Internal Controls Senior Associate Manager

Internal Controls Senior Associate Manager (m/f/d)

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Position Overview

As Internal Controls Senior Associate Manager , you will assist and support the organization with initial compliance, ongoing preparation, and monitoring of conformance to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). You will perform evaluation of internal controls, risk assessments, maintenance of compliance-related documentation, and coordinate with internal/external audit. Your role will be to identify risk, evaluate deficiencies, and work with internal departments and stakeholders on remediation strategies. You will assist in the execution of control improvement projects and work with the business (finance and operations) to assess risk and opportunities for improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists in development of project definition, and documentation of project objective, planning and scope
• Prepares the work plan and project for assigned area
• Independently conducts interviews designed to gather information for SOX-related compliance issues
• Participates in or co-leads discussions with staff, leadership, and auditors
• Within assigned area, researches and identifies alternatives to existing processes which drive either heightened and harmonized controls or simplification. Independently drafts findings and evaluates issues related to SOX controls
• Assists in preparing summary level reports for leadership
• Participates in and provides senior-level support to team and cross-functional projects
• Acts as liaison between Internal Control team, other Finance departments, auditors, and line management
• Recognized as a SOX expert

Required Qualifications:

• 2-3 years’ experience executing control improvement projects, preferably within a Big 4 environment
• Degree in Accounting or related field
• CPA or similar certification is preferred
• Understanding of SOX requirements, including assessing risk, the appropriateness of controls, and collaborating with internal/external audit
• Understanding of COSO 2013 and principles of internal controls and the ability to articulate this information effectively to business and IT stakeholders
• An understanding of primary business processes including Financial Close, Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash, Inventory, Fixed Assets, etc.
• Ability to understand broad range of business issues and business processes quickly
• Evaluate risk and prioritize actions based on risk and impact to the organization
• Understanding of accounting and ability to articulate accounting impact of business transactions
• Able to adjust communication style to deliver messages to management – understands what level of information is required and can simplify complex matters for discussion
• Ability to work effectively across business and business functions and bring stakeholders together to solve problems and build consensus
• Able to quickly process data and facts to arrive at a logical conclusion and ask well thought out questions that contribute to identifying an answer/solution
• Able to think beyond current processes and develop improved ways of performing processes (can think well beyond “this is how we’ve always done it”)

Your application

Please send us the following documents in one document:

• Curriculum vitae
• Cover letter
• Work references

More about us

• We have 23,000+ great colleagues in 130+ countries around the world creating technologies of the future, together.
• Supportive company culture combined with internal training and technological facilities creates ideal conditions for professional development of each employee, meaningful and responsible work focused on the daily needs of our customers and, last but not least, opportunity to balance personal and professional life.
• *Diebold Nixdorf is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.*
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