Job Description
The SOX Coordinator supports enterprise risk management and is responsible for administering and facilitating the Company’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) program, framework and operation to effectively identify, assess and report on the Company’s risks and risk mitigation related to Internal Controls over Financial Reporting.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with control owners to validate that SOX controls are executed timely and in alignment with the approved Risk Control Matrix (RCM)
- Liaise between control owners and both internal and external auditors to ensure smooth process to track all open audit requests related to SOX, including collecting and distributing support files, working with the appropriate parties to address open items, and escalating late or at risk items to management
- Liaise with internal and external auditors and proactively participate in coordination of management’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting and any planned reliance by external auditors on internal audit testing
- Coordinate the delivery of supporting for remediation of findings and deficiencies identified by internal and external auditors
- Assist with various audit activities and administrative duties related to SOX (e.g., scheduling meetings to discuss controls, ensuring auditors receive information requested timely, etc.)
- Provide reporting, as needed, on the status of controls and other SOX-related items for management
- Assist with any other risk related duties, SOX initiatives or otherwise, as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Excellent planning and organizational skills
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills required
- Attention to detail is required with the ability to effectively multi-task
- Solution-oriented problem solver
- Proactive self-starter
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
- Solid working knowledge of GAAP, preferred
- Must have strong work ethic