Manager, Compliance, Audit & Risk

Girl Scouts of the USA

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls and the leading authority on their healthy development. Millions of Girl Scout alums across the country and the world have gone on to achieve incredible things and make a tremendous impact in fields ranging from public policy, medicine, journalism, and athletics to international relations, science, technology, art, and entertainment. 

As a mission-driven organization, Girl Scouts of the USA champions girls as they explore their worlds, try new things, and develop the courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place. From stargazing during a first overnight camping trip to building robots, navigating a rocky hiking trail, working together on a community project, and learning about the importance of environmental stewardship, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can unapologetically be themselves as they rise to meet new challenges and discover the issues that matter most to them. Along the way they learn the power of friendship, connection, and teamwork. 

Girl Scouts are doers, innovators, problem-solvers, creators, and dreamers, and the GSUSA team is here to center, support, and inspire them, working with 111 local councils across the country and USA Girl Scouts Overseas to deliver our life-changing Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

This is a 2-3 day in office hybrid position located in New York City.

The Finance and Procurement division is responsible for protecting the assets of GSUSA and the Movement. The division employs strong governance, sound financial principles, and organization-wide internal controls to ensure that the assets are safeguarded.

The team is divided into four distinct functions: Controllers, Treasury, Procurement and Financial Planning and Analysis.

The team is responsible for fiscal reporting and requirements; management and growth of three distinct investment portfolios; ensuring the fulfillment of the sponsor and fiduciary responsibilities for the Girl Scouts of the USA pension plan, the National Council retirement plan that includes 98 council employers and the 401K employee defined contribution plan; managing and forecasting cash flow and liquidity and maintaining external relationships with financial institutions; the development of the annual budget and forecast to support the strategic direction of the organization and its annual objectives.

The team provides reporting and analyses of the operating results to the Executive team that allow them to make clear and sound business decisions. The team provides analytical rigor and skills to the other communities to ensure that investments are justified, targeted metrics are met, and variances are clearly delineated. 

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Manager, Compliance, Audit & Risk will lead execution of GSUSA’s Internal Audit program, as well as GSUSA’s Tax Compliance function. The incumbent will be well versed in leading practices in internal audit and will coordinate execution of the annual audit plan.

This role will also be responsible for ensuring that the organization maintains its tax obligations and benefits with respect to federal, state, and local tax authorities, and that related issues are identified and resolved in a timely manner.

This role requires excellent planning skills, superior communication & facilitation skills, and a strong attention to detail. 

Reporting into the Controller, this role will represent the organization externally by managing the outsourced Internal Audit vendor, engaging with tax authorities as an authorized representative, and working with service providers to maintain internal systems and manage service performance.

This individual is expected to have a strong understanding of the control environment, an ability to operate autonomously, an ability to influence without direct authority and a strong level of professionalism/leadership gravitas. 

This role will also serve as the Finance & Procurement partner to the ERM function, managing our risk profile/tolerance as well as the advancement of our business resilience capabilities.  

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Primary duties of the position

• Manages the GSUSA Internal Audit program. Ensures appropriate level of review of internal controls and adequate process definition exists, to enable the safeguarding of organizational assets.  Serve as primary interface to Internal Audit vendor. Project manage execution of the Annual Audit Plan and issuance of related reports.  Coordinate management reviews and development of responses/action plans, in response to identified opportunities.  Maintain a current understanding of leading practices in Internal Audit and apply to GSUSA’s operations. 

• Serves as lead secretary to document all meetings and interactions with Audit & Risk Management Committee, including development of meeting agendas, documentation of meeting minutes & action items, as well as follow-up reporting on progress & agreed-to actions.  

• Manages organizational compliance with various tax authorities, by ensuring strict compliance with all applicable statutes & regulations, and by promptly & accurately reporting to federal/state/local agencies. Manage the state sales tax registrations and exemptions process. Monitor organizational tax accounts and resolve notifications or issues in a timely fashion.  Seek guidance and direction from Office of the General Counsel on new/changing regulations.  Supports Controller, Assistant Controller, and third-party service provider in the management of organizational tax filings, including but not limited to forms 990/990-T, 5500, state & local sales tax filings, etc. 

• Manages annual charitable registration renewals, including management of third-party support (Non-Profit Services Group or equivalent). 

• Serves as primary interface to manage vendor service delivery from Avalara regarding GSUSA’s use of the AvaTax service in support of the NetSuite environment.  Ensure systematic configurations are accurately maintained.  Support Talent & Culture in doing the same as it relates to the use of Ceridian/Dayforce for management of staff payroll/withholding tax. 

• In coordination with our Enterprise Risk Management function, advance the organizations’ business resilience readiness by facilitating a process whereby business owners develop and maintain suitable plans to continue operations in the face of business disruption events. Assist business owners in the prioritization of planning activities and the development/testing of business resilience & restoration plans. Ensure that the Audit Committee maintains a suitable level of visibility to organizational capabilities & gaps in this arena.   

• Serve as systems administrator for MIP/Abila and Certify/AmTrav with the issuance/removal of credentials to staff as needed. Define user levels and related access rights. Periodically review all credentialed users for changes to job functions and to determine if changes to access rights are required. 

• Serves as lead for maintenance of library of accounting policies and procedures, working closely with Controller and Assistant Controller. 

• Serves as Risk Champion for Finance & Procurement. 

• Develops presentation materials for reporting to senior leadership and the board

REQUIRED RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Manage tax compliance on behalf of the organization
• Manage the internal signature card authorization process
• Project management and related supervision, as needed
• Monitor the standing of organizational accounts at the federal, state, and local level 
• Resolve issues transparently and in a timely manner
• Ensure satisfactory execution of Annual Audit Plan and timely remediation of audit observations
• Coordinate Audit Committee meetings
• Define agendas, document minutes, pursue follow-ups, as necessary
• Interface with Audit Committee Chair/Vice-Chair with respect to planning & execution
• Advancement of business resilience capabilities and maintain alignment with Business Leadership, ERM and Audit Committee
• Systems administration for MIP/Abila and Certify/AmTrav
• Ad hoc projects, as needed  

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES 

• Individual Contributors who may have responsibility for projects or processes and who are still developing
• Experience with organization-wide internal audit programs 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to tell a story through the data, be persuasive and engender confidence across multiple levels of the organization 
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple smaller projects simultaneously 
• Strong analytical background and complex problem-solving skills 
• Strategic orientation and innovation mindset 
• Working knowledge of contemporary trends in internal audit, tax compliance and risk management 
• Prior experience in maintaining control environment; good understanding of controls best practices 
• Experience in developing and presenting financial reports to management  

SALARY RANGE: $80,900 - $115,000

This represents the present low and high end of the pay range for this position. This pay range is only applicable to NYC Metro-based employees, on a hybrid schedule.  Actual pay will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to experience.

What We Offer: 

Girl Scouts is powered by people, and we encourage our team members to be their best selves in and out of the office. We place a high priority on flexibility and offer a competitive employee salary and benefits package that includes: 

Paid Time Off:  

GSUSA offers 20+ days of paid time off, 2 floating holidays, as well as 9 workplace holidays per year. GSUSA staff also enjoy a paid holiday year-end office closure between Christmas and New Year's.

Other Benefits: 

• Medical and Behavioral Health Coverage 
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• Plan options with individual and family coverage which includes wellness, hospitalization, and fertility assistance. 
• Both plans include GSUSA partial subsidy of premium costs
• Dental and vision coverage 

• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) including Health, Dependent Care, and Limited FSA for those with Health Savings Accounts 
• Company-paid life insurance 
• Flexible work arrangements 
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave 
• 401(K) with company match 
• Sick leave 
• Short- and Long-Term Disability for salary continuation 
• Health and Wellness Classes and Activities throughout the year 
• Access to Employee Engagement Groups 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in a professional office environment.  

POSITION TYPE / EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK: This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday.  

AAP/EEO Statement: GSUSA is an equal employment opportunity employer.