Senior Process Controls Analyst
Buckingham Search
- Oak Brook, IL
Overview:
Our client, a thriving $6B company with an acquisitive business model, is seeking a Sr. Process Controls Analyst. This unique role uses technology and analytics to drive projects that enhance productivity, SOX compliance, reduce transactional costs, and enable continuous controls monitoring.
Responsibilities:
- Work on projects across the company to improve productivity, improve SOX compliance, lower transactional costs and reduce manual activities
- Enable continuous controls monitoring through a suite of technology including SAP GRC and robotics
- Provide ongoing monitoring and input into the SOX listing of controls for Business Process and Entity Level controls
- Partner with third-party resources in the execution of responsibilities
- Support a metrics-driven culture to measure the effectiveness of control processes by tracking KPI’s and using dashboards
- Provide input into organizational policies and procedures (SOP’s, training materials, and exception documentation)
- Analyze and interpret data and formulate recommendations and solutions as applicable, including assisting on the build of a dynamic risk dashboard
- Support system integration efforts
- Help develop Control Action Plans to address any audit findings or process failures
- Provide thoughtful and technical insight to the Process Controls team through execution of projects
- Assist in enabling compliance readiness for merger/acquisition and divestiture activity as required
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience
- Big 4 public accounting; fortune 500 internal audit, or accounting/finance, manufacturing/distribution/retail industries
- Knowledge and experience with SOX requirements, COSO risk assessment framework, GAAP, and financial reporting
- Works effectively in a team-oriented environment, improving overall team performance
- Also has the ability to work independently, is a self-starter, and driven to accomplish assignments on time with high quality
- Considers different approaches to decision-making to arrive at logical conclusions
- Strong PC Skills: Excel, PowerPoint, Word
Preferred:
- Consumer packaged goods industry experience
- Knowledge of SAP, SAP GRC
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree Required – Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, other appropriate business-related degree
- Certification/Licensure preferred - CPA, CIA, or CISA
Posted On: Thursday, May 11, 2023