Overview
As part of the Global HR Systems team, you will manage operational risk and lead compliance and audit activities across HR systems. You will oversee planning, testing, remediation, and reporting to demonstrate control effectiveness and regulatory alignment. Collaborating with Cybersecurity, Legal, Data Privacy, Payroll, and Information Security, you safeguard employee data and support audits. You will advance audit automation with Kainos SmartAudit and ensure governance across platforms like Workday and UKG in a multinational, regulated setting.
Responsibilities
- Oversee compliance, audit, and governance programs across HR systems to meet regulatory and internal control requirements
- Document and assess internal controls and processes for audit readiness and reporting
- Manage audit planning, testing, findings remediation (CAPA), and evidence collection
- Lead user access governance, data retention, and data lifecycle management
- Drive adoption and improvement of the Kainos SmartAudit platform and audit automation
- Coordinate with Legal, HR, IT Security, and Data Privacy on regulatory compliance and data protection
- Produce compliance reporting and audit metrics to demonstrate control effectiveness
- Support internal and external audits (ISO, SOC 1, payroll, divisional) and manage remediation activities
- Monitor system integrity via application audits, data quality reviews, and security investigations across HR systems
- Oversee audits across platforms including Workday, UKG, SOLIX, Abraxas and related HR processes
- Ensure remediation items are tracked and closed in a timely manner
Key requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience in compliance, audit, risk management, internal controls, governance, or related fields
- 3+ years of experience with audit methodologies, regulatory compliance, and internal control frameworks
- 3+ years of experience supporting internal and external audits, including testing and remediation
- Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills focusing on control effectiveness and process improvements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience with 6 additional years considered in lieu of degree
- Experience with HR technology platforms (Workday, UKG) is strongly preferred
- Experience with audit automation and monitoring solutions, specifically Kainos SmartAudit, is strongly preferred
- Knowledge of user access governance, data privacy, record retention, and HR data governance practices
- Experience in a regulated multinational organization with global compliance knowledge
- strong communication and stakeholder management
- problem-solving and analytical mindset
- cross-functional collaboration
- audit methodologies
- regulatory compliance frameworks
- internal control design and testing