Job Summary

The opportunity: A key driver of accounting process harmonization and improvement, monitoring of accounting operations, assisting in Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, and various finance technology initiatives. This role partners closely with the Chief Accounting Officer, Operations Controller, regional Controllers, finance shared service teams, and the information technology team.

Major Job Duties and Responsibilities

- Responsible for managing changes to the company's internal controls workplace, including identifying opportunities for efficiency while maintaining or increasing overall effectiveness.

- Report on the internal control framework, control implementation, and control deficiencies to ensure appropriate communication, documentation, escalation to business process owners and senior leadership.

- Manage internal control process documentation and reporting of compliance within the Workiva W-desk platform.

- Facilitate the collection and review of management's quarterly SOX Section 302 Certification Process.

- Conduct the company's annual fraud risk assessment process, including tie-in to the Company's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program.

- Provide guidance and oversight to team members who provide critical support to global teams through the performance of certain centralized control activities and status reporting for several critical monthly internal controls.

- Provide guidance and oversight to team members to complete assigned tasks and responsibilities.

- Review SOX testing over management's information used by the company (IUC)



and testing over select entities internal control operations and remediation efforts.

- Interact with internal and external auditors to support their SOX audit efforts. Monitor the results of internal controls design and operating effectiveness testing by internal and external auditors. Facilitate the collection of internal control documentation received from management to ensure it sufficient of Internal Audit's testing.

Partner with Internal Audit to reach internal control deficiency conclusions, as necessary. This position is not responsible for coordinating the internal controls testing schedule by internal and external auditors; however, it helps to ensure that procedures and the overall project are executed timely.

- Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to the business for all things SOX compliance.

- Lead internal controls assessments, evaluate business and technology risks, identify mitigation controls and opportunities to improve control environment.

- Promote opportunities for continuous improvement and enhancement of internal control management processes.





- Monitor timeliness of remediation of control gaps/weaknesses and provide recommendations for operational improvements.

- Build positive working relationships with Management and Business owners, by providing value added feedback and communication that can help them better achieve their business objectives.

- Foster and support the development of team members through setting clear expectations, providing sufficient feedback, inspiring and empowering individuals to maximize their potential and/or drive for continuous growth through the achievement of individual and department goals and objectives.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Education/Training, Experience and Certifications)

- Education: Bachelor s degree in accounting, finance or other business related major.

- Experience: 3 to 5 years of experience in Big 4 public accounting, ERP implementations and architecting control environments.

- Certified Public Accounting and/or CISA Certification desired

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (Those necessary to perform the job competently)

- Ability to build and maintain solid relationships across multiple levels of management including communication with external auditors/consultants.

- Strong knowledge of the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Section 404, US GAAP applicable

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