ternal Controls Manager

OVERVIEW:

The Internal Controls Manager will support the Director, Internal Controls & Projects in managing the Corporate Internal Controls team in maintaining and monitoring the company’s compliance efforts in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requirements.  The Internal Controls Manager will play a key role in ensuring the successful implementation of a first-year SOX program that is subject to an opinion by the Company’s external auditors.  Additionally, the person in the role will also provide support in the company’s continuous efforts to monitor and improve the company’s internal control environment.

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS:

• ​To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below. 
• Take a leadership role in SOX scoping and assessment of financial statement risks
• Partners with process owners to evaluate and document key financial processes and systems and related financial statement risks, including review and update of process documentation, conducting walkthroughs, preparing test plans, reviewing work of others and conducting controls testing for more technical functional areas
• Collaborates with business partners to propose process improvements that will strengthen the internal control environment while having a positive impact on the business
• Assesses the internal control design to identify any design gaps and provides guidance with implementation of new or revised controls
• Prepares reporting for testing findings and recommendations to management in a clear, concise manner, presenting information appropriate to the level of management. 
• Works with business partners to develop remediation plans and provides support with the remediation testing
• Partners with IT to ensure that system implementations, enhancements and changes are made in compliance with SOX requirements
• Evaluates control operating effectiveness results, identifies control deficiencies, prioritizes resolution of deficiencies
• Reviews work of others and provide comments of testing and documentation
• Prepares clear, accurate and complete work papers in accordance with audit quality standards;
• Meets project timelines and deliverable due dates
• Liaises with internal and external auditors and responds to requests or reported issues in a timely manner
• Contributes to our positive, team-oriented culture by maintaining cooperative relationships, facilitating the resolution of conflicts, as necessary, sharing information, and accepting and providing constructive feedback

​SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• ​ Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by the Job
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job. 

Job Location:  India

Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, from accredited four-year college or university required, MBA a plus.
• 5 – 7 years of relevant experience in an internal audit function and/or a public accounting firm with strong internal controls background
• Working knowledge of professional standards, regulations and frameworks required:
• COSO framework
• Sarbanes Oxley regulations
• PCAOB standards/guidance related to internal controls

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

• Chartered Accountant

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to interact with all levels within the organization
• Ability to handle multiple responsibilities at a time through effective project management skills
• Acute attention to detail and high quality in all deliverables
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office products

OUR VALUES

WE ARE PASSIONATELY COMMITTED TO LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, AND SUCCESS. WE EMBRACE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS AND EACH OTHER AS:

• ONE TEAM
• OPEN AND RESPECTFUL
• CURIOUS
• READY
• TRUE