Job Description Summary

The Operational Audit and SOX leader for GE Aerospace’s life & health reinsurance company, Employers Reassurance Corporation (ERAC) is responsible for leading others to perform internal audits and internal controls testing & monitoring activities across compliance, operational, and financial reporting objectives. This role reports functionally within the overall GE Aerospace Internal Audit department but is an ERAC employee. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with regulatory reporting requirements for internal controls, including SOX and insurance industry standards, as well as developing and delivering results for an audit plan tailored to the ERAC business.

Job Description

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Fosters working relationships with ERAC executives and senior leadership; attends various ERAC committee meetings as deemed necessary and provides periodic reporting of IA status and issues
• Leads an audit team of external & internal staff. Management of internal staff including assignment, career development & training, salary planning, succession planning, performance reviews, overall hiring process, budget/actual expenses, etc. 
• Managing the relationship with an external service provider including negotiation of annual statement-of-work, monitoring of budget to actual expenditures, approval of monthly expenditures, establishing expectations, coordination of activities performed by service provider, providing training and ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures
• Managing and reporting on program progress and risks to the Senior Director of Business Process SOX and Executive Director – Internal Audit.
• Establishing and maintaining an integrated working relationship with the full IA team at GE Aerospace
• Contributing to continuous improvement in approaches, ways of working, projects and programs within the SOX Governance and ERAC business that impact quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the ERAC Operational Audit & SOX team 
• Staying informed of industry trends that may influence work and developing specialized expertise in IA, including building an external network of IA resources 

Technical

• Developing the ERAC internal audit budget and monitoring the budget to actual expenditures
• Developing and executing the annual ERAC internal audit plan including coordination with the external service provider & ERAC risk management team, communication & coordination with ERAC Senior Management, and coordination with GE Aerospace internal audit.
• Leading and reviewing SOX scoping and risk assessment for ERAC business processes 
• Reviewing in-scope process narratives, flowcharts, and risk & control matrices 
• Reviewing internal controls testing for various business processes in accordance with defined test attributes and guidance
• Monitoring and following up on the status of corrective action plans, and reviewing the evidence for remediation of identified deficiencies 

Required Qualifications 

• Location: Kansas City metro area
• A Bachelor's or Master’s degree (in accounting, "STEM" Majors or Business Administration)
• 10+ years of audit/SOX experience, external or internal audit, with a minimum of 5 years of accountability for a team 
• 5+ years of insurance industry experience including an intermediate understanding of actuarial and investment processes, controls, and accounting requirements
• Intermediate knowledge of US GAAP accounting for life insurance and annuity companies
• CPA, CIA or other professional certification 

Desired Qualifications 

• Life & health (including long-term care) reinsurance experience
• Foundational understanding of artificial intelligence and its business applications
• Basic proficiency in data analytics, reporting, and data-driven decision-making
• Working knowledge of GRC solutions, such as Optro
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including PowerPoint presentation development
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills 
• Established project management skills 
• Experience working with and managing co-sourced service providers