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 (List in order of importance)
• Responsible for managing changes to the company’s internal controls setting, 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 the 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. Monitors the results of internal controls design and operating effectiveness testing by internal and external auditors. Facilitates the collection of internal control documentation received from management to ensur

📌 Global Internal Controls Analyst (Pune)
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