IT SOX Program Manager

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

The Internal Controls CoE manages the organization’s compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) and control improvement initiatives.  This position provides support, and management of AbbVie’s program for compliance with SOX Section 404, which requires all functions to document, test and assess internal controls over financial reporting. This position will assist with Program Management Office functions including:  program planning, testing scoping, scheduling, and guidance; communication with Division and Corporate functions; updating or developing program tools and processes; monitoring of program status and schedule; and leading training and process improvement initiatives; assisting in the management and resolution of issues; review of internal control deficiencies; providing guidance for the evaluation and remediation of deficiencies; monitoring of remediation activities; and determination of readiness for review by internal and external auditors.

Responsibilities:

• The Sarbanes-Oxley IT Program Manager assists with the responsibility of the quality of Division and Corporate IT SOX work and their compliance with AbbVie’s SOX program standards.
• Manage the program IT schedule to ensure deliverables are met (includes all AbbVie deliverables to PMO and PMO deliverables to external auditors). 
• Reviews completed IT internal control documentation, evaluates testing results, reviews ratings and conclusions, and evaluate/prioritize all deficiencies. Communicate expectations for remediation of deficiencies and monitor remediation efforts
• Act as subject matter expert for IT internal control matters globally by advising management and control owners in various functions such as Business Technology Solutions (BTS), Corporate, Commercial, Operations, and R&D.
• Provides functional leadership and comprehensive ongoing support to all Sarbanes Managers for the completion of all AbbVie SOX Section 404 and 302 requirements. In addition, serve as primary resource for technical guidance on Section 404 requirements.
• Manages IT testing schedule and liaises with third-party resources, Internal Audit, and external auditors.  Assists in completing the IT annual scoping activities in a timely and thorough manner. Assists in identifying and analyzing all relevant matters that could impact IT SOX scope and propose related approaches (during annual scoping and ongoing).
• Manages impacts to and making updates to the IT control environment through various projects within the company such as process changes, system implementations, reorganizations, and business combinations/acquisitions.
• Prepares ongoing/periodic status and deficiency reports for management.
• Identify opportunities to improve / streamline current processes and procedures
• Complete ad hoc analysis and reviews of internal controls within all functions.
• Management and maintenance of program tools (including Workiva and the SharePoint Site based solution SOX Internal Controls).  

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Computer Science or Information Systems/Accounting/Finance
• 6+ years of Computer Science or Information Systems experience
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in audit or prior Sarbanes-Oxley experience is required
• CISA preferred or other relevant certifications a plus (e.g. , CPA)
• Ability to work independently and adjust priorities to achieve accurate and timely results
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to collaborate across functions
• Ability to identify process improvement opportunities and aptitude for continuous improvement and change
• Ability to understand the big picture while leveraging technical knowledge at a process/control level
• Proficiency in Workiva, Power BI, and Microsoft Office tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, and Word),
• Availability to travel up to 5%

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

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