Overview Auditing seeks diligent and dedicated individuals who consistently demonstrate a strong work ethic and a high level of integrity to join its Auditing-SOX section. The Internal Audit SOX Compliance Senior Auditor will assist with the Company's SOX compliance program including performing day-to-day tasks from scoping to testing and final reporting of test results. This candidate will work directly with all stakeholders, e.g., business unit personnel and SOX process owners, SOX PMO, external auditors and consultants, on the testing of key controls, as well as assisting with any remediation efforts.
Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
- As a Senior Auditor, the candidate will be responsible for leading and performing the assessment of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFRs).
- Assist in the management and execution of the SOX compliance program and perform high-quality SOX audits, including testing SOX key controls, reporting control deficiency, and following up on remediation.
- Understand processes and obtain appropriate audit evidence or documentation of internal controls, including narratives, process flowcharts, control descriptions, and risk control matrices. Apply appropriate sampling techniques and use computer-assisted audit tools and techniques and develop appropriate strategies to test the design and effectiveness of SOX key controls.
- Conduct SOX business process and entity level controls testing. Conduct SOX IT general controls and application controls testing, including access security, change management, interfaces, business continuity and the system development life cycle. Perform follow-up SOX audits to determine that control deficiencies have been remediated properly and timely.
- Provide guidance to the co-sourced consultants and auditing team members on the overall SOX testing effort and SOX-related topics.
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with all stakeholders, keep abreast with audit requirements, PCAOB focus areas for alignment and timely integration into the SOX compliance program, and highlight and align with the best practices.
- Prepare clear, concise, and accurate SOX control deficiency reports that require minimal editing for finalization. May assist in the review of draft reports prepared by other auditors.
- Ensure that work papers are complete and supporting documentation is cross-referenced to the record of work done. Ensure thatwork paperss adequately support conclusions, consistently meet the Institute of Internal Auditors standards as detailed in the International Professional Practice Framework.
- Seek, identify, and recommend improvement opportunities. Perform ad hoc assignments, as needed.
Qualifications
Required Education/Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, IT, economics, or business related degree and a minimum 3 years of experience in Auditing, Accounting, or IT, and
- financial auditing or IT auditing or
- Master's Degree in accounting, finance, IT, economics, or business related degree and a minimum 2 years of experience in Auditing, Accounting, or IT, and
- financial auditing or IT auditing
Relevant Work Experience
- Well-developed communication skills, both written and verbal, and applies them in practice. Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and presentation skills. Possess personal and professional integrity of the highest order, required.
- Knowledge of COSO framework and experience in applying the framework to support SOX compliance program, required.
- Ability to think critically and challenge existing controls, identify deficiencies, and develop recommendations, required.
- Ability to deal with conflicts in a reasoned, persuasive manner. Recognizes the need for escalation to management for issue resolution and support. Presents information and successfully conveys a point of view in a professional manner, required.
- Demonstrates commitment to accepting new challenges and takes an active role in developing personally and professionally. Demonstrates excellent listening skills and is open-minded to ideas. Managing multiple projects independently, required.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams, etc, required.
- Experience in internal or external audit and/or SOX/internal control testing, preferred.
- Have familiarity with TeamMate+ and Oracle applications. Use data analytics to support SOX key controls testing and/or audit, preferred.
Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated analytical skills
- Excellent collaboration and team building skills
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidential information
- Performs work independently with minimal supervision
- Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
- Demonstrated problem solving skills
- Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments
- Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
- Ability to work within tight timeframes and meet strict deadlines
- Project Demonstrated project management skills
- Possesses a high degree of initiative
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
Licenses and Certifications
- Driver's License Required
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Preferred or
- Other: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Preferred or
- Other: Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Preferred or
- Other: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Preferred or
- Other: Equivalent professional certifications Preferred
Physical Demands
- Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday
- Ability to stoop, bend, reach, and kneel throughout the workday
Additional Physical Demands
- Must be able to respond to Company emergencies by performing a System Emergency Assignment to restore service to our customers.
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