Expert Sarbanes-Oxley (Sox) Compliance Analyst

• Provide guidance and act as subject matter expert to team leads and business process owners on the identification, documentation, and testing of key controls for assigned highly complex business processes
• Develop annual risk assessments for assigned business processes and provide ranking of controls based on impact to financial statements
• Perform unassisted walkthroughs of complex business processes and identify gaps in controls
• Assist testers in understanding methods of testing controls
• Assist with the coordination of SOX audit work performed by the external auditors
• Work with business process owners to ensure timely review, updates to process documentation, and controls for new and/or existing processes
• Coordinating with assigned team leads to remedy identified exceptions and deficiencies
• Evaluate control deficiencies in accordance with the company's framework for evaluating control exceptions, analyze aggregation of deficiencies, and conclude on the potential impact to the financial statements
• Develop and deliver effective training on SOX policy and procedures
• Assist with the identification and test plans for entity level and fraud controls
• Perform quality assurance testing on the proper testing of controls
• Provide the review of the reports/presentations for the status of the compliance process for the disclosure committee, senior management, and Audit Committee
• Train new department members on Finance Compliance and Controls processes for executing the SOX program and systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business
• 7 years of accounting, public accounting, and/or auditing, to include experience performing SOX-related compliance.

• Certified Public Accountant or equivalent with strong US GAAP knowledge
• Certified Internal Auditor with strong US GAAP knowledge and experience
• Big Four public accounting experience
• Previous experience in internal/external audits
• Strong background in internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR)
• Solid understanding of AS5 and COSO framework
• Strong technical knowledge (i.e., internal control principles, US GAAP, etc.)
• Understanding of general computer controls and COBIT framework
• Ability to assess and recommend solutions for complex processes
• Ability to understand the wide spectrum of identified key controls across all processes and the potential impact of an issue
• Ability to prioritize, plan, perform and communicate activities and findings both in written and verbal form
• Ability to understand impact of general computer controls on all business processes
• Ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse assignments and assist the manager and director with higher level assignments
• Ability to present analyses and findings in a cohesive, understandable, and actionable format to business process owners and others
• Possesses excellent research and issue resolution skills
• Ability to build effective relationships in multiple areas of the business at Supervisor, Manager, and Business Process Owner (Director) level
• Understands industry and regulatory changes and the potential impact to controls
• Ability to initiate process reviews/projects, develop solutions without direction from management and present findings
• Ability to positively influence business process owners or higher on control solutions

Discretionary incentive compensation programs