Senior Director FCO

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

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Your Role: Financial Controls Organization Senior Director

The Financial Controls Organization Senior Director is responsible for the strategy, development and oversight of the Global Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) Compliance Program and providing internal control consultation.  These responsibilities include establishing and maintaining the requirements of the Global SOx Compliance Program; incorporating new requirements and guidance for emerging risks (e.g.

AI and automation), determining annual SOx scope; leading management’s annual assessment of internal control effectiveness, evaluating and integrating the SOx impact of significant corporate activities (acquisitions, divestitures, system integrations, etc.); identifying and managing key relationships with process owners, Corporate Audit Services (CAS), IT, Ernst & Young (EY), Elanco’s Audit Committee and third party service providers to influence and drive key decisions and solutions.  In addition, this role may be responsible for special projects occasionally.

Your Responsibilities:

Development and Oversight of the Global SOx Compliance Program:


* Develop and implement the annual project plan, including risk assessment, materiality, testing scope and materiality


* Lead SOx Steering Committee and Financial Controls Organization (FCO)/CAS/EY Coordination ; communicate program status, emerging risks, deficiencies, remediation progress, and decisions and behaviors required form leadership.


* Escalate issues appropriately to the CAO (Chief Accounting Officer), General Auditor, CFO (Chief Financial Officer) and SOx Steering Committee.


* Liaise with internal stakeholders, external auditors, CAS Business Process and IT SOx Coordinators to manage the program efficiently and resolve issues timely.


* Coordinate and influence CAS and EY on testing scope and approach and resolution of issues.


* Provide SOx and internal control consultation on changes to controls (new, redesign, gaps, etc.).


* Identify, prioritize and lead process improvement, standardization, data analytics and control automation initiatives that improve risk coverag...