The Financial Controls manager is responsible for various activities involved in managing the Company's ICFR (SOX) program and the professional audit firm engagement process. This position will be responsible for assisting the Head of Financial Controls in driving strategy for SOX compliance including the development/maintenance of ICFR policy, procedures, and guidance; risk assessment/scoping; deficiency evaluation and aggregation; and governance reporting to senior management.
ICFR policies and procedures: Provide training and clarification on policy matters in consultation with the Head of Financial Controls. Develop and maintain the Company's ICFR policy and procedures.
Quality assurance:
- Review and challenge issues identified by the business (self-reported), functional, internal audit testing, or external auditors.
- Coordinate in reviewing, monitoring, and defining issue documentation standards including deficiency root cause analysis and deficiency exposure analysis.
- Evaluate the impact of deficiencies on the Company's eventual 302/404 certification requirements.
ICFR governance reporting: Provide scheduled and ad hoc governance reporting communications for defined stakeholder groups including weekly/biweekly updates for the ICFR Working Group, and quarterly updates for the Internal Control Governance Committee and Audit Committee.
Change management: Advise Management in regard to future state financial controls associated with changes resulting from system implementations and any other internal initiatives that would impact the Company's control environment.
Coordination with External Auditors: Coordinate with external auditors, frequently, to ensure that the ICFR policy and methodology is aligned to maximize external audit reliance on the Company's internal ICFR Program.
