Senior Manager of IT Regulatory Compliance
Company: A.O. Smith
Location: Nashville
Posted on: March 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Company / Location Information A.O. Smith is a global leader
applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to
products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of
the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial
water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of
water treatment products for residential and light commercial
applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United
States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the
United Kingdom. Please Note : At this time, we are unable to
provide visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates must be
authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or
in the future. Primary Function The Sr. Manager will be a member of
the Business Technology Solutions (IT) leadership team, reporting
directly to the CISO. The team is designed to proactively plan and
execute focused strategies to establish and maintain operational
and financial controls globally. Responsibilities Provide
leadership to the BTS team in achieving internal process
improvement, effectiveness, enhanced competency and awareness for
SOX controls and related regulatory requirements Lead
organizational change, including establishing roles and
responsibilities and building alignment with BTS and functional
leaders Ensure new systems and significant changes to the IT
environment are proactively addressed for considerations impacting
IT General Controls (ITGC), that the right controls are
incorporated Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive SOX
compliance program using a risk-based approach Perform ongoing
monitoring and tracking to ensure that controls are designed and
functioning effectively Enhance existing controls to ensure
effective risk mitigation, adherence to control frameworks and
drive process improvements Communicate issues, deficiencies and
progress of remediation efforts effectively to BTS Leadership,
Executive Leadership, including the audit committee Consult with
BTS, internal audit and business partners on techniques and system
control methodologies Produce audit reports for ongoing monitoring
activities and share recommendations Act as the primary liaison
with internal and external auditors, coordinating audits, related
requests and drive the development and implementation of corrective
actions with BTS Perform deficiency evaluation, including
identification of mitigating controls, defining remediation action
plans and monitoring corrective actions Develop and deliver
comprehensive and recurring SOX compliance training Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management
information systems, Accounting or related field with a minimum of
8 years of experience (with a minimum of 4 years of SAP security /
controls) Proven experience with managing IT audit processes and
deliverables Additional Qualifications: 8 years’ experience working
in large national public accounting firms, specifically auditing of
ITGC and IT Automated Controls SOX 404 and ITGC audit experience
from both internal/external audit perspective Prior experience
developing presentations for communication to the audit committee
Experience with ensuring compliance for SAP hosted/cloud
environment Experience with assessment and management of SSAE18
SOC1/SOC2 compliance process Experience contributing to and
establishing the organizational change management characteristics
necessary to establish and maintain control operational
effectiveness Have a track record for building effective mechanisms
to hold control owners accountable and developing/designing
compliance training programs for business and IT management teams
Experience with SAP GRC module, understanding configuration and
best practice CISA preferred We Offer Competitive compensation
package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and
dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement
security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and
tuition assistance. LI-AO LI-Hybrid Appcast ADA Statement & EEO
Statement In developing this job description care was taken to
include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this
position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have
been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All
reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on
a case-by-case basis. We consider all applicants for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and
expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable
accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in
accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable
state and local law.
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