Internal Controls Coordinator

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A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-orientated Internal Controls Coordinator to join our Financial Operations team. Reporting directly to the Internal Controls Compliance Manager, this position serves a key role in providing guidance, practical tools, management reports and training programs to help units throughout the university manage internal controls over financial related processes.  The objective of our internal controls program is to advance knowledge and facilitate strong stewardship and accountability at all levels of the university's decentralized environment.

Why Work at Michigan?

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, the University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

  • Flexible work environment
  • Generous time off
  • A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
  • Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Long-term disability coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
     

Responsibilities*

  • Support and enhance the university's internal control framework, with a focus on financial-related business processes.
  • Train university personnel to effectively use internal control tools and resources.
  • Respond to unit questions about internal controls.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance internal controls and improve business process efficiency.
  • Develop internal control guidance for a wide range of business processes, including gap analyses, procedure templates and management reports.
  • Perform data analysis to identify trends and outliers.
  • Maintain a continuous improvement mindset and work collaboratively with university units to help ensure effective internal controls and fiscal stewardship at all levels.
     

Required Qualifications*

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration or related field.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of internal controls over financial business processes.
  • Experience analyzing and summarizing quantitative data to identify trends and outliers.
  • Proven ability to identify opportunities for process improvement and collaborate with cross-functional teams.  
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to independently manage multiple projects.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Experience working with complex financial and administrative information systems, database query and spreadsheet tools; working knowledge of enterprise systems and relational databases (Oracle PeopleSoft helpful).
     

Desired Qualifications*

  • Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor or COSO Internal Controls Certification.
  • Working knowledge of concepts embodied in COSO's body of knowledge on internal controls and enterprise risk management.
  • Operational understanding of key administrative business processes. 
  • Experience with systems implementation and/or business process redesign, including change management.
     

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

The work requirements allow for the majority or all of the work to be completed offsite. On occasion, the employee may be required and must be available to work onsite if necessitated by unit leadership or their designee and/or the job requirements, but is not generally scheduled on a recurring basis.

This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday. As part of the University of Michigan Finance Division Future of Work initiative, this position may work onsite, remote or hybrid (both onsite work and remotely) based on the business needs of this position.  Currently this position is primarily remote.

Additional Information

NOTE: Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.