Job Description

Title: Senior SOX Analyst

Location: Plano, TX, 75024

Remote/On-site/Hybrid: Initially, 100% remote, will share later as per the next updates regarding coming on site. 4 days a week and Friday being an optional depends on business need.

Local or non-local: Local candidates' only

Working hours: Standard 8/9 to 5/6 CDT 8 hours/day and 40 per week

Duration: 6-months + Contract

Bachelor's degree: Mandatory in Accounting and Finance

Pay Rate: $74.00 hourly

Overtime: No

Travel: No

Experience level: 5 or more years

Headcount: 1

Interview Process: 2 rounds

Interview 1: Video interview via MS teams for 40/45 minutes (1 Manager)

Interview 2: Video interview via MS teams for 30/45 minutes (Panel interview)

Interview 3: Optional

RM NOTES BASED ON OUR CONVERSATION WITH THE HIRING MANAGER:

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

Experience in internal controls and compliance with SOX is very imp - Must have

Candidate must have an aptitude, reasoning, and data organization skills Must Have

Candidate must have knowledge/experience in audit background, experience Must have

Candidate must have strong experience in MS suite Must have

Candidate must have good experience in Lucid flowchart - Must have

Someone who is self-motivator and self-starter Must have

Expertise in the SOX field and Survey SOX Must have

Help and Review in making proper Audit reports Must have

Big 4 - Nice to have

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This is not an IT audit role, nor the resource is going to deal with IT general controls. We are looking for someone who has strong internal controls experience as the resource will be working with business internal controls.

Job Description:

What we're looking for:

SOX Program Management Office (SOX PMO) team is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Senior SOX analyst candidate.

The primary responsibility of this role is to facilitate the annual assessment of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting for stand-alone SEC reporting and as a subsidiary of TMC.

Reporting to the Manager SOX Compliance, the person in this role will support the clients SOX compliance department's objective to ensure financial reporting compliance.

What you'll be doing:

Execution of Annual SOX Audit

Facilitate the assessment of control effectiveness for respective business units; work with process owners as needed to implement/modify controls to mitigate risk

Assist processes owners in documentation of processes, controls, process flow and data flow documentation.

Assist process owners in the 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 to ensure process consistency, consolidate status, and identify items for escalation

Meet with process owners to understand business processes and changes to control the 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 the 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, 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 support ongoing operation of controls.

Special Projects:

Assist/lead special projects with financial reporting impact.

Serve as subject matter expert for financial reporting risks and controls.

Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves) Highlight Top 3-5 skills

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

Strong written and oral communication

Strong analytical skills, initiative; ability to multi-task

Ability to develop strong partnerships and influence people

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

Ability to quickly learn new applications or software tools

A high degree of organizational 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

Added bonus if you have (Preferred):

Advance degree (Master of Accounting / MBA)

CPA / CIA / CFE

Financial Services, banking, or automotive industry experience.

Archer Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Software

These questions are a mandatory to be answered and should be included in the resumes

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