Senior Accountant, Internal Controls

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance: 

• Serve as a business partner to process owners throughout the company to preemptively monitor the design and operating effectiveness of key and operational controls that impact the overall control environment. 

• Assist with SOX related activities including audit planning, annual scoping, process documentation updates, coordinating the annual walkthrough discussions, managing and / or providing the audit request lists, performing certain controls testing on management’s behalf, and coordinating meetings as needed. 

• Liaise with the external/internal auditors and process owners in support of the annual audit of internal controls over financial reporting (both business process controls and ITGCs). 

• Assist with administering the quarterly, semi-annual, and annual user access reviews and conducting the review of the user entity control mapping of the Company’s in-scope SOX systems. 

• Partner with process owners on ITGC optimization efforts with an increased focus on data security risk and user access governance. 

• Assist with SOX remediation efforts including monthly/quarterly analytics and monitoring. 

• Assist with the site administration of the team’s SharePoint and OneDrive sites. 

Special Projects: 

• Participate in special projects upon management request. 

• Assist with non-SOX related annual Accounting and Finance risk assessments and audit requests.  

• Partner with key stakeholders in an advisory capacity and serve as the controls expert for new acquisitions, system migrations and upgrades, and data conversions. 

• Assist with planning, leading, and executing operational reviews and investigations. 

• Assist with rationalization and optimization of key management reports. 

• Aid with documenting key accounting policies and process flows where needed. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting 

• 3-4 years of SOX experience with a minimum of 2 years in audit with a public accounting firm. 

• Robust understanding of internal controls including ITGCs, financial reporting/close processes and practical business process improvements 

• Knowledge of COSO2 and 17 guiding principles 

Preferred Skills/Experience: 

• Master’s Degree in Accounting or Business Administration 

• CPA 

• CIA 

• CISA 

• Applied knowledge of Deltek Costpoint, Deltek Maconomy, COGNOS, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), SharePoint, Blackline, and Integrify  

• Working knowledge of BI Reporting, HFM SmartView, and Tableau 

• Experience in government contracting and project accounting 

• Experience with mergers & acquisitions and financial processes/controls due diligence in a multi-national environment 

Professional Skills: 

• Self-starter with minimal supervision who demonstrates general business acumen and professional maturity 

• Team player with the ability and flexibility to work in a fast-paced, rapid growth, ever-changing, hands-on environment on cross-functional initiatives 

• Strong analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze situations, identify existing or potential problems, and recommend solutions in a concise, practical way 

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to prepare and conduct training on an ad-hoc basis 

• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) including Visio