Description

• Oversee SOX compliance efforts, ensuring effective operation of  supported internal controls for financial reporting
• Operate in a consultative capacity as a business partner and financial controls expert
• Create, implement, and document financial controls and compliance program, ensuring alignment with SOX and Academy best practices and requirements
• Perform broad analysis to identify business objectives and resource requirements and evaluate the associated business risks
• Plan and scope financial department audit engagements, to assess operational weaknesses, perform process improvement analysis, and develop corrective action plans
• Identify and document internal controls, including their design and operating effectiveness
• Execute work programs to evaluate internal controls related to financial risks, operational activities, and compliance requirements utilizing various approaches including sampling, corroboration, observation, and performance
• Coordinate the development and monitoring of remediation plans
• Execute detailed test plans, develop results summaries, prepare reports, and present findings and recommendations to management
• Evaluate control deficiencies and conclude on the potential impact to financial statements
• Develop audit findings, recommendations, and reports that identify control weaknesses and the resulting residual risks
• Employ a broad range of data analysis tools to maximize audit efficiency and effectiveness
• Ensure adherence to requirements and deliverables, and complete assigned work activities and planned tasks within specified time frame
• Manage departmental requests for assurance and controls review
• Partner with Internal Audit regarding financial departments’ preparedness regarding compliance efforts
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of departmental plans and strategies
• Update process narratives annually through collaboration with business partners to ensure proper documentation of all significant processes
• Assess new accounting standards and guidance to ensure enhancement of current accounting processes and controls
• Special projects and participation in various initiatives, including new system implementation, updates or upgrades
• Required to learn company policies, procedures, and safety rules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; MBA preferred
• CPA or CIA license required
• 5+ years’ experience in an accounting/financial audit role
• Big 4 Accounting firm experience strongly preferred; or equivalent combination of industry and corporate experience
• Proficiency with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) 404 requirements and internal control concepts required
• Experience evaluating SOX requirements, identifying controls, analyzing control gaps, and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls
• Demonstrated application of internal controls standards, including control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring
• Background in internal controls over financial reporting