**Business Project Associate Advisor - HIH - Evernorth** **ABOUT EVERNORTH:** Evernorth℠ exists to elevate health for all, because we believe health is the starting point for human potential and progress. As champions for affordable, predictable and simple health care, we solve the problems others don’t, won’t or can’t. Our innovation hub in India will allow us to work with the right talent, expand our global footprint, improve our competitive stance, and better deliver on our promises to stakeholders. We are passionate about making healthcare better by delivering world-class solutions that make a real difference. We are always looking upward. And that starts with finding the right talent to help us get there. **Position Summary:** The Program Mgmt Security & Controls Associate Advisor is responsible for the incorporation of security and controls in the business project delivery for the Finance and Accounting organizations. Responsibilities will be focused on the incorporation of access security in tools and the internal control environment on impacted by project delivery. Responsibilities will include elements of project management, communication, content development, and documentation of project artifacts. This individual will work with users, technology partners, other project team members, and workstream teams. **Job Description & Responsibilities:** The Program Mgmt Security & Controls Associate Advisor responsibilities include, but are not limited to: + Content creation to support Kick off meetings for project initiatives and other communication material, + Create broad communication materials for extended stakeholder teams + Management of documentation on SharePoint and other project tools (Jira) + Collaborate with Project Managers to create, maintain and monitor project plan + Support test script development with workstream leads as needed. + Security: conduct roles gap validation session(s) and document gap analysis + Security: configure and unit test future state finance application roles + Security: support extension of security application on reporting or other peripheral uses that may require solutions beyond role + Security: support testing and address any role issues as needed + Security: maintain / update the security workbook + Controls: support the evaluation of sensitive access and segregation of duties controls within application and across applications; conduct pre-go live review of SA / SOD and identify mitigating controls + Controls: conduct gap analysis validation session and document gap analysis + Controls: review control inventory for impacted SOX controls based on process or technology changes introduced by workstreams, validate control change (update, change, sunset) with control owners and support the update of control documentation in the form of the narrative and RACM (Risk and Control Matrix) + Controls: review control inventory for impacted IT SOX controls and support the update of control documentation RACM (Risk and Control Matrix) + Controls: Support the testing of every new and changed SOX control by control owners – support the development of test scripts as needed. + Prepare a requirement trace from the control number to test script (Controls) and requirement to control number (Security) **Competencies / Skills:** + Ability to review deliverables for completeness, quality, and compliance with established project standards. + Ability to resolve conflict (striving for win-win outcomes); ability to execute with limited information and ambiguity + Ability to deal with organizational politics including ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively. + Strong Influencing skills (sound business and technical acumen as well as skilled at achieving buy-in for delivery strategies) + Stakeholder management (setting and managing expectations) + Strong business acumen including ability to effectively articulate business objectives. + Analytical skills, Highly Focused, Team player, Versatile, Resourceful + Ability to learn and apply quickly including ability to effectively impart knowledge to others. + Effective under pressure + Precise communication skills, including an ability to project clarity and precision in verbal and written communication and strong presentation skills. + Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills + Project Management & Requirements gathering + User interaction / customer service + Ability to be flexible with job responsibilities and workflow changes. + Ability to identify process improvements and implement changes; outside thinker. **Experience Required:** Qualified candidates will typically have 5 - 8 years of finance or accounting experience with a focus on security and management of control environments. Audit or SOX experience is preferred. Project experience is preferred. Successful candidates will be high energy, self-starters with a focus on quality output and project delivery success. Successful candidates will have project experience in Oracle Cloud ERP & EDM technologies. **Experience Desired:** + Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field preferred + Desired Tool Experience & Project Practices: Microsoft Suite, Agile, Jira, Sharepoint, and Confluence + Demonstrated experience establishing and delivering complex projects/initiatives within agreed upon parameters while achieving the benefits and/or value-added results. + Experience with Agile delivery methodology. **Location & Hours of Work** (Hyderabad – Hybrid - 11.30AM IST to 8.30PM IST) **Equal Opportunity Statement** _Evernorth is an Equal Opportunity Employer actively encouraging and supporting organization-wide involvement of staff in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to educate, inform and advance both internal practices and external work with diverse client populations._ **About Evernorth Health Services** Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.