Job Title | Corporate Audit Services Manager |
Location | Hybrid - Manchester, NH [In office 3 days/week] |
Purpose and Importance of Position |
The Corporate Audit Services Manager plays a pivotal role in leading corporate audit assurance and advisory engagements designed to identify risk exposures and strengthening the overall control environment. The role is instrumental in identifying emerging risks, promoting operational efficiency, and driving continuous improvement across the enterprise. As a strategic partner to senior leadership, the CAS Manager provides forward-looking insights that support informed decision-making and sustainable development of our business partners in understanding the key role they play in maintaining a strong risk and control aware culture. The role demands gaining a thorough understanding of business operations, regulatory requirements, and industry trends, and the ability to identify and translate complex risk issues into practical recommendations. The CAS Manager is an advocate for CAS and a critical change agent, providing objective evaluations of RiverStone’s internal systems and processes to identify areas of risk and operational efficiency. In addition to traditional audit responsibilities, the CAS Manager champions innovation through the use of data analytics, automation, and agile audit methodologies, and supports RiverStone’s digital transformation initiatives by assessing related risks and controls. |
Essential Functions |
Primary Responsibilities - Serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to senior leadership, proactively identifying and addressing business risks, and engaging with stakeholders to address needs of the business; this is done through flexibility in plans and resources to facilitate ad-hoc advisory projects and opportunities to enhance process improvements
- Partner with senior leaders and internal stakeholders throughout the business to understand emerging and on-going risks to ensure visibility to key projects
- Lead the development and execution of a dynamic, risk-based audit plan aligned with the RiverStone’s corporate objectives and evolving risk landscape
- Lead RiverStone’s Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICFR) Program activities ensuring compliance with SOX 404 requirements, as well as key statutory control activities, and support control owners with guidance and training
- Design, execute, and manage audit engagements targeting high-risk areas, ensuring quality documentation in accordance with the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) and clear communication of reported results
- Lead efforts to increase the application of data analytics and visualization tools to enhance audit coverage, identify trends, and deliver actionable insights
- Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of internal controls, identifying gaps and recommending improvements with consideration of business impact
- Collaborate with our co-sourced IT audit and RiverStone’s IT teams to assess technology-related risks and integrate IT audit considerations into broader audit planning
- Promote a culture of risk awareness and control ownership through periodic training and stakeholder engagement
- Lead, coach, and develop audit team members, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting career development through mentoring and stretch assignments
- Maintain a robust quality assurance and improvement program aligned with the GIAS and leading practices
- Coordinate with the VP on n preparing and delivering communications to the Audit Committee and senior stakeholders, including risk insights and audit outcomes
- Drive continuous improvement in audit methodology, tools, and processes
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of new audit team members, ensuring effective integration and development
- Coordinate with external auditors to optimize audit coverage, reduce duplication, and enhance reliance on internal audit work
Administrative Responsibilities - Assist the VP in managing departmental operations, including resource planning, time reporting, professional development, and participation in industry forums.
- Contribute to strategic initiatives within Corporate Audit Services, including process improvement, technology adoption, and talent development.
Organizational Expectations - Foster a culture of innovation, encouraging calculated risk-taking and continuous improvement
- Champion customer service excellence and stakeholder engagement across all audit activities
- Demonstrate alignment with RiverStone’s Commitments and core values
- Maintain high ethical standards and professionalism in all interactions
- Build and sustain effective relationships across the organization to proactively assess and mitigate business risks
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Required Skills |
- Strong internal audit and enterprise risk management experience, including performing risk assessments to evaluate key inherent and residual risks in the Risk Register, managing enterprise risk and control frameworks, and prioritizing risk
- Advanced critical thinking and analytical skills
- Well organized highly motivated self-starter that is detail-oriented
- Proven expertise in internal audit, enterprise risk management, and control frameworks, with the ability to assess, design, and improve controls across diverse business functions
- Advanced critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and deliver clear, actionable insights
- Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal—with the ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences, including senior leadership and Audit Committee members
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, with a demonstrated ability to build trust and influence across the organization
- High level of professional curiosity and business acumen, with a commitment to continuous learning and staying current on industry trends and regulatory developments
- Demonstrated leadership and team development capabilities, including coaching, mentoring, and performance management
- Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
- High ethical standards and ability to maintain confidentiality and objectivity in all audit activities
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and other collaboration tools; experience with audit management software is a plus
- Strong professional presence – interacts well with different people and able to work in a multi-cultural environment, customer service oriented
- Results-oriented – ability to motivate, influence, and manage diverse teams
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Experience |
- Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive experience in internal audit, risk management, compliance, or related fields, with at least 3–5 years in a supervisory or managerial capacity; Big 4 experience highly valued
- Proven experience leading risk-based audit engagements, including financial, operational, and compliance audits
- Demonstrated ability to manage ICFR and SOX 404 compliance programs
- Experience with data analytics tools and applying analytics to audit planning and execution
- Exposure to cybersecurity, IT risk, and third-party risk management is highly desirable
- Industry experience in insurance, financial services, or other regulated environments preferred
- Experience working in agile audit environments or with co-sourced audit teams is beneficial
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Required Education | Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is required. Advanced degree (e.g., MBA or Master’s in Accounting, Finance, or Risk Management) may be substituted for some experience requirements. |
Preferred Education or Certification | Professional certification(s) such as CPA, CIA, CISA, or CRMA are strongly preferred. Demonstrated commitment to continued professional development including pursuit of other relevant professional certifications is highly valued. |
Supervisory Role | - Leads internal and co-sourced audit teams, providing strategic direction, coaching, and mentorship to ensure high-quality audit execution and professional growth – aimed at developing a high-performing team by fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and accountability
- Actively identifies skill gaps and training needs, creating tailored development plans that align with both individual career goals and organizational objectives
- Promote cross-functional exposure and rotational opportunities to broaden team capabilities and prepare future leaders
- Manages day-to-day audit activities
- Plays a key role in talent acquisition, onboarding, and integration of new team members, ensuring a smooth transition and alignment with our values and performance standards
- Supports succession planning and contributes to the development of internship and early-career programs
- Requires strong leadership, emotional intelligence, and the ability to inspire and influence diverse teams in a dynamic and evolving risk environment
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Travel | Minimal – determined by business need. Examples may include assignment to UK offices and site visits to US Runoff locations/Fairfax affiliates. |
Work Environment / Physical Demands | This position operates in a professional based collaborative environment and must have the ability to timely produce thorough, accurate work with many competing demands, deadlines, and distractions. The position uses standard equipment such as phones, computers, copiers/printers and filing cabinets. Noise level is moderate. Other Duties (Disclaimer Statement) RiverStone retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position as needed, or other duties or responsibilities may change or be assigned as needed. |
Core Competencies | Perspective: Looks toward the broadest possible view of an issue/challenge; has broad ranging personal and business interests and pursuits; can easily pose future scenarios; can think globally; can discuss multiple aspects and impacts of issues and project them into the future. Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person’s career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder. Conflict Management: Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly, good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise. Organizational Agility: Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, Practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of organizations. Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team. Managing and measuring work: Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and measures; monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work. Written communications: Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that instigate appropriate actions. |
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