Sr Dir Risk Mgmt & Controls - 90139201 - Washington - Hybrid

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

This position is responsible for:

• Administering the Company’s enterprise risk management program, including execution of Control Environment Assessments (CEA).
• Coordinating Office of the Inspector General (OIG) entrance and exit conferences, developing and managing responses to OIG audits and evaluations, and tracking outstanding recommendations.
• Providing regular briefings to the Company’s Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors/Audit & Finance Committee on status of Amtrak’s control environment.
• Administering the Company’s enterprise-wide fraud risk management program to proactively identify and address the Company’s fraud risks.
• Building and maintaining a highly sophisticated controls department that is responsible for an annual enterprise risk assessment in which Amtrak identifies and evaluates the significance of and likelihood of occurrence of risks at the enterprise level.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Responsibilities include:

• Annually review and update Amtrak policies related to Amtrak’s control environment, to include the Enterprise Risk Management policy, Correction Action Plan Policy, and Anti-Fraud Policy.
• Administer Amtrak’s enterprise risk management program, including the annual enterprise risk assessment to determine the Company’s top risks, development of risk action plans to mitigate risks where appropriate and monitoring and tracking of risk management efforts.
• In collaboration with the Compliance function (within the Law Department), implement and maintain the Company’s Integrated Risk & Compliance Program, including providing leadership on the Company’s Risk & Compliance Advisory Council.
• (2) developing and coordinating management responses to OIG reports(3) following up with Amtrak managers to track the status of management actions to implement OIG recommendations.
• Brief the Company’s Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors/Audit & Finance Committee on the continued development of the Company’s enterprise risk management program, results of the annual enterprise risk assessment, and the status of open control findings.
• Facilitate OIG audits and evaluations with Amtrak management by(1) coordinating entrance and exit conferences with Amtrak managers
• Track all outstanding control findings from all sources (which may include OIG, external auditors, GAO, FRA, the Company’s own CEAs) and facilitate documentation, remediation and closures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 15 years of direct or related external or internal audit experience
• Strong interpersonal communications skills to work effectively across all levels of the organization
• Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor
• Ability to collect, organize and analyze qualitative and quantitative data.
• Must possess strong leadership skills with the ability to visualize, plan, negotiate and focus others to implement change
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or equivalent field of study
• Demonstrated skills using Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to plan, effectively execute planned activities, motivate others who are not direct reports and work across multiple departments to achieve goals
• Practitioner of diversity in the workplace.
• Ability to clearly describe or explain information, concepts, ideas and instructions to others.
• Must possess strong interpersonal communication skills with good listening and speaking skills, and with a strong respect for others.
• Ability to multi¬task effectively and patiently while remaining flexible in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to comprehend various business processes and quickly grasp new concepts, approaches and systems
• Strong written communication skills – must be able to write clearly and concisely and take complex topics and present them in a way that is understandable to people who are not experienced in this area