Manager, HR Services Audit & Compliance

Fresenius Medical Care North America; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Manager for HR Services Audit & Compliance to lead a dynamic team. This pivotal role involves designing and executing compliance strategies, managing audits, and ensuring alignment with global standards. You'll be responsible for developing frameworks, overseeing audits, and collaborating with various stakeholders to address compliance issues. If you have a strong background in HR or audit roles and are passionate about driving results, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking organization.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in HR or Audit/Compliance roles.
• Experience with multi-country internal or external audit tasks.
• Proficiency in creating business resiliency management plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Senior Business Analysts and oversee HR audit activities.
• Develop and maintain the HR Services Audit and Compliance framework.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on compliance and audit findings.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Team Collaboration

Attention to Detail

HR Processes Knowledge

Compliance Framework Understanding

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Business Experience

Tools

Microsoft Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

Job description

Manager, HR Services Audit & Compliance, will assist in the execution of FME’s compliance program through designing, aligning, and rolling out our HR Services Audit & Compliance program. The role will lead a team responsible for activities to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging risks. The role will partner with global and local teams to define and implement controls, drive third-party management, audits, and follow up on remediation measures.

Your Tasks:

1. Lead a team of Senior Business Analysts, including establishing goals, assigning tasks, and maintaining schedules.
2. Design, develop, and execute the HR Services Audit and Compliance strategy.
3. Develop and maintain the HR Services Audit and Compliance framework.
4. Create and roll out programs to achieve strategic vision.
5. Partner with senior stakeholders to determine the framework and execution of Global Internal Audit (GIA) intake and coordination for HR Services (HR Managers, HR Operations, Payroll Operations).
6. Be ultimately accountable for global internal controls design and implementation for HR Services.
7. Provide guidance on local HR internal controls in alignment with global design and determine if local controls need to remain as such.
8. Lead discussions with HR and Payroll Global Process Owners on global HR and payroll process designs and HR Service model transition efforts.
9. Oversee the team’s administration of periodic audits of Workday, Payroll, and Time & Attendance security roles.
10. Collaborate with teams to address audit findings, determining preventive and corrective actions at local, regional, and global levels.
11. Partner with stakeholders to validate new legislative changes and company policies on processes and HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance systems to ensure compliance.
12. Collaborate with Internal Controls, Information Security, Compliance, and Data Privacy to ensure third-party contracts and business resiliency management plans align with Fresenius’ standards.
13. Act as an escalation point for HR Service teams to resolve compliance incidents such as data breaches or regulation misinterpretations affecting pay calculations.
14. Oversee, coordinate, and report on corporate HR risk management semi-annually.
15. Coordinate and design pre-audit readiness assessments quarterly.
16. Drive communication plans and standards for data security incidents.
17. Lead HR Service audit and compliance training initiatives.
18. Coordinate with external third parties on audit activities.
19. Develop and maintain job aids, checklists, and tools for execution.
20. Communicate updates and changes to stakeholders as needed.
21. Collaborate on HR governance quality framework with Quality Assurance and Knowledge Management.
22. Ensure internal and SOX standards and controls are met.
23. Lead projects involving data handling process adjustments and database migrations impacting security protocols.
24. Support vendor relationship management and escalation processes.
25. Perform other tasks as assigned by the manager.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent business experience preferred.
• 6+ years of professional experience in HR or Audit/Compliance roles.
• Experience with multi-country internal or external audit and compliance tasks.
• Experience validating policy or legal changes on processes.
• Experience implementing HR or payroll audit and compliance frameworks.
• Nice to have: experience with HR Service model adoptions or M&A activity.
• Nice to have: experience in creating business resiliency management plans.
• Nice to have: experience working with multiple external auditors.
• Strong analytical skills for evaluating information critically.
• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships across functions to drive results.
• Focused, goal-driven, accountable, with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of HR and/or Payroll processes.
• Understanding of SOX, GDPR, data protection, and compliance frameworks.
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools.
• Experience with HCM systems, preferably Workday.
• Familiarity with ticketing systems like ServiceNow.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages preferred.
• Flexible with working hours to cover global time zones.
• Willing to travel for on-site workshops.