Sr Process Analyst, Risk & Controls

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About us:

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

Right on pace with Target’s distinctive retail brand, Target Finance and Accounting are transforming for the better. As so much more than a behind-the-scenes number-cruncher, you will be a truly collaborative partner with a seat at the table. You’ll bring your unique point of view, experience and passion for the work to your team and internal clients. Within Finance, you’ll enjoy the interesting challenges of the competitive retail space, and you’ll have a 360-degree impact—rather than on just one part of the business. You’ll see your contributions come to life in virtually every area of this dynamic enterprise. And you’ll grow and be challenged in your career while having a healthy balance with life outside of work.

A role in Finance Risk & Controls calls on your risk acumen and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance knowledge to build a world-class internal control environment. Here, you’ll collaborate to assess risk, design controls and provide insights to develop innovative risk management solutions. Championing an adaptive, initiative driven and transformational mindset to cultivate new ideas will be critical to ensuring the success of Target’s business initiatives and core retail operations.

As a Sr. Process Analyst in Risk & Controls, you will be on a team that builds strong partnerships across finance, technology and enterprise risk teams to provide guidance on internal controls. This role is rooted in effective relationships built with partner teams, enabling you to generate cross-team perspectives and empowering you to communicate control recommendations. You will proactively identify existing and emerging risks, assist with maintaining a comprehensive internal control program for the company, work with business partners to develop and update internal controls and related documentation (process maps, risk & control matrices, process narratives, etc.), keep up to date with the various systems and applications in use and use continuous improvement strategies to strengthen the control environment.

Core Responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to the business needs.

About you:

• Four-year degree in Accounting (or equivalent) and 3-6 years of related experience
• Internal or external audit experience related to SOX compliance audits
• Experience in audit and enterprise risk management concepts (e.g., risk assessment/prioritization, process & internal controls, root cause analysis)
• Aptitude for IT control concepts including testing configurable controls, deriving completeness and accuracy test plans around key reports, and leading control design conversations around system integrations
• Subject matter expertise in SOX, US GAAP and financial operations
• Familiarity using data and analytical tools, including Excel, visualization solutions and other means of automation, to solve business problems
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking aptitude
• Ability to prioritize work and balance multiple projects and deadlines independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to synthesize multiple pieces of information into an easy-to-understand narrative
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally in broad, ambiguous projects, including creating and executing project plans
• Capable of exhibiting a strong, thoughtful, point of view in areas of expertise
• CPA, CISA or similar designation preferred

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

Benefits Eligibility

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com.Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.