Job Description

Salary Range: $108,000 - $130,000

Job Posting End Date: 1/30/26

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all… The Aflac Way .

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• In-depth understanding of technical risks, policies, and standards in compliance with risk governance and SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) controls.

• Ability to conduct thorough risk assessments and due diligence during internal and external audits.

• High proficiency in all risk management terms, risk management lifecycle, and policies and controls.

• High level of accuracy in maintaining and managing risk log, policies, and standards in compliance with risk governance and SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) controls.

• Understand complex risk management terms, lifecycle, policies, and controls.

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Risk management or other related field
• 4+ years of risk management experience

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Participates in complex risk management and audit activities

• Analyzes risks ensuring effectiveness of risk governance and technical controls, efficiency of operations, and protection of assets

• Performs thorough audit reviews of multiple assigned areas including transactions, documents, records, physical assets, and automated functions, reviews for accuracy to standards, adequate controls, and operational efficiency

• Identifies deficiencies in policies and standards based on technical control requirements and provides recommendations to address those deficiencies. Work closely with technical teams and stakeholders to assist in implementing the recommendations

• Collaborates with other teams and stakeholders to ensure risks are mitigated and to ensure technical practices are effective and adhering to policies and standards

• Provides direction to help design and maintain documented policies, standards, processes, and procedures necessary to accomplish the position's functions

• Build and maintain working relationships with technical teams, stakeholders, internal and external audit, as well as support staff to enhance process knowledge and compliance towards following risk governance and SOX controls

• Track and report identified process improvements and process performance KPIs. Perform and

prepare monthly process performance reports, including data validation and reconciliation

• Assists in the development of policy, standards, or process design and improvement initiatives

• Participates in audit interviews to provide consultative support to IT teams and to help develop management action plans to address identified risks and control issues

• Provides support to other staff

• Performs other duties as required

Total Rewards

The salary range for this job is $108,000 - $130,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

At Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock. On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.

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