Compensation Overview

Job Description

Location: This role will be hybrid based out of any of our U.S. office locations.

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.    

LinkedIn was built to help professionals achieve more in their careers, and everyday millions of people use our products to make connections, discover opportunities and gain insights. Our global reach means we get to make a direct impact on the world’s workforce in ways no other company can. We are much more than a digital resume – we transform lives through innovative products and technology. 

We are seeking a Risk & Compliance Senior Associate to join LinkedIn’s Transformation Risk & Compliance (TRC) team in our Finance Transformation organization.  The candidate should be experienced and passionate about risk, controls, compliance, quality, and operational excellence.  As part of the team driving risk & compliance for the Finance Controllership organization, the candidate will work closely with multiple Finance stakeholders, cross-functional leaders, technical teams, and other compliance pillars on various controls, compliance, and quality initiatives.  As a Senior Associate you will lead various strategic initiatives from a compliance perspective, enabling the Finance organization to scale and support business strategy while ensuring compliance. 

Responsibilities: 

• Drive programs/projects as a risk & compliance subject matter expert by collaborating with cross-functional teams and utilizing best practices to ensure successful project delivery and user adaptation from a risk & compliance perspective. 

• Lead SOX/compliance readiness efforts for key programs/projects impacting Finance processes, including: 

• Reviewing and providing inputs into project requirements to assess SOX/financial controls impact; 

• Ensuring business process controls and reports used by IT dependent manual controls are appropriately designed and tested prior to Go-Live; 

• Supporting key business/IT partners in the implementation of IT application controls and ITGCs while sharing industry best practices/expertise; 

• Reviewing the completeness and accuracy of data migration strategy/approach and testing; 

• Ensuring compliance requirements are met and that enabled system capabilities are compliant; 

• Updating project-related SOX documentation; 

• Providing continuous risk & compliance subject matter expertise throughout the project lifecycle;  

• Understanding any issues that arise to assess potential business process control impacts; and 

• Monitoring project progress and ensuring key stakeholders are kept informed about the status, risks, and dependencies. 

• Perform deep-dive assessments and evaluate key compliance & operational controls. 

• Identify control automation opportunities, including evaluating emerging technologies (e.g., Intelligent Automation) and potential control improvement opportunities. 

• Prepare executive level presentations for Global Process Owners and the Controllership organization to communicate results of SOX/compliance readiness efforts and overall updates on compliance & quality programs.  Develop and manage results reporting for leadership using tools such as SharePoint, PowerBI, and Tableau. 

• Effectively partner with cross functional leads across the Finance, Engineering, and support organizations to influence the design and implementation of controls, and to ensure the successful execution and delivery of strategic initiatives.  Partner closely with other compliance teams and help manage 3rd party service providers. 

• Assist team in standardizing compliance activities, and identifying, analyzing, and managing strategic risks across Finance while interfacing with cross functional stakeholders by sharing best practices and utilizing common tools. 

• Provide thought leadership and contribute to team methodologies as well as other TRC team driven initiatives such as on-going quality assessments, issue monitoring & analysis, control design & advisory support, risk management & business continuity program execution, periodic project SOX scoping, and special projects based on business requirements. 

• Develop and transform quality assessment frameworks/programs for 3rd party service providers.  Drive the execution of quality assessments, reporting, root cause analyses, and remediation activities. 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of work experience in an accounting, audit, advisory, SOX, and/or financial systems-related role.  

• 3+ years of experience with SOX readiness over financial systems & processes, designing internal controls over financial reporting, performing risk assessments, system & process assessments, and evaluation of internal controls.  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), or equivalent practical experience.   

• In depth knowledge of system risks, IT application controls, business process controls, and IT general controls.  Familiar with the COSO framework.  Has a firm grasp of risk management, controls, and compliance concepts.  

• Possesses strong business process acumen, ideally including an understanding of Quote-to-Cash (QTC), Procure-to-Pay (PTP), Record-to-Report (RTR), and Hire-to-Retire (HTR) processes, how systems support these processes, and the related risks that impact financial reporting.  

• Experience working in a global and matrixed organization in the technology/SAAS industry. 

• Self-starter with good business judgment, strong conviction, and confidence to communicate effectively with business partners.  Experience with presenting to and communicating with senior management across organizations. 

• Proven ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment, and to drive complex compliance transformation, internal controls, and automation initiatives, partnering with other compliance teams.   

• Strong leadership and project management skills with the ability to think strategically.  

• Well organized with demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize tasks against multiple deadlines with minimal supervision.  

• Versatile, collaborative, and driven team player with strong communication, interpersonal, teamwork, and organizational skills. 

• Experience working with or basic knowledge of Oracle Financials ERP & Database, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Coupa, Zuora, Intelligent Automation, and homegrown systems.  Ability to learn new applications quickly.  

• Experience working with MS Office products (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).  

• Ability to travel for periodic meetings or off-sites.  

Suggested Skills: 

• Financial Systems

• Risk & Compliance 

• Consulting 

• Accounting

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $82,000 to $133,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.