Senior Manager Financial Compliance

Authority Brands; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Full benefits package

PTO and holidays

401(k) and more

Job summary

Authority Brands Inc. seeks a Sr. Manager of Financial Compliance to lead franchisee audits and internal controls. You will design the audit strategy, build risk models, and oversee a team of auditors. Collaboration with operations and legal teams ensures remediation and policy alignment across brands.

You will manage delegation of authority, financial controls, and third-party audits while communicating findings to senior leadership. Travel up to 20% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in audit, internal controls, or compliance.
• Demonstrated experience designing risk-based audit programs and sampling methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls frameworks (COSO) and delegation of authority policies.
• Experience reviewing franchise agreements, FDDs, and franchisee financial statements.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to deliver findings to franchisees and senior leaders.
• Franchise or multi-unit industry experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own a system-wide franchisee audit strategy, combining risk-based targeting with random sampling.
• Build and maintain risk models using franchisee sales reporting trends and collections history.
• Define audit scopes and procedures covering sales reporting accuracy, royalty and fee remittance, and obligations.
• Establish an annual audit plan and report results, trends, and recoveries to leadership.
• Develop a team of auditors to execute audits consistently and to a defined standard.
• Review audit findings and ensure conclusions are well supported and communicated to franchisees.
• Partner with brand operations to address audit findings and remediation plans.
• Oversee the Delegation of Authority policy and financial controls framework.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Audit leadership

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

COSO framework

Job description

Authority Brands Inc. is a leading provider of home services, building brands that support the success of our franchisees, as well as bettering the lives of the homeowners we serve and the people we employ.

Sr. Manager, Financial Compliance

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Financial Compliance reports to the SVP of Finance and leads Authority Brands' franchisee financial compliance and internal controls programs. This role designs and owns the company's franchisee audit strategy, using a combination of risk-based selection and random sampling to verify accurate sales reporting, fee remittance, and adherence to franchise agreement requirements across all brands. The Senior Manager builds and trains a team of auditors to execute audits and drive remediation in partnership with brand operations. The role also oversees the company's Delegation of Authority policy and financial controls framework and manages third-party internal audits to ensure adherence to company policies.

Key Responsibilities

Franchisee Audit Strategy

• Develop and own a system-wide franchisee audit strategy, combining risk-based targeting with random sampling to provide appropriate coverage across all brands
• Build and maintain risk models using franchisee sales reporting trends, collections history, and other indicators to identify and prioritize high-risk franchisees
• Define audit scopes and procedures covering sales reporting accuracy, royalty and fee remittance, local marketing spends requirements, and other franchise agreement obligations
• Establish an annual audit plan and report results, trends, and recoveries to finance and executive leadership

Audit Team Leadership & Execution

• Develop a team of auditors to execute franchisee audits consistently and to a defined standard
• Develop audit methodology, workpaper standards, and training materials to support a scalable, repeatable audit program
• Review audit findings and ensure conclusions are well supported, clearly documented, and communicated to franchisees appropriately

Remediation & Operations Partnership

• Partner with brand operations leaders to address audit findings, align on remediation plans, and elevate issues as needed
• Monitor implementation of corrective actions, including recovery of underreported fees, and track issues through resolution
• Coordinate with Legal and Accounting on matters involving defaults, disputes, or financial adjustments resulting from audits

Delegation of Authority & Financial Controls

• Own and maintain the company's Delegation of Authority policy, ensuring approval thresholds are current, clearly communicated, and consistently followed
• Oversee the financial controls framework, identifying gaps and partnering with process owners to design and implement control improvements
• Serve as the primary point of contact for finance teams on policy interpretation and control requirements

Internal Audit Oversight

• Manage the relationship with the company's third-party internal audit provider, including development of the annual internal audit plan and scope
• Coordinate audit fieldwork across departments, ensuring timely delivery of documentation and supporting materials
• Track internal audit findings and management action plans through remediation, and report status to finance leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA strongly preferred
• 8+ years of experience in audit, internal controls, or compliance, with public accounting experience preferred
• Demonstrated experience designing risk-based audit programs and sampling methodologies
• Strong working knowledge of internal controls frameworks (e.g., COSO) and delegation of authority policies
• Experience reviewing franchise agreements, FDDs, and franchisee financial statements preferred
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to deliver findings constructively to franchisees and senior leaders
• Franchise or multi-unit industry experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 20%

We believe our greatest assets are our employees, we offer competitive salaries and a full benefits package to include, PTO, paid holidays, 401(k) and more.

Authority Brands Inc. conducts drug screens and background checks on applicants who accept employment offers. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions however we do not sponsor Visa’s at this time.

Authority Brands Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer