Workday Risk and Controls Methodology Lead Fulltime

When you join Kainos, you get to think beyond limitations to make an immediate and positive impact – like transforming digital services for millions of citizens or helping Fortune 500 companies get live and thrive on Workday.

You’ll be part of a people-first culture that is growing around the world. We’re a creative, committed, and diverse group of individuals who succeed as a team.

At Kainos your ideas are heard and valued and you’ll leave a legacy that you can feel proud of. Join us and discover how our people write our story.

The Workday Risk and Controls Methodology Lead is a critical team member responsible for shaping key Smart Audit value tools and working with our customers to ensure successful product adoption.

The role is methodology and service oriented.
• Design Methodology and Thought Leadership – you’ll be responsible for developing and maturing risk and controls content that compliments the Smart Audit product; thereby better supporting client assurance needs (e.g. risk and control matrices, SOD recipe books, deployment methodology and thought leadership).
• Nurture our Customer Base – consult with our top-tier customers on their Smart Audit usage, provide practical risk-based advice, clarify risks identified by the product, help customers remediate noted control gaps and use Smart Audit in ways that customer enhance value and satisfaction.
• Educate and Enable Others – you’ll be looked to by team members in areas like Sales, Delivery, Marketing, and Product Development for your expertise in audit, risk, and controls. You’ll be expected to coach and consult on general concepts in this space. You may need to research specialized regulatory requirements to understand and define how Smart Audit can be used in these areas.

This role will suit individuals who have a demonstrated passion for next generation digital audit in a rapidly changing environment. You will benefit from exposure to world class software design, product innovation and exposure to the rapidly growing Workday ERP eco-system.

Minimum (essential) requirements:

The successful candidate will have between 4 to 7 years of combined experience with audit, internal controls, and while not essential experience of Workday ERP configuration would be an advantage. Key skills required for the role include:
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, with the ability to communicate technical solutions and benefits simply and clearly to a non-technical audience.
• Managing and understanding of Workday or similar ERP implementations, configuration – e.g. security and control, and/or optimizations of business process controls and application security.
• Experience designing, implementing and/or testing of configurable/automated internal controls. Experience in performing these activities for Workday is a major plus.
• Experience applying common control frameworks like COBIT, COSO, ISO.
• Ability to recognize a significant risk and define an appropriate control response.
• Identifying and addressing customer needs, including developing and fostering meaningful client relationships.
• Proven competence in managing multiple client priorities at the same time.
• Professional, articulate and self-disciplined.
• Travel is expected, less than 20%.

Desirable:
• Experience working with senior level executives and in complex multinational organizations.
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor Accreditation (CIA) and/or CPA (Certified Public Accountant).
• Workday HCM and / or Financials Certification.
• A broad knowledge of system implementations or transformation projects including key challenges and methodologies.
• Cross industry exposure (of particular interest Financial Sector, Tech & Media, Retail Manufacturing, Professional & Business Services).
• Familiarity with data privacy frameworks, standards and regulation (e.g. NIST, ISO, GDPR, CCPA).
• Knowledge of business process / accounting cycle fundamentals including key risks and controls.
• Experience developing and performing risk assessments.

Who you are:

We are looking for a Workday Risk and Controls Methodology Lead to join our collective and help shape the scope of our services, the evolution of our products and the ways our customers use Smart Audit to revolutionize their Workday control environment. If you are an audit professional with an entrepreneurial spirit, a technical problem solver and a customer focused team player, consider joining us.

The audit field is changing. Work with us to bring audit automation and continuous audit solutions to life.

About us:

In 2021, Kainos launched our revolutionary software product Smart Audit into the Workday ecosystem.

Smart Audit helps organizations expand, modernize, and mature their Workday controls over:
• Segregation of Duties
• Privileged User Access Monitoring
• User Access Reviews
• Configuration Change Management
• User Activity Monitoring

See Smart Audit in action HERE.

Smart Audit is trusted by some of the world’s largest companies to realize their digital transformation goals and we’re constantly striving to solve problems through innovative technology, like machine learning, generative AI and Workday Extend.

Our Smart Audit team is the real power behind our innovation. We are a collective of software development and delivery experts, certified Workday practitioners, auditors, and risk and control professionals who are driven to innovate, automate and improve the way people audit with a focus on the Workday ERP. Our goal is to help organizations audit smarter, faster and better.

So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together.

Embracing our differences  

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive.   We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are.   We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone’s journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.