Manager Global Risk & Controls - Chicago, IL

108779BR

Job Title:

Manager Global Risk & Controls - Chicago, IL

Department/Function:

Finance, Accounting, Audit

Job Description:

Manager Global Risk & Controls - Chicago, IL

Role Overview

The Manager of Audit Readiness, Controls, and Policy Governance plays a critical role in building and sustaining a strong, scalable, and audit‑ready organization. This role integrates external audit coordination, internal control design and oversight, and finance policy governance into a cohesive mandate aligned with SOX, COSO, GAAP, and regulatory requirements.

Serving as a key partner to Controllership, IT, Internal Audit, and business leaders, this role embeds effective controls into day‑to‑day operations, ERP implementations, and business transformations, including acquisitions. The Manager acts as a trusted advisor, balancing rigor and practicality to enable growth while maintaining a well‑controlled and transparent environment.

Key Responsibilities

External Audit Readiness and Coordination

• Serve as the primary finance liaison for external auditors, owning the end‑to‑end audit readiness and coordination process.

• Manage and oversee audit request lists (PBCs), ensuring timely, accurate, and complete submissions from stakeholders.

• Provide clear status reporting, facilitate walkthroughs, and coordinate responses to audit inquiries to drive efficient audits with minimal disruption.

• Proactively identify and resolve potential audit issues, ensuring alignment on expectations, scope, and documentation.

Internal Controls, Risk, and SOX/COSO Compliance

• Lead periodic risk assessments and design, document, and enhance key business and IT-dependent controls in response to process changes, system implementations, and identified gaps.

• Oversee the effectiveness of application controls, including system configuration, automated calculations, access management, and system‑enforced approvals.

• Evaluate and monitor interface controls to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and reconciliation of data transfers across systems.

• Embed control ownership and accountability by partnering closely with process owners and control operators.

• Own remediation planning, execution tracking, and management testing to ensure timely, effective, and sustainable issue resolution.

• Act as the finance controls lead for ERP implementations and major system upgrades, embedding SOX and COSO-aligned controls into process design, role design, configuration decisions, and post‑go‑live stabilization efforts.

Finance Policy Governance

• Lead the end‑to‑end lifecycle of finance policies and procedures, from interpretation and design through approval, implementation, and ongoing maintenance.

• Build and maintain a centralized policy repository with version control, approval history, and clear ownership.

• Translate complex accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and control expectations into clear, practical guidance for global stakeholders.

• Drive consistency and scalability through standardized templates, structures, naming conventions, and style guides across entities and regions.

• Facilitate governance forums to review policy updates, interpret requirements, resolve implementation questions, and drive alignment.

• Manage policy exceptions, deviations, and escalations, ensuring appropriate approvals, documentation, and risk assessment.

Growth, Transformation, and M&A Support

• Support pre‑ and post‑acquisition activities, including control gap assessments, policy alignment, and integration into the SOX and governance framework.

• Partner with finance and transformation leaders to assess risk and control implications of new business models, process redesigns, and strategic initiatives.

What Success Looks Like

• External audits are well‑coordinated, efficient, and completed with strong auditor confidence and minimal rework.

• Controls are embedded into systems and processes, not managed as after‑the‑fact compliance activities.

• Finance policies are clear, current, consistently applied, and well understood across the organization.

• The role is viewed as a trusted advisor by finance, IT, and business leaders on risk, controls, and governance matters.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.

Experience

• 7+ years of progressive experience in financial controls, controllership, audit, or risk management within public accounting and/or complex corporate environments.

• Demonstrated experience supporting SOX compliance, external audits, ERP implementations, and process or system transformations.

Technical and Professional Knowledge

• Strong understanding of SOX, COSO, GAAP, and risk assessment methodologies.

• Solid working knowledge of financial systems, system integrations, and technology‑enabled and automated controls.

• Proven ability to design, draft, and govern finance policies and procedures within a structured governance framework.

Core Competencies

• Excellent analytical, writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.

• Strong project and program management capabilities with the ability to lead through influence.

• Sound judgment and ability to balance precision and pragmatism in complex or evolving environments.

• High attention to detail with a proactive, problem‑solving mindset.

Preferred Certifications

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant)

• CIA (Certified Internal Auditor)

• CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor)

• or other relevant professional certifications

Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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Req/Job ID:

108779BR

City:

Chicago

State:

IL - Illinois

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About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at

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Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law

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Benefits and Perks

Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:

• Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).

• Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.

• Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).

Additional benefits include:

• Paid time off including paid holidays.

• Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.

• Tuition assistance.

• Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

*Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.

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Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

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$92,800.00 - $170,400.00

Salaried Incentive Plan:

The total compensation package for this position will also include annual bonus