Controls Management Specialist

Description

• Stay updated on regulatory changes, industry trends, and best practices in controls management.
• Collaborate with Management to ensure company business objectives are aligned through the controls and procedures with opportunities to efficiently streamline business processes.
• Conduct disclosure processes as required by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) framework
• Complete Corporate, Entity Level and Management Review monthly, quarterly, and annual controls as required for Ashland’s SOX project.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls as presented by Internal and External audit through their testing results.
• Develop and write with Management’s input the internal controls and procedures around key financial processes (e.g. Inventory, P2P, OTC, Accounting Close).
• Coordinate with Management remediation plans on identified control deficiencies and operational audit findings by conducting risk assessments and assuring corrective actions by Management through remediation plans.
• Support audits by gathering appropriate documentation for Internal and External audit.

Requirements

• Certifications / Licenses or working toward (Preferred): Semi Qualified CA, or other Accounting specific certifications.
• Experience: Public Accounting / Big Four is a plus or a similar multinational manufacturing organizations.
• Accounting Knowledge: Understanding of accounting principles (US GAAP, IFRS) and financial systems (e.g. General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables)
• Technical Skills: Experience with audit tools e.g. AuditBoard.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Audit, Accounting or related field.
• Overall Experience: 3 to 7 or more years’ work experience in Audit or Accounting.
• Audit Knowledge: Understanding of SOX, COSO framework, and SSAE-16 (SOC1 Review).
• Technical Skills: Proficient in writing policies, procedures and control language.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in the accounting software SAP

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance