. Internal Controls plan by monitoring changes in the risk landscape, aligning plan updates with the U.S. IC team, communicating impacts to stakeholders, and performing quality reviews of IC deliverables.
• Prepare and deliver clear stakeholder reporting for governance routines (e.g., advisories, pre-close, leadership updates), including emerging risks, quarterly IC activity progress, issues/deficiencies, and key developments (e.g., fraud/theft or exception themes).
• Promote a strong risk & controls culture through regular engagement with stakeholdersproviding clear, factual, easy-to-understand insights that drive ownership and avoid confusion or conflict.
• Lead ongoing Process Risk Assessment (PRA) by ensuring a consistent process to identify, assess, monitor, and recommend risk responses; contribute insights to continuous risk assessment and ensure a risk-based approach to defining responses.
• Support SOX/ICFR deficiency remediation and assurance coordination by partnering with business owners and internal/external auditors as needed; to strengthen control maturity and close open items linked to process transitions and control improvements.
• Contribute to cross-functional enablement and team effectiveness by partnering with key stakeholders, supporting intersecting topics (process documentation, governance routines, technology enablement), and promoting engagement/wellbeing through coaching and performance/capability feedback where applicable.

Who We're Looking For:

• At least 6+ years of experience in one or more of the following: Risk Management, Internal Controls, Controls & Compliance, Audit (Internal/External), Controllership, Finance, Accounting, Process Optimization etc.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to organize, prioritize, multi-task, and maintain flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Self-Starter: Curious mindset and positive attitude.
• Proven ability to build relationships, collaborate, and communicate effectively.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills (fluent written and verbal English language skills).
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Office) applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Legally Authorized to work in the U.S.

What's Nice to Have:

• Professional Certification / Education - examples: Graduate Certificate Program, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Executive Master Internal/Operational Auditor (EMIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certification Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), Governance Risk Compliance Professional (GRCP) etc.
• Familiarity working in multi-ERP environments (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics / SAP) and understanding how system landscapes impact controls design and operating effectiveness.
• Experience using / maintaining governance and controls content (e.g., in a GRC system).
• Experience in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMGC), Global / Matrixed Organizations etc.

Annual Base Salary Range: $132,000 - $165,000

What We Offer

We offer salary employees a competitive base salary and the potential to receive a discretionary annual bonus. Employees (and their families) also have the option to enroll in our company medical, dental and vision plans. The company offers flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, as well as health savings accounts for those that choose to enroll in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). Employees are auto enrolled in our company's 401(k)/Deferred Profit Sharing (DPS) Plan, which provides for both annual 5% employer matching contribution and an annual employer contribution.

As a new hire, you will enjoy an allotment of paid vacation time, paid sick time, 12 paid company holidays, and 3 paid floating holidays. We also provide our employees with paid parental leave, paid family and medical leave, paid bereavement leave, paid sick and safe time, paid public emergency leave, paid time off for jury duty, and paid time off for certain activities relating to their status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or crime. The company offers unpaid national guard and reserve leave, unpaid civil air patrol leave, unpaid qualified volunteer leave, and unpaid time off for employees engaging in certain activities relating to criminal proceedings.

The company also provides basic life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, and short-term and long-term disability insurance to employees at no cost. Employees have the option to purchase supplemental life and AD&D coverage for themselves, spouse, and dependent children.

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We'll empower you to take risks, experiment, and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture where each team member's contribution is valued; collaborate with some of the world's best professionals and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business our size and scale provide endless opportunities for growth.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: To improve the lives of millions of smokers.

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 3,000 employees. PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008. PMI's affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company's acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022. Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future. Since 2008, PMI

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