PLEASE NOTE: THIS ROLE CAN BE REMOTELY LOCATED ANYWHERE IN THE U.S.

JOB SCOPE

The Senior Director, SOX Compliance is a key financial leader for Fresh Del Monte’s compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act in support of FDM’s commitment to quality internal controls over financial reporting. This leader will report to the Vice President, Corporate Controller and will work closely with regional SOX Control Owners in the assessment and evaluation of the effectiveness of FDM’s ICOFR environment. The role is responsible for leading and managing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements, including scope setting, coordinating with internal and external auditors and SOX process owners, and monitoring remediations. This leader will be responsible for continually improving existing SOX processes and procedures to support FDM’s operating areas in the areas of governance, project management knowledge management and transfer, and change management, with respect to SOX compliance. The Senior Director will participate in the communications of key control issues and assist in preparation updates and messaging to leadership, auditors, and the Audit Committee.

YOUR PROFILE  You are keen to roll up your sleeves and take full ownership. You have strong organizational, communication, documentation, and project management skills and can balance competing priorities. You take initiative and can work in a dynamic environment across all levels of management and across functions and geographies. You are confident, energetic, demonstrate good judgment and can influence outcomes globally. You have a talent for bringing structure, understanding and clarity from an internal control perspective. You are comfortable leading discussions around internal control matters with leadership and external auditors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct risk assessments of key accounts and processes and determine the annual SOX scope, including coordinating with internal and external auditors
• Serve as a technical resource on all SOX matters, including development, refinement, and documentation of internal controls
• Monitor evolving business environment for changes that may impact the company’s internal controls
• Work with control owners and SOX leads to ensure that SOX documentation is maintained / updated for all relevant processes
• Coordinate and serve as point of contact for the annual SOC report review of relevant service organization applications
• Conclude on severity of deficiencies for management’s annual assessment of internal controls
• Partner with business process owners (including Finance, IT and Business) to consult in the development, implementation and improvement of controls and processes including the design, update and streamlining of key process areas and cycles
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• Develop and monitor key SOX metrics and timelines
• Support the Company's commitment to proactively identify issues and to streamline and drive smart meaningful and practical process improvements
• Assist in the training of business process owners and related functions with respect to internal controls and SOX compliance
• Drive and monitor the adoption of the AuditBoard SOX tool
• Ensure appropriateness of internal control documentation for financial processes, including planning documents, narratives, and process maps
• Provide reliable and insightful recommendations for implementing controls within a business process in an efficient and effective manner
• Proactively advise management on key risk areas and drive remediation plans balancing risk mitigation with pragmatic processes

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
• CPA, CIA, or other relevant professional certification, active CPA license is preferred
• Minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience, including a combination of public accounting (minimum of 5 years with a Big 4 firm) and publicly traded company experience is required
• Minimum 5 years of experience supervising and developing professional staff
• Minimum of 5 years of combined related experience in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of internal controls and SOX compliance at a Big 4 accounting firm and / or publicly traded company
• Solid understanding of SOX testing methodologies, risk assessment practices and the PCAOB requirements and COSO framework
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and influencing skills to drive internal controls strategy and partnerships across the company
• Strong project management and data analysis skills and strong proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Expertise in planning, project management and analysis
• Strong work ethic and capacity, ability to work collaboratively with a sense of urgency and commitment
• Demonstrated experience managing audits within a complex operational environment
• Advanced understanding of financial and business processes and the risks surrounding those processes
• Strong understanding of financial risks of fraud and error and their overall impact to financial control environments
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills
• Deep knowledge of and experience in internal controls, audit risk assessment, and control documentation
• Working knowledge and experience using AuditBoard, SAP/Oracle a plus
• Exceptionally organized and strong at execution, follow-up, and attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate in a matrix organization effectively
• Ability to respond to rapidly changing and at times conflicting priorities
• Able to keep pace and meet deadlines in a timely manner without compromising accuracy
• High degree of organizational awareness, ability to connect the dots to understand interdependencies and the big picture

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