Manager Global Risk & Controls - Chicago, IL

Job Title
Manager – Global Risk, Controls and Policy Governance (Finance)Role Overview
The Manager, Global Risk, Controls and Policy Governance is responsible for helping sustain and advance the Company's finance governance framework through leadership in policy governance, risk management, and controls oversight. The role serves as a trusted advisor to Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders, helping ensure governance practices remain effective, scalable, and aligned with the Company's strategic objectives.
Working across a broad range of initiatives, this position provides guidance on policy governance, risk management, internal controls, business process changes, technology implementations, and emerging business requirements. While supporting compliance obligations, including SOX, the role has a broader mandate focused on strengthening governance and risk management practices across the organization.
The ideal candidate is collaborative, intellectually curious, and self-directed, with the ability to independently assess complex situations, develop practical recommendations, and influence stakeholders across multiple functions and levels of the organization.
Key Responsibilities

• Support the governance and ongoing enhancement of the Company's risk and controls framework across finance, technology, and business processes.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify, assess, and respond to financial reporting, operational, compliance, and technology-related risks.
• Provide advisory support on the design, implementation, and sustainability of governance processes and internal controls.
• Support control modernization and continuous improvement efforts as processes, systems, and business models evolve.
• Advise business leaders on risk mitigation strategies and practical governance solutions that support organizational objectives.
• While this role supports the Company's SOX compliance program, responsibilities extend beyond SOX to broader governance, risk management, business process, technology, and policy-related initiatives.

 

• Provide governance, risk, and controls advisory support for ERP implementations, system enhancements, acquisitions, process redesigns, and strategic business initiatives.
• Partner with Finance, Technology, PMO, and business leaders to assess risk implications associated with organizational and technology changes.
• Evaluate automated controls, interfaces, workflows, and technology-enabled processes that support business operations and financial reporting.
• Promote the incorporation of governance and control considerations into project planning and execution activities.

What Success Looks Like

• External audits are well‑coordinated, efficient, and completed with strong auditor confidence and minimal rework.
• Controls are embedded into systems and processes, not managed as after‑the‑fact compliance activities.
• Finance policies are clear, current, consistently applied, and well understood across the organization.
• The role is viewed as a trusted advisor by finance, IT, and business leaders on risk, controls, and governance matters.

Required Skills and Qualifications
Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.

Experience

• 7+ years of progressive experience in financial controls, controllership, audit, or risk management within public accounting and/or complex corporate environments.
• Demonstrated experience supporting SOX compliance, external audits, ERP implementations, and process or system transformations.

Technical and Professional Knowledge

• Strong understanding of SOX, COSO, GAAP, and risk assessment methodologies.
• Solid working knowledge of financial systems, system integrations, and technology‑enabled and automated controls.
• Proven ability to design, draft, and govern finance policies and procedures within a structured governance framework.

Core Competencies

• Excellent analytical, writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project and program management capabilities with the ability to lead through influence.
• Sound judgment and ability to balance precision and pragmatism in complex or evolving environments.
• High attention to detail with a proactive, problem‑solving mindset.

Preferred Certifications

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
• CIA (Certified Internal Auditor)
• CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor)
• or other relevant professional certifications

Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor.  * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required.  * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.  
​Hiring Manager- Laura Perkins  ​
Recruiter- Sapna Upadhyay
 

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.