Voya Financial, Inc

SVP, Chief Audit Executive

Voya Financial, Inc • $259K — $324K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of executive leadership in Internal Audit, Financial Controls, and SOX in financial services or a similar regulated environment.
  • Deep knowledge of ICFR, financial reporting risks, and regulatory frameworks.
  • Experience engaging and influencing Audit Committees and senior executives.
  • Track record of modernizing audit functions using data analytics and automation.
  • Strong leadership skills with a focus on team-building and talent development.
  • Bachelor's degree is required; CPA, CIA, or advanced degree is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Voya's enterprise-wide Internal Audit and Financial Controls functions to ensure coordinated, risk-based assurances.
  • Oversee continual improvement of ICFR, SOX, and financial controls frameworks.
  • Deliver objective, forward-looking insights on risk and governance to executive leadership.
  • Partner with external auditors and regulators to foster trust in governance processes.
  • Monitor and challenge management on timely remediation of audit findings.
  • Advance the audit function through innovative technologies and streamlined processes.
  • Build a high-performing team within Internal Audit that encompasses strong technical depth.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
  • Generous 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions up to 6%.
  • Employer-paid cash balance retirement plan at 4%.
  • Tuition reimbursement program of up to $5,250/year.
  • Paid time off including 20 days annual leave and nine paid company holidays.
  • Flexible Diversity Celebration Day and 40 hours of paid volunteer time per year.
Full Job Description
🔷 Senior Vice President, Chief Audit Executive (CAE)

📍 Location: New York, NY | Windsor, CT | Boston, MA | Atlanta, GA
✈️ Travel: Periodic domestic travel required


The Senior Vice President, Chief Audit Executive (CAE) plays a pivotal role in delivering on that mission—serving as the enterprise’s independent assurance leader and a trusted advisor to the Board and executive leadership.

The Opportunity

The SVP, Chief Audit Executive will lead Internal Audit and Financial Controls & Reporting (FCR) with enterprise accountability for ensuring confidence in:

  • The integrity of financial reporting
  • The effectiveness of internal controls (ICFR & SOX)
  • Regulatory compliance across a complex, highly regulated environment
  • The strength of governance and enterprise risk management

This is a highly visible leadership role, directly supporting the Audit Committee and executive team with objective, forward-looking insights that protect Voya’s reputation, financial integrity, and long-term success.


What You’ll Do
Enterprise Audit & Controls Leadership
  • Lead Voya’s enterprise-wide Internal Audit and FCR functions, delivering coordinated, risk-based assurance across financial, operational, and regulatory domains
  • Oversee the design, execution, and continuous improvement of ICFR, SOX, and financial controls frameworks
  • Drive end-to-end visibility into control effectiveness, systemic risks, and remediation outcomes

Board & Executive Engagement
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the Audit Committee and executive leadership, delivering clear, credible perspectives on risk, controls, and governance
  • Translate audit findings into forward-looking insights that inform business decisions and enterprise strategy
  • Partner closely with external auditors and regulators, ensuring confidence in governance and audit processes

Risk, Governance & Compliance Integration
  • Provide independent assurance over financial reporting integrity and control effectiveness, while maintaining clear separation from control ownership
  • Partner across Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Legal to align audit coverage with enterprise priorities
  • Monitor and challenge management on the timely and effective remediation of audit findings

Modernization & Continuous Improvement
  • Advance the audit function through automation, data analytics, and continuous controls monitoring
  • Strengthen reporting and insights to be more proactive, risk-aware, and decision-oriented
  • Identify opportunities to simplify, streamline, and enhance control environments across the enterprise

Talent & Leadership
  • Build and lead a high-performing Internal Audit and FCR organization with strong technical depth and enterprise mindset
  • Establish clear governance, decision rights, and operating models that balance independence with execution excellence

Your Impact in the First Year

You will:

  • Establish credibility and trust with the Audit Committee, CFO, and executive leadership
  • Deliver a risk-based audit and controls plan aligned to strategy and regulatory expectations
  • Strengthen SOX and ICFR effectiveness, sustainability, and governance
  • Enhance audit reporting to provide forward-looking, decision-useful insights
  • Drive measurable progress in analytics, automation, and continuous monitoring
  • Ensure timely remediation of high-risk issues with strong accountability and transparency

What We’re Looking For
  • Executive leadership experience in Internal Audit, Financial Controls, and SOX within a complex, regulated environment (financial services preferred)
  • Deep expertise in ICFR, financial reporting risk, regulatory frameworks, and enterprise risk management
  • Proven ability to engage and influence Audit Committees, regulators, and senior executives
  • Track record of modernizing audit functions through data, automation, and continuous monitoring
  • Strong leadership presence and the ability to build and develop high-performing teams
  • Bachelor’s degree required; CPA, CIA, or advanced degree strongly preferred

Why This Role Matters

This is more than an audit leadership position—it is a critical enterprise role at the center of trust, transparency, and governance.

You will help shape how Voya:

  • Navigates risk in a dynamic regulatory environment
  • Strengthens financial integrity and control effectiveness
  • Builds confidence with regulators, shareholders, and employees

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Compensation Pay Disclosure:

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

$259,800 - $324,744 USD

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

  • Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
  • 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
  • Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
  • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
  • Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
  • Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

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Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

  • Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
  • Critical Thinking:Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
  • Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
  • Business Acumen:Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
  • Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

About Voya Financial, Inc

Voya Financial, Inc. is an American financial, retirement, investment, and insurance company based in New York City. The company was formed in 1991 as ING U.S., Inc. and was renamed Voya Financial in 2014. Voya Financial operates in the United States and has more than 6,000 employees. The company provides retirement, investment, and insurance solutions to individuals and businesses.
Learn more about Voya Financial, Inc
Size
6,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$206 million
Founded
1991
5 Year Trend
-13.7%
Revenue
$7.7 billion
NASDAQ

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