Operational Audit & SOX Director – ERAC

The Operational Audit and SOX leader for GE Aerospaces life & health reinsurance company Employers Reassurance Corporation (ERAC) is responsible for leading others to perform internal audits and internal controls testing & monitoring activities across compliance operational and financial reporting objectives. This role reports functionally within the overall GE Aerospace Internal Audit department but is an ERAC employee. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with regulatory reporting requirements for internal controls including SOX and insurance industry standards as well as developing and delivering results for an audit plan tailored to the ERAC business. Hybrid role sometime in the office in Overland Park KS

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Fosters working relationships with ERAC executives and senior leadership; attends various ERAC committee meetings as deemed necessary and provides periodic reporting of IA status and issues
• Leads an audit team of external & internal staff. Management of internal staff including assignment career development & training salary planning succession planning performance reviews overall hiring process budget/actual expenses etc.
• Managing the relationship with an external service provider including negotiation of annual statement-of-work monitoring of budget to actual expenditures approval of monthly expenditures establishing expectations coordination of activities performed by service provider providing training and ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures
• Managing and reporting on program progress and risks to the Senior Director of Business Process SOXand Executive Director Internal Audit.
• Establishing and maintaining an integrated working relationship with the full IA team at GE Aerospace
• Contributing to continuous improvement in approachesways of working projectsand programs within the SOX Governance and ERAC business that impact quality efficiency and effectiveness of the ERAC Operational Audit & SOX team
• Staying informed of industry trends that may influence work and developing specializedexpertisein IA including building an external network of IA resources

Technical

• Developing the ERAC internal audit budget and monitoring the budget to actual expenditures
• Developing and executing the annual ERAC internal audit plan including coordination with the external service provider & ERAC risk management team communication & coordination with ERAC Senior Management and coordination with GE Aerospace internal audit.
• Leading and reviewing SOX scoping and risk assessment for ERAC business processes
• Reviewing in-scope process narratives flowcharts and risk & control matrices
• Reviewing internal controls testing for various business processesin accordance withdefined test attributes and guidance
• Monitoring and following up on the status of corrective action plans and reviewing the evidence for remediation of identified deficiencies

Required Qualifications

• Location: Kansas City metro area hybrid role. Overland Park KS
• ABachelors or Mastersdegree (in accounting STEMMajorsor Business Administration)
• 10 years of audit/SOX experience external or internal audit with a minimum of 5 years of accountability for a team
• 5 years of insurance industry experience including an intermediate understanding of actuarial and investment processes controls and accounting requirements
• Intermediate knowledge of US GAAP accounting for life insurance and annuity companies
• CPA CIAor other professional certification

Desired Qualifications

• Life & health (including long-term care) reinsurance experience
• Foundational understanding of artificial intelligence and its business applications
• Basic proficiency in data analytics reporting and data-driven decision-making
• Working knowledge of GRC solutions such as Optro
• Strong oral and written communication skills including PowerPoint presentation development
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Established project management skills
• Experience working with and managing co-sourced service providers

The base pay range for this position is 137000.00 - 183000.00 - 229000.00 USD Annual USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on July 13 2026.

• GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and along with programs like HealthAhead your physicalemotional financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to aHealth Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program which provides 24/7 confidential assessment counseling andreferral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan a 401(k) savings plan with company matchingcontributions and company retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits includetuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability insurance life insurance and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

  GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e. isa Sponsor). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time andfor any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsors welfare benefit plan or program. Thisdocument does not create a contract of employment with any individual.