Advisory Services Manager

Tesoro Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is a leading independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products with a strategically focused presence in the western United States. Tesoro, through our subsidiaries, owns and operates seven refineries with a combined capacity of over 895,000 barrels per day. Our retail-marketing system includes over 2,400 retail stations under the ARCO®, Shell®, Exxon®, Mobil®, USA Gasoline™, Rebel™ and Tesoro® brands.

This position acts as an internal consultant to assist the Company’s management team in strengthening and measuring internal controls while improving efficiencies. Provides support for the Company's governance, risk management and control processes. Performs enterprise-wide risk analysis and modeling, and advises risk mitigation actions as required. Assists the business in understanding and measuring operational, financial and technology risk as well as assisting in the design and implementation of control and process improvements that can lead to reduced risk exposure, increased revenue or cost containment.

* Serves as an advisor for group wide and cross-functional initiatives, working closely with management to identify and mitigate risk to assist the Company in achieving its objectives. * Discusses with clients the business unit risks and identifies potential areas for advisory engagements. Develops advisory engagements reports for functional business unit leadership and management. Manages engagement team planning efforts, providing relevant risk knowledge. * Conducts client interviews to enhance understanding of business unit and processes subject to assessment. Assigns research areas and planning documents as appropriate. Ensures preparation of planning documents and reviews for completeness and accuracy prior to management review. * Leads and participates on enterprise-wide initiatives comprised of cross-functional teams; initiatives may include development and implementation of risk mitigation strategies, improvement of risk management processes and analyses, and implementation of regulatory requirements. * Conducts analysis and data mining that identify, validate, and manage emerging risk exposures and cumulative risk impacts and dependencies across the enterprise. Assists in the early identification of risk trends by establishing and monitoring key performance and risk indicators. * Assists management with the reviews, communication and recommendation of risk policies and procedures to ensure appropriateness, transparency, and adequacy while considering industry best practices and regulatory requirements. Provides counsel to business unit leaders on risk management issues as needed.

**Education** * Minimum undergraduate degree in business, information systems, accounting or related field required. * Certification in at least one of the following required: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) **Experience** * Minimum 5 years of diversified experience in performing risk assessments and/or audit of internal controls environment required, including experience assisting management with the improvement of the overall risk management processes and analyses. **Special Skills** * Thorough understanding of Information Technology, accounting principles, operational processes, and related risk and/or control frameworks. * Comprehensive understanding of business processes * Ability to foster and maintain relationships with clients to facilitate workshops or group discussions intended to mitigate risk.