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Financial Compliance Manager
Meredith
Des Moines, IA, United States
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Job Title
Financial Compliance Manager
I. Job Summary| Major goals and objectives.
This position will manage day to day compliance activities for the Finance Team. In this role, you will provide comprehensive compliance support to senior business stakeholders. This role will require you to be accountable for proactively driving a program to embed best practices for risk management and controls. This role will have responsibility for leading the compliance, driving implementation of new controls, as well as educating risk management and control requirements across teams and operating groups. This role will be responsible for continuously monitoring emerging internal control risks and updating existing controls and processes to respond to these risks. This role also has the responsibility to ensure controls are implemented, documented, and operating effectively for new systems and processes.
II. Essential Job Functions| Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results
• Management and updating of control documentation including narratives, risk and controls matrix, and flowcharts.
• Monitor quarterly process owner attestations for issues that arise and analyze results for program impact.
• Manage the financial issues list for the Controller’s organization.
• Management of any SOX related questions and activities.
• Support operating groups through issue documentation and resolution.
• Partner with Internal Audit to ensure that the SOX program is operating effectively.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members, business process owners, management, and external auditors.
• Perform monthly scorecard analytics of changes in SOX processes, controls, issues and action plans; monitoring of open issues and action plans with Internal Audit partners.
• Prepare and validate various reporting package for use by both internal (senior management, Internal Audit) and external (regulators, auditors) customers.
III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements| All must be met to be considered.
Education:
• BS in Accounting
Experience:
• 5 years’ experience in public accounting or internal audit or compliance role.
Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• The ideal candidate should demonstrate knowledge of strong accounting and controls skills
• Proficient at researching compliance requirements
• Proficient at designing business controls, general computer controls (GCC) and general application controls (GAC)
• Strong track record of building relationships and establishing effective processes to address complex issues
• Knowledge of PCAOB auditing standards, requirements, and inspection results
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Strong time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with minimum supervision