NEW JOB OPENING
SR. SOX ANALYST
IN Plano, TX, USA!

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**

Description:
What are the key objectives for this resource (project summary)?

The Senior SOX Analyst is part of the SOX Program Management Office (SOX PMO) team responsible for facilitating the annual assessment of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICOFR) for Client stand-alone SEC reporting and as a subsidiary of TMC. The team member will be responsible for ensuring the audit is completed on schedule while providing support to the process owners, Internal and External Audit. This requires the individual to be able to learn quickly, multitask and be able to communicate effectively to individuals at various levels within and outside of the organization.

The primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Assist with control design/implementation.
Lead and assist with documentation (risk and control matrix, narrative, and flowchart) creation and maintenance.
Coordinate walkthrough and testing requests
Support the quarterly sub-certification process
Work with process owners to design and implement remediation efforts
Communicate status to various levels of the organization
Participate in special projects as needed
What specific Client departments will they interact with?

This role works with most departments within Client (HR, Legal, Sales, Treasury, Service Operations, Risk, IDS, DnA, Accounting, Tax, Finance, etc.) to coordinate test schedules, review and update process and control documentation, provide requested audit information etc. Regular, almost daily, contact is expected with Internal and External Audit who perform the assessment of internal controls over financial reporting.

On a quarterly basis, the role also supports Sr. Managers, Group and General Managers, VPs and above to complete the SOX Quarterly Sub-certification process.


This request is to temporarily expand the size of the SOX PMO to support an increase in scope due to a variety of control changes and company initiatives.

Execution of Annual SOX Audit
Facilitate assessment of control effectiveness for respective business units; work with process owners as needed to implement/modify controls to mitigate risk
Assist process owners in documentation of processes, controls, process and data flow documentation as needed
Assist process owners in identification of risks and design of controls
Plan and coordinate SOX walkthroughs and testing performed by Internal and External Audit
Coordinate with departmental SOX liaisons as needed to ensure process consistency, consolidate status, and identify items for escalation
Participate in status meetings with Internal and External Audit
Meet with process owners to understand business processes and changes to control environment
Provide support for key SOX stakeholders (process owners, Internal Audit, External Audit, and senior management)
Oversee document repository and adherence to retention policies
Support quarterly sub-certification process
Deficiency Identification and Remediation
Lead efforts to research testing exceptions and deficiency identification
Perform root cause analysis with process owners to identify source of deficiencies
Coordinate and lead remediation efforts for respective business units; develop action plans and monitor efforts for remediation
Prepare deficiency reporting for upper management and Client, including analysis for potential financial impact
Perform continuous improvement efforts to ensure the design of controls is improved to mitigate the risk of fraud, human error and other design deficiencies
Communication, Coordination & Training
Ensure ongoing communication with process owners for key SOX deliverables and to support ongoing operation of controls
Special Projects
Assist/lead special projects with financial reporting impact
Serve as subject matter expertise for financial reporting and IT risks and controls

Requirements:

Below questions are a mandatory. Please attach the Q&A in the resume itself.

What business process(es) has the candidate worked on?
What types of business process controls have they worked on?
Can the candidate provide specific examples of business process controls reviewed/audited?
What control support would the candidate request / expect to receive to exemplify control execution for the examples?
If the candidate most recently managed a team, is the candidate willing, wanting, and able to be hands as this analyst role is ALL hands on, digging in, doing the work, and will not be supervising anyone?
Does the candidate have direct experience coordinating/writing narratives, compiling flowcharts and controls for new processes or processes in development? Existing Processes? If yes, please briefly explain, include type of documentation (narr/flowchart/controls), steps undertaken, duration of project, complexity/challenges encountered, etc.


The candidate can be 100% remote.

This position is not a role for conversion and initially it will 5-6 months of contract.

The role is hands-on so definitely in the details, very task driven.

Key attributes (in addition to the must haves below):

Strong communication / relationship building skills

Strong analytical skills / ability to multi-task, meet deadlines.

Can jump right in and take initiative.

Interview process: Teams – 45 mins Second – Primary Manager followed by 30 mins with a different manager in the group.



Must Haves:

· Four-Year College Degree (BA or BS] – Accounting (business/finance) Audit background

· 5-10 Years of relevant work experience – min of 5 yrs

· Familiarity with Audit, Sarbanes Oxley, COSO, GRC methodologies and frameworks

· Written and oral communication

· Strong analytical skills, initiative; ability to multi-task

· Ability to quickly learn new applications or software tools

· Ability to develop strong partnerships and influence people

· Ability to work with ambiguous or changing work situations, tasks, assignments

· A high degree of organization skills with the ability to work in a deadline driven environment

· Proficiency with Microsoft Office software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams

· Visio or other process flow software

· Attention to detail and provide accurate data

· Work collaboratively with team members

· Meet regular performance expectations

Preferred/ Nice-to-haves:

Advance degree (masters of accounting / MBA)

CPA / CIA / CISA

Experience in financial services, banking or automotive industry experience

Archer Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Software

Might you have candidates with more direct relevant SOX experience (testing, coordinating or managing); e.g. worked with various business cycles such as Accounting, Financial Reporting, Revenues, Receivables, Procurement/Payables/Expense, Treasury, Tax, Entity level controls; include coordination of related (non-IT) Audit Requests and support; coordinate/update business process SOX documentation including narratives, flowcharts and Risk Control Matrices. Other helpful indicators include certifications such as CPA, CIA, CFE and possibly CMA.

Plus experience with Accounting Systems such as SAP, ARIBA, Hyperion could be a helpful indicator.

We definitely do not want IT / IT auditors as this is a different skill set.

We are looking for someone who has strong overall business process understanding, e.g.: For each business process, can assess risk, ensure we have the right controls to address the risks, identify gaps in the process/controls.

When coordinating and collecting support/evidence for controls testing, review the support to make sure it is complete and appropriate based on the request and the control description.

Just a reminder, actual testing of the controls is performed by another group (Internal Audit), not by our group. So our team is an intermediary between the business owners and auditors.