Job Description

As a valued contributor to our team, you will identify, assess design, test, and monitor the company's SOX financial reporting risks. Evaluates complex functionalities and output of various financial reporting processes, applications or risk management activities for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and corporate policies and procedures. Recommend or implement risk mitigation strategies or practices.  THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE The SOX - Internal Controls - Advisor role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

• Study and review business processes in assigned portfolio of business units; examine documentation and flow of work through systems.
• Apply knowledge of IT systems and applications and expertise in SOX controls testing to perform reviews relating to the full life cycle of models, information technology applications, or risk management/analysis used across the company. 
• Execute quarterly procedures related to SOX 302 and SOX 404 testing, including related Management and Audit committee reporting. 
• Confer with business unit staff on business problems or the execution of unusual transactions. Coordinate across business and corporate units, and with customers in ensuring that these less common transactions or exchanges are executed appropriately.
• Where required by internal policies or external agencies, develop documentation of business processes and safeguards. May prepare reports for inclusion in larger mandated report(s).
• Plan and facilitate presentations and workshop sessions on process analysis, risk identification, assessment, control and mitigation.
• Confer with business unit management and staff by scoping business problems, analyzing processes, losses and risk exposure and sharing lessons learned. Identify key problem drivers, and reinforce SOX risks with appropriate internal controls.
• As needed, participate in or execute SOX testing and oversight.

Qualifications

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPERIENCES

• 6 years

DESIRED EXPERIENCES

• Bachelor degree or equivalent
• Masters degree or other advanced degree
• 8+ years of related experience
• Extensive working knowledge of SOX, Audit, and Testing required

SKILLS

• The group of skills related to Business Process Management including business process modeling, process design and implementation, etc.
• The group of skills related to Governance and Compliance including creating policies, evaluating compliance, conducting internal investigations, developing data governance, etc.
• The group of skills related to Risk Assessment and Management including evaluating and designing controls, conducting impact assessments, identifying control gaps, remediating risk, etc.
• Experience identifying and selecting strategic options, and identifying resources to meet the defined objectives
• The group of skills related to Relationship Management including managing and engaging stakeholders, customers, and vendors, building relationship networks, contracting, etc.
• Working with people with different functional expertise respectfully and cooperatively to work toward a common goal

TOOLS

• Skilled in Workiva Wdesk for reporting and compliance
• Skilled in Excel
• Experience using RiskWorks
• Experience in TeamMate for audit solutions

Additional Information

Requisition ID: REF6437K

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