Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
* Executes and documents test results regarding effectiveness of controls utilizing standardized work papers to support Management’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting
* Leverages knowledge of business processes and financial reporting risks, and assists in the development of an efficient, risk-based testing program to evaluate the effectiveness of key controls supporting Management’s SOX certifications in the SEC financial reports
* Reviews other’s work as assigned by management
* Identifies changes in processes and assists in the maintenance of accurate process and control documentation
* Establishes and maintains working relationships with process and control owners across the business, to stay informed about changes in the business and to assess impact to the testing program
* Participates in ongoing assessments for control rationalization and opportunities for global standardization and/or automation
* Provides status updates to help monitor the annual SOX compliance program
* Participates in global SOX and Financial Control annual training initiatives with process and/or control owners, Financial Control team resources, and others supporting the SOX program initiatives, regulatory updates, or other functional training as appropriate
* Assists in the preparation of quarterly and annual control deficiency aggregation activities
* Participates in control improvement projects as assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities:
May be asked to lead staff in completing assigned tasks or projects
Professional Experience/Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or business-related field
* Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, business-related field
* Minimum 3 years of audit and/or SOX compliance experience, recent public accounting experience a plus
* Financial services industry or Public Accounting experience is a plus
* Professional certification preferred (CPA, CIA, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP) or regional equivalent
* Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines
* Ability to identify risks and evaluate internal controls for effectiveness
* Strong critical thinking and effective organizational skills, with the ability to work independently
* Strong interpersonal skills that enable collaboration with internal and external teams, and the ability to build effective relationships across the Company
* Excellent oral and written communications skills, as well as experience working closely with all levels of management
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Access)