Governance, Risk, and Compliance Senior Manager - Public Sector with State Government and Higher Ed. Focus

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Weaver’s core values were created specifically to empower our people to deliver extraordinary service and be their best selves. Our goal is to balance high development with high performance in order to meet the long-term goals of each individual, team and our firm.

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Weaver’s Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) team is looking for a dynamic, driven, experienced Senior Manager to join our growing Public Sector practice. The ideal candidate is a proven leader that is ambitious in personal growth, developing and growing our public sector team, developing strong relationships with clients, and expanding our client base through business development opportunities.

The candidate should have depth in leading all phases of internal audit, compliance and consulting services to state agencies, regional governmental organizations, public healthcare and/or higher education institutions. This position will focus on serving clients in the Austin, TX market as well as supporting growth of our Public Sector practice nationally.

• Entity wide risk assessments designed to identify critical client risks, processes and areas for in-depth internal audits

• Consultative engagements to reengineer client processes to mitigate risks and increase efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance of operations

• Performance audits of organizational operations to assess performance metrics, process efficiencies, staffing and organizational structure.

• Compliance audits to identify contract non-compliance or unallowable costs

In addition to technical expertise, the ideal candidate will be skilled at building and maintaining client relationships and networking with peer groups, will have experience in meeting with executive management, and confidently delivering audit reports to audit committees and boards both with the Engagement Partner and independently.

Candidates should have experience in fostering relationships within the local team and have experience supporting direct reports in career and professional development, including developing and leading training programs for new and experienced staff on technical and non-technical matters. They work closely with department leadership and play a key role in business development, engagement economics, presentations to key stakeholders, and meeting client expectations.

This individual will be provided with opportunities to represent Weaver in the local and national public sector market while also helping with new business opportunities.

To be successful in this role, the following qualifications are required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Public Administration, or a related field

• 8+ years serving in a client service role, organizational experience in internal audit or compliance, or consulting experience

• Extensive internal audit or consulting experience with a variety of industries and types of audits for government agencies and entities

• Advanced understanding of governmental business environments at the state, public healthcare, and/or higher education levels and the associated compliance and risk requirements

• Advanced understanding of compliance, internal audit, risk, COSO internal control framework, IIA Global Audit standards, and GAGAS yellow-book related requirements

• Advanced ability to perform government related research and interpret statutes and regulations for federal, state, and local entities

• Advanced professional writing skills and executive presence and communication ability to the Executive and Board level

• Strong project management, independent thinking, and decision-making skills

• Strong relationship management and practice development skills

• Experience with development and training of staff on technical and non-technical matters

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Policy, Public Administration or a related field is preferred, relevant industry experience will be taken into consideration

• Experience supervising 2 to 5 or more individuals and proven ability to manage and develop staff

• Strong experience with building and providing presentations and briefings to senior management and boards

• Ability to attract and service new clients and expand services to existing clients

• Involvement in professional organizations, such as IIA, AHIA, AGA, ALGA, AICPA, etc.

Weaver Benefits At Weaver, our most valuable resource is our people. We take the time to evaluate our employees’ wants and needs and invest our resources accordingly. Weaver offers competitive health benefits, such as medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan.

Further, we support our employees by offering flexible scheduled time off (STO), a minimum of 56 hours of sick and safe leave, 11 holidays, and 2 scheduled recharge days! Learn more here – Weaver benefits .

We also offer in-house CPE and learning opportunities through our internal L&D department. Our multi-faceted internal learning program including technical improvement, practice development, management/leadership training, and whole-life growth. Our goal is to balance both high development with high performance to meet the long-term goals of each individual, team, and our firm.