AUDIT MANAGER – SOX & ICFR

Our Fortune 500 Client’s Internal Audit & ICFR Testing team is seeking a highly motivated professional to join their growing team. As a manager, you are responsible for leading and supervising the audit of internal controls over financial reporting to ensure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  Their testing covers Business Segments and Corporate functions. The assessments cover a combination of process & entity level controls, and controls within Accounting, Finance, and Operational processes that collectively provide comfort over financial reporting.  There will also be a number of Advisory projects and will report to the Audit Director.

Your Work Falls into Three Primary Categories:

Audit Planning

• Support, direct, plan and evaluate Finance, Accounting, Operations, and Advisory projects, including focusing on various areas, such as ICFR, as well as Operational, Financial, and Compliance Risks
• Assist the Audit Director with the development and maintenance of the audit plan and budget, the preparation of audit plan memoranda, execution of audits and advisory projects, preparation of audit report with specific recommendations to Senior Management, Audit Committee, and Board of Directors
• Determine project scope and testing approach
• Manage resource allocation and scheduling
• Manage the annual planning process

Supervision

• Lead client meetings and communicate testing findings
• Supervise the day-to-day execution of control testing
• Coach junior team members & provide performance evaluations
• Review work product of the team; ensure workpaper deliverables meet audit documentation standards.
• Identify deficiencies in the control design and operating effectiveness,
• Establish & maintain stakeholder relationships, provide value-added & timely feedback on status of issue remediation.
• Maintain a current understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, PCAOB Standards, and other relevant guidance issued regarding Section 404 including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Client Relationship Management and Reporting

• Manage positive and collaborative relationships with the business area team members and management, and with external auditors
• Lead monthly meetings with business area
• Issue findings to management
• Management and audit committee reporting

Qualifications:

• Typically has at least 6-7 years’ experience, including previous experience in public accounting, risk management or internal audit; other relevant experience may be considered.
• A strong technical knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and extensive Sarbanes Oxley/Internal Controls experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Requires CPA certification
• Understanding of Information Technology
• Proficiency in audit methodology and risk/controls assessments.
• Experience conducting audits in Risk Management.
• Experience in managing multiple projects.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize tasks/projects.
• Demonstrated ability to build professional relationship and rapport with clients.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Quick learner – must have the ability to understand complex areas within a short period of time & multi-task on various projects with competing deadlines.
• Solid understanding of technical accounting, financial reporting and valuation of complex financial instruments
• Inspiring leader to peers and junior audit professionals
• Ability to make the complex simple and focus on the big picture