Position Title:  Senior Lead Internal Controls

Be a part of a revolutionary change! 

At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. 

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress.  

Our beautiful HQ in Stamford, CT is just steps away from the Stamford Metro-North Train Station and easily accessible from NYC.   

Your ‘day to day’:

Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress. With PMI’s journey towards a smoke-free future and a consumer-centric organization, the company faces new opportunities and risks. To safeguard the company’s business objectives, ensure its delivery against strategic opportunities, and protect the company against emerging uncertainties, a highly professional and industry-leading risk management and internal controls practice is required.

The US Internal Controls function within PMI maintains close business partnerships with US management and business process stakeholders, global functions and internal/external audit, acting as an advisor assisting management with their responsibility to design, implement and maintain a robust internal controls framework and to stay in sync with internal policies & procedures, through advisory and control localization activities, and ensuring that the GRC application (OneGRC) is continuously updated with high quality data-points.

As a Senior Lead Internal Controls for the US, you will have the responsibility to:

• Enable US stakeholders with risk-based decision making by collaborating across all lines in PMI's Three Lines Model (First Line: Business Functions, Second Line: Advisory Practices, and Third Line: Risk & Assurance) to identify and mitigate risks.
• Lead the deployment of assigned advisories / business support activities on the design, implementation and continuous improvement of business process controls in line with best practices and ICFR methodology (if financially reporting relevant).
• Report issues and/or recommendations/observations identified including review of the action plan, issue evaluation, etc. Assist business stakeholders on the remediation of issues raised by supporting the design of action plans and/or design of respective control activities.
• Support other US market projects that impact business process risk and controls (i.e. fraud / theft analysis and reporting, policy/standard exceptions/deviations, OneUS initiatives etc.)

Who we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration etc.
• Professional Certification/Education – examples: Graduate Certificate Program, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Executive Master Internal/Operational Auditor (EMIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Governance Risk Compliance Professional (GRCP) Certification, etc.
• 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following: Accounting, Finance, Controllership, Internal Controls, Audit, Risk Management
• Relevant experience in one or more of the following:
  • ‘Big Four’ and/or other public accounting/audit/ consulting
  • Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMGC)
  • Business-to-Business (B2B) / Business-to-Consumer (B2C)
  • Business Process Cycles (Record To Report - R2R / Lead To Cash - L2C / Source To Pay - S2P / Manufacture To Inventory - M2I etc.)
  • Internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) / Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
  • Digitization and transformation projects
• Confident MS Office user: Fluency in Excel, PowerPoint, Oulook etc.
• Experience with SAP, Dynfo or other ERP software
• Effective communication and presentation skills (fluent written and verbal English language skills)
• Self-Starter: Curious mindset and positive attitude
• Relationship Building: Build upon existing relationships with key stakeholders and develop new ones
• Change Architect: Take action and guide in times of ambiguity; highly developed problem-solving skills
• Project Management: Drive, structure, oversee or support key projects and embed new ways of working
•  Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Annual Base Salary Range: $105,000 - $145,000

What we offer  

• We offer a competitive base salary, annual bonus (applicable based on level of position), great medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with a generous company match, incredible wellness benefits, commuter benefits, pet insurance, generous PTO, and much more!  
• We have implemented Smart Work, a hybrid model of working that promotes flexibility in the workplace. 
• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture where everyone’s contribution is respected; Collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: To improve the lives of millions of smokers.

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 2,300 employees.  

PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008. PMI’s affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company’s acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022. 

Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future. Since 2008, PMI has invested $12.5 billion globally to develop, scientifically substantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke with the goal of transitioning legal-age consumers who smoke to better alternatives. In 2022, PMI acquired Swedish Match – a leader in oral nicotine delivery – creating a global smoke-free champion led by the IQOS and ZYN brands. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized versions of PMI’s IQOS electronically heated tobacco devices and Swedish Match’s General snus as Modified Risk Tobacco Products and renewal applications for these products are presently pending before the FDA. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com/us and www.pmiscience.com.